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James Hepburn 1535–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 April 1578

Death Location: Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden

Father: Patrick (Hepburn)

Mother: Agnes Sinclair

Spouse(s): Mary Scots", Jean Gordon

Children(s): James VI, Jean Swinton, William Betoun

In 1535, James Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Third Earl Of Bothwell Hepburn And Agnes Sinclair. James Hepburn married Jean Gordon, Mary Stuart Stewart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Charles Stuart Vi, Jean Swinton, William Hepburn Betoun. James Hepburn passed away in 1578 in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden.

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Biography

  • In 1535, James Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Third Earl Of Bothwell Hepburn And Agnes Sinclair.
  • James Hepburn married Jean Gordon, Mary Stuart Stewart Queen Of Scots, and had children including James Charles Stuart Vi, Jean Swinton, William Hepburn Betoun.
  • James Hepburn passed away in 1578 in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden.

Immediate Family

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James Hepburn's Ancestors

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James Hepburn
1535–1578
Birth Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Third Earl of Bothwell (Hepburn)
1512–1556
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Sinclair
1516–1575
Foveran Burn, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Adam (Hepburn Earl van Bothwell Lord) Hailes
1492–1513
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Agnes Stewart
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
John (Sinclair, 1st of Greenland and) Rattar
1568–1622
Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Janet Sutherland
1580–1642
Duffus, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Sinclair
1543–1576
Lady Hepburn
1540–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Caithness
1527–1582
Elizabeth Graham
–1576
Patrick Bothwell
1512–1577
Agnes, Sinclair
1509–1572

James Hepburn's Descendants

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James Hepburn (1535–14 April 1578) m. Mary (Stuart \ Stewart, "Queen of) Scots" (8 December 1542–1 Aug 1587) m. Jean Gordon (1546–14 March 1629)
  1. 1. James (Charles Stuart) VI 1566–1625 m. Anne (of) Denmark 1574–1619
    1. 1. James (I) Stuart 1566–1606
    2. 2. Alexander (Stewart Great) BritainEngland 1586–
    3. 3. Henry (Frederick) Stuart 1594–1612
    4. 4. Robert Stewart 1595–1595
    5. 5. Margaret Stuart 1598–1600
    6. 6. Charles (I) Stuart 1600–1649
    7. 7. Robert (Bruce) Stuart 1602–1602
    8. 8. Son Stuart 1603–1603
    9. 9. Mary (Anne) Stuart 1605–1607
    10. 10. Sophia Stewart 1606–1606
    11. 11. Princess Sophia 1606–1606
  2. 2. Jean Swinton 1575–
  3. 3. William (Hepburn,) Betoun 1561–

James Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of James Hepburn in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1578
14 April 1578
Age 43
Death of James Hepburn in Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden
Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [4] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 906
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1578
    Event Place: Malmö, Kalmar, Sweden
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 02; Page: 906
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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