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Helen Napier 1510–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1510

Birth Location: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1588

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander Napier

Mother: Janet Chisholm

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Helen Napier was born in 1510 in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Napier And Janet Chisholm. Helen Napier passed away in 1588 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Helen Napier was born in 1510 in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Napier And Janet Chisholm.
  • Helen Napier passed away in 1588 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Helen Napier's Ancestors

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Helen Napier
1510–1588
Birth Place: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Napier
1479–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Chisholm
1487–1542
Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Napier
1460–1521
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Douglas
1460–1499
Whittingehame, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Napier
1419–1488
Elizabeth Menteith
1425–1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1510
Nov 1510
Birth of Helen Napier in Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1588
1588
Age 78
Death of Helen Napier in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1510
    Event Place: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 12 May 2025), entry for Alexander Napier, person ID LBSP-XM1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 12 May 2025), entry for Alexander Napier, person ID LBSP-XM1.

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