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Isobel Bell 1500 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: James Bell

Mother: Margrett Layng

Spouse(s): David Hackerston

Children(s): Henry Halkerstoun

Isobel Bell was born in 1500 in Scotland, the child of James Bell and Margrett Layng. Isobel Bell married David Halkerstoun or Hackerston, and had children including Henry Halkerstoun. Isobel Bell passed away in 1550 in Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Isobel Bell was born in 1500 in Scotland, the child of James Bell and Margrett Layng.
  • Isobel Bell married David Halkerstoun or Hackerston, and had children including Henry Halkerstoun.
  • Isobel Bell passed away in 1550 in Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Isobel Bell's Ancestors

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Isobel Bell
1500 – 1550
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Bell
1480 – 1530
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margrett Layng
1482 – 1532
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isobel Bell's Descendants

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Isobel Bell (1500 – 1550) m. David (Halkerstoun or) Hackerston (1500 – 31 Jan 1587)
  1. 1. Henry Halkerstoun (Abt. 1520 – 16 Mar 1609) m. Margaret Anderson (1520 – 16 Mar 1609)
    1. 1. Helen Halkerstoun (1540 – 25 Sep 1600) m. James (Begg) (Boig) (1530 – 25 Sep 1600)
      1. 1. Robert Beg (1560 – 4 Apr 1610) m. Ellene Blackburn (abt 1560 – 04 Apr 1610)
        1. 1. John Beg (1587 – 31 Jul 1663) m. Elspethe Gilmor (1591 – 31 Jul 1663)

Isobel Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Isobel Bell in Scotland
Scotland
1550
1550
Age 50
Death of Isobel Bell in Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland
Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Over-Prateris Fife, West Lothian, Scotland

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