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George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson 1490–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Henderson

Mother: Helen Baty

Spouse(s): Katherine Adamson

Children(s): William Henderson

The story of George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson began in 1490 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson married Katherine Adamson, and had children including William Lord Fordell Henderson. George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson began in 1490 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.
  • George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson married Katherine Adamson, and had children including William Lord Fordell Henderson.
  • George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Henderson's Ancestors

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George Henderson
1490–1547
Birth Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James 1st Baron of Fordell (Kings Advocate) Henderson
1450–1513
Fordell Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen Baty
1454–1534
Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Henderson's Descendants

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George (2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess) Henderson (1490–10 September 1547) m. Katherine Adamson (1496–20 Aug 1539)
  1. 1. William (Lord Fordell) Henderson 1521–1547 m. Elizabeth Scott 1519–1547
    1. 1. Margaret Henderson 1548–1640 m. Thomas Thompson 1545–1587
      1. 1. William (Thompson) I 1581–1623 m. Elizabeth Cunningham 1583–1608
        1. 1. William Thompson 1600–1666 m. Janet Hay 1610–1700

George Henderson's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1496
1496
Age 6
Birth of George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson in Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland,
Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland,
1547
10 September 1547
Age 57
Death of George 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess Henderson in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland
Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland,
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nethertown Collenethie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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