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Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy 1561–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 8 May 1642

Death Location: Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Saltoun

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Thomas Urquhart, John Lyon

Children(s): John Gordon, Elisabeth Lyon

Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy was born in 1561 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Abernethy 6Th Lord Saltoun And Lady Allison Keith. Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy married James Gordon, John Lyon, Thomas Urquhart, and had children including Elisabeth Lyon, John Gordon. Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy passed away in 1642 in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy was born in 1561 in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Abernethy 6Th Lord Saltoun And Lady Allison Keith.
  • Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy married James Gordon, John Lyon, Thomas Urquhart, and had children including Elisabeth Lyon, John Gordon.
  • Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy passed away in 1642 in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Saltoun
1537–1587
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Keith
1532–1567
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
LK

Spouses(s)

Thomas Urquhart
1555–1578
Birth Location: Cromarty, Cromarty, Scotland
TU
John Lyon
1556–1587
Birth Location: Glamis, Angushire, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

John Gordon
1581–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
JG
Elisabeth Lyon
–1606
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Abernethy's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Abernethy
1561–1642
Birth Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Abernethy 6th Lord Saltoun
1537–1587
Saltoun, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Allison) Keith
1532–1567
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy) Abernethy
1505–1543
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Hay of) Erroll
1510–1574
TaysideErrol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Abernethy's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Elspet) Abernethy (1561–8 May 1642) m. Thomas Urquhart (1555–17 Mar 1578) m. John Lyon (1556–Abt. 1587)
  1. 1. John Gordon 1581–
  2. 2. Elisabeth Lyon –1606

Elizabeth Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
1642
8 May 1642
Age 81
Death of Elizabeth Elspet Abernethy in Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1642
    Event Place: Elgin, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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