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James Bethune 1479–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1479

Birth Location: Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1522

Death Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Balfour

Mother: Lady Boswell

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James Bethune was born in 1479 in Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Bethune 5Th Lord Of Balfour And Lady Marjory Of Balmuto Boswell. James Bethune passed away in 1522 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Bethune was born in 1479 in Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Bethune 5Th Lord Of Balfour And Lady Marjory Of Balmuto Boswell.
  • James Bethune passed away in 1522 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.

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James Bethune's Ancestors

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James Bethune
1479–1522
Birth Place: Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Bethune 5th Lord of Balfour
1461–1507
Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Marjory of Balmuto) Boswell
1443–
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Bethune\Beaton 4th Laird\Lord of) Balfour
1418–1499
Holkettle, Fifeshire, , Scotland
Lady (Katherine Margaret) Stirling
1419–1526
Keir, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Balfour
1405–1499
Margaret Boiswald
1410–1526
SIR HAY
1400–1478
Mary Lady
1398–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1479
1 Jan 1479
Birth of James Bethune in Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland
Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland
1522
1522
Age 43
Death of James Bethune in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1479
    Event Place: Holkettle, , Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

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