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Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk 1592–1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1592

Birth Location: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: James Clerk

Mother: Catharine Chirnesyd

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Children(s):

In 1592, Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk entered the world in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, born to James Rattray Clerk And Catharine Katherine Chernesyde Chirnesyd. Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk passed away in 1639 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk entered the world in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, born to James Rattray Clerk And Catharine Katherine Chernesyde Chirnesyd.
  • Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk passed away in 1639 in Fife, Scotland.

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Elizabeth Clerk's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Clerk
1592–1639
Birth Place: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Rattray Clerk
1571–1640
Balbirnie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catharine (Katherine Chernesyde) Chirnesyd
1575–1640
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Johne Clarke) *
1541–1598
Westhorpe, Suffolk, England
Katheryn Clarke
1541–1598
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Lord (William) Chirnside
1540–1627
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1503–1559
Lady Clarke
1513–1566
Lady twin)
1519–1570
Lord GGF
1510–1580
Lady GGM
1520–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Forster
1502–1588

Elizabeth Clerk's Timeline

2 Records

1592
Jan 1592
Birth of Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk in Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
1639
1639
Age 47
Death of Elizabeth or Bessie Clerk in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1592
    Event Place: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

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