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George Home Earl of Dunbar 1526–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1526

Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1611

Death Location: Whitehall, Middlesex, England

Father: George Lord

Mother: Mariot Halyburton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gordon, Catherine Gordon, Catherine Colvill

Children(s): Elizabeth Home, Anna Home, Janet Home

In 1526, George Home Earl of Dunbar entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Hume 4Th Lord And Mariot Halyburton. George Home Earl of Dunbar married Catherine Colvill, Catherine Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Anna Home, Elizabeth Home, Janet Home. George Home Earl of Dunbar passed away in 1611 in Whitehall, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, George Home Earl of Dunbar entered the world in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Hume 4Th Lord And Mariot Halyburton.
  • George Home Earl of Dunbar married Catherine Colvill, Catherine Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Anna Home, Elizabeth Home, Janet Home.
  • George Home Earl of Dunbar passed away in 1611 in Whitehall, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Dunbar's Ancestors

Self
George Dunbar
1526–1611
Birth Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Hume 4th Lord
1509–1548
Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Mariot Halyburton
1510–1563
Dirleton Castle, East-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
Alexander Home
1483–1506
Home, Berwickshire, Scotland
Nichola Ker
1485–1528
Samuelton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Patrick Halyburton
1475–1505
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Dirleton
1482–1505
Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Home
1456–1506
Elizabeth Hepburn
1445–
George Ker
1459–
Mariota Sinclair
1435–1496
George Halyburton
1450–1490
Mariot Dirleton
1455–
James Morton
1454–1548
Margaret Balfour
1460–1482
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1426–1488
Joan Stewart
1428–1493
Michael Balfour
1422–1500
Lady Douglas
1430–1489

George Dunbar's Descendants

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George (Home Earl of) Dunbar (15 May 1526–29 Jan 1611) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1575–1635) m. Catherine Gordon (1552–) m. Catherine Colvill (1525–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Home 1587–1633
  2. 2. Anna Home 1594–1621 m. Sir (James Keir) Stirling 1594–1660
    1. 1. William Sterling 1612–1639
      1. 1. William Sterling 1637–1719 m. Ann ((Nichols)) Neale 1653–1703 m. Elizabeth Sawtelle 1638–1675 m. Mary Blaisdell 1642–1681
        1. 1. Ann Sterling 1684–
        2. 2. Ruth (Mary) Sterling 1679–1745 m. Benjamin Graves 1677–1752
        3. 3. Sarah Sterling 1669–
        4. 4. Jacob Sterling 1678–
        5. 5. James Sterling 1674–1675
        6. 6. Abigail Sterling 1670–
        7. 7. Daniel Sterling 1673–1673
        8. 8. Nathaniel Sterling 1671–
        9. 9. William Sterling 1660–1676
        10. 10. Jonah Sterling 1677–1690
  3. 3. Janet Home 1549–

George Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1526
15 May 1526
Birth of George Home Earl of Dunbar in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1611
29 Jan 1611
Age 85
Death of George Home Earl of Dunbar in Whitehall, Middlesex, England
Whitehall, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1526
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1611
    Event Place: Whitehall, Middlesex, England

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