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Isabella Borthwick 1428 – 1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1428

Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Feb 1492

Death Location: Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Borthwick

Mother: Catherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): William Abernethy

Children(s): Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Abernethy, Christina Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy

Isabella Borthwick was born in 1428 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Borthwick and Catherine Sinclair. Isabella Borthwick married William Abernethy, and had children including Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Margaret Abernethy, Christina (Christian) Abernethy Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy. Isabella Borthwick passed away in 1492 in Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Isabella Borthwick was born in 1428 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Borthwick and Catherine Sinclair.
  • Isabella Borthwick married William Abernethy, and had children including Elizabeth Abernathy, William Abernethy, Lady Margaret Abernethy, Christina (Christian) Abernethy Saltoun, Christian Abernethy, Jane Abernathy.
  • Isabella Borthwick passed away in 1492 in Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
WB
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Birth Location: Scotland
CS

Spouses(s)

William Abernethy
1430 – 1488
Birth Location: Upper Town Of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
WA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Abernathy
1446 –
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
EA
William Abernethy
1450 –
Birth Location: Abernethy, Perth, Scotland
WA
Lady Abernethy
1451 – 1470
Birth Location: Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LA
Christina Saltoun
1452 – 1494
Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
CS
Christian Abernethy
1454 – 1494
Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
CA
Jane Abernathy
Birth Location: –
JA

Isabella Borthwick's Ancestors

Self
Isabella Borthwick
1428 – 1492
Birth Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Borthwick
1365 – 1414
Catcune, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Beatrix Sinclair
Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Chapel Loan Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Florentia Magnusdottir
1348 –
Denmark
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rosabelle
Malise STRATHEARN
1327 – 1357
Marjory ROSS
1296 –

Isabella Borthwick's Descendants

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Isabella Borthwick (Abt 1428 – 10 Feb 1492) m. William Abernethy (1430 – 11 Jun 1488)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Abernathy (1446 – ) m. Walter Ogstoun (1425 – 1500)
  2. 2. William Abernethy (Abt 1450 – )
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Abernethy (Abt 1451 – Aft 1470)
  4. 4. Christina ((Christian) Abernethy) Saltoun (30 May 1452 – 12 Feb 1494) m. John Wemyss (17 May 1448 – 1507)
    1. 1. Margaret (Isobel) Wemyss (1463 – 1524) m. John Clephane (1460 – 1517)
    2. 2. David Wemyss (18 Sep 1490 – 17 May 1544) m. Catherine Sinclair (1489 – 1526) m. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 Mar 1526) m. Mariota (Wemyss) Towers (Apr 1500 – 1588)
      1. 1. John Wemyss (11 Jul 1513 – 25 Jan 1571) m. Margaret Otterburne (1515 – 1567) m. Janet Traill (Abt 1515 – ) m. Janet Trail (Abt 1515 – )
        1. 1. Mariota Wemyss (1531 – ) m. Robert Fairlie (1525 – )
        2. 2. James Wemyss (Abt 1533 – )
        3. 3. Patrick Wemyss (Abt 1535 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Wemyss (1536 – Sep 1608) m. David Barclay (1530 – 9 Aug 1587)
        5. 5. David Wemyss (20 May 1536 – 15 Jul 1594) m. Cecelia Ruthven (7 May 1540 – 8 Jul 1589) m. Janet Durie (Abt 1544 – 12 Jan 1578)
        6. 6. John Wemyss (1538 – ) m.
        7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (Abt 1538 – Aft 1572) m. David Balfour (1525 – ) m. James Balfour (Abt 1539 – )
        8. 8. Agnes Wemyss (Abt 1540 – 16 Nov 1593) m. John Aytoun (1538 – )
        9. 9. Catherine Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
        10. 10. Janet Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
        11. 11. Margaret Wemyss (1541 – 1608)
        12. 12. Duncan Wemyss (Abt 1545 – )
        13. 13. Euphame Wemyss (Abt 1547 – 16 Nov 1593) m. David Carnegie (11 Jan 1533 – 5 Feb 1598) m. David Carnegie (1533 – 1598)
        14. 14. Elizabeth Wemyss (1548 – 1594)
        15. 15. Jean Wemyss (1549 – ) m. James (Macgill) II (1545 – 11 Jun 1602)
      2. 2. Margaret Wemyss (1515 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 1544)
      4. 4. David Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 22 Feb 1596)
  5. 5. Christian Abernethy (Abt 1454 – 1494) m. John (Wemyss of Strathaedle and) Wemyss (17 May 1450 – 13 May 1508)
    1. 1. Agnes Wemyss (1468 – Bef 1507) m. Andrew Kinnimonth (1468 – 1526)
    2. 2. John Wemyss (Abt 1468 – 1519) m. daughter Arnot
    3. 3. David Wemyss (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Euphemia Lundy ( – 26 Mar 1511) m. Janet (Gray) Lovat (1483 – 21 Oct 1539)
    4. 4. Gavin Wemyss (Abt 1473 – 1521)
    5. 5. Charles Wemyss (Abt 1475 – 1501)
    6. 6. Margaret Wemyss (1485 – ) m. John Melville (Abt 1486 – 13 Dec 1548)
      1. 1. Janet Melville (1505 – 1565) m. James Kirkcaldy (1500 – 1556)
        1. 1. James Kirkcaldy (1518 – 1573) m. Helen Leslie (Abt 1534 – Jun 1577) m. Helen Leslie (1545 – 15 May 1579)
        2. 2. William Kirkaldy (1520 – 3 Aug 1573) m. Margaret Learmonth (28 Aug 1525 – 2 Mar 1572) m.
        3. 3. Agnes Kirkcaldy (1522 – 1553) m. Robert Drummond (1520 – 12 Mar 1592)
        4. 4. Thomas Kirkcaldy (1538 – 3 Aug 1573)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Kirkcaldy ( – Aft 1578) m. John Mowbray ( – Aft 1584)
        6. 6. George Kirkaldy
        7. 7. Marjory Kirkaldy
        8. 8. Thomas Kirkaldy
      2. 2. Alison (( Isobel)) Melville ( – 1552) m. William Echlin (Abt 1528 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (1511 – ) m. John Clephane
    8. 8. Thomas Wemyss ( – 1499)
  6. 6. Jane Abernathy
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ogstoun (1420 – ) m. Sir (Adam of Dunsyre) Berwickshire (Jan 1435 – ) m. Sir (Master Adam Sheriff of Berkwichshire) Hepburn (1418 – 1494)
      1. 1. Margaret Knocks (1477 – 1542) m. William Dryden (1475 – 1503)
        1. 1. David Dryden (1500 – 1540) m. Isabel Nicholson (1504 – Abt 1560)

Isabella Borthwick's Timeline

2 Records

1428
Abt 1428
Birth of Isabella Borthwick in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
1492
10 Feb 1492
Age 64
Death of Isabella Borthwick in Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1428
    Event Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1492
    Event Place: Saltoun, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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