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James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland 1547–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 April 1578

Death Location: Roxburgshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Bothwell

Mother: Agnes Anstruther

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The story of James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland began in 1547 in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland. James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland passed away in 1578 in Roxburgshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland began in 1547 in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland passed away in 1578 in Roxburgshire, Scotland.

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James Shetland's Ancestors

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James Shetland
1547–1578
Birth Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell
1512–1556
Bothwell, Prestonkirk, Midlothian, , Scotland
Agnes Anstruther
1526–1582
Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam (2nd Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn
1492–1513
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lady (Isobel Anges Steward) mistress
1475–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Schotland
John (Anstruther Lord Of That ilk) II
1500–1574
Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Scotland
1451–1508
Margaret Huntly
1462–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Shetland's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland in Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1578
14 April 1578
Age 31
Death of James Patrick Hepburn 4th Bothwell 1st Orkney & Shetland in Roxburgshire, Scotland
Roxburgshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1578
    Event Place: Roxburgshire, Scotland

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