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Helen Wardlaw 1496–1538 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Fife County, Scotland

Death Date: Aft. 07 Sep 1538

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Wardlaw

Mother: Lady Lindsay

Spouse(s): Sir Makgill

Children(s): David Makgill

The story of Helen Wardlaw began in 1496 in Fife County, Scotland. Helen Wardlaw married Sir James Makgill, and had children including David Makgill. Helen Wardlaw passed away in 1538 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Wardlaw began in 1496 in Fife County, Scotland.
  • Helen Wardlaw married Sir James Makgill, and had children including David Makgill.
  • Helen Wardlaw passed away in 1538 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Helen Wardlaw's Ancestors

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Helen Wardlaw
1496–1538
Birth Place: Fife County, Scotland
Parents
Henry Wardlaw
1437–1513
Lady (Margaret) Lindsay
1435–1497
Byres, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
David Lindsay
1402–1446
Crawford Castle, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Majorie Ogilvy
1410–1476
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Wardlaw's Descendants

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Helen Wardlaw (1496–Aft. 07 Sep 1538) m. Sir (James) Makgill (1492–1553)
  1. 1. David Makgill 1515–1595 m. Elizabeth Forrester 1519–1579
    1. 1. David Makgill 1558–1609 m. Mary (St) Clair 1562–1606
      1. 1. Anna Makgill 1602–1635 m. John Ross 1602–1643
        1. 1. Jane Ross 1625–1690

Helen Wardlaw's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Helen Wardlaw in Fife County, Scotland
Fife County, Scotland
1538
Aft. 07 Sep 1538
Age 42
Death of Helen Wardlaw in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Fife County, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 07 Sep 1538
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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