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Janet Bethune 1486 – 1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1522

Death Location: Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Janet Duddingston

Spouse(s): James Hamilton

Children(s): James Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Son Hamilton

In 1486, Janet Bethune entered the world in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Bethune and Janet Duddingston. Janet Bethune married James Hamilton, and had children including James Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Son Hamilton. Janet Bethune passed away in 1522 in Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1486, Janet Bethune entered the world in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David Bethune and Janet Duddingston.
  • Janet Bethune married James Hamilton, and had children including James Hamilton, Johanna Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Son Hamilton.
  • Janet Bethune passed away in 1522 in Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bethune
1466 – 1505
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

James Hamilton
1470 – 1529
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Birth Location: Raploch, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Johanna Hamilton
1517 – 1573
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Gavin Hamilton
1520 – 1571
Birth Location: Cadzow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Son Hamilton
Birth Location: Arran, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Janet Bethune
1486 – 1522
Birth Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David Bethune
1466 – 1505
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Boswell
1443 – 1506
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stephen Duddingston
1448 – 1488
Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Deborah Creich
1450 – 1480
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Beaton
1405 –
Margaret Boiswald
1410 –
William Duddingston
1425 – 1486
Eleanor Stewart
1434 – 1480
Robert Creich
1428 –
Janet Broune
1430 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Beaton
1335 –
Lady Balfour
James Stewart
1394 – 1437
Joan Beaufort
1404 – 1445

Janet Bethune's Descendants

1.
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Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. James Hamilton (1470 – 28 MAR 1529)
  1. 1. James Hamilton (1515 – 22 JAN 1575) m. Margaret Douglas (1 JAN 1511 – 24 MAY 1579)
    1. 1. John Hamilton (1532 – 6 APR 1604)
      1. 1. John Hamilton (1565 – AFT 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1575 – )
        1. 1. Catherine Hamilton (1590 – ) m. James Drummond (NOV 1589 – )
        2. 2. William Hamilton (ABT 1594 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Hamilton (ABT 1596 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1597 – ) m. John Hamilton (ABT 1593 – MAR 1645)
        5. 5. Helen Hamilton (ABT 1600 – ) m. Sir (James) Somerville (1596 – 1659)
        6. 6. Jean Hamilton (1602 – UNKNOWN) m. Thomas Hay (1598 – 1633) m. James Hay (1670 – )
        7. 7. Alexander Hamilton (ABT 1603 – )
        8. 8. John Hamilton (1604 – APR 1658) m. Jean Douglas (1602 – 1669)
        9. 9. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1604 – ) m. Alexander Cleland (1600 – 1633)
        10. 10. Jean Hamilton (1553 – 1590)
        11. 11. Thomas Hamilton (ABT 1610 – )
      2. 2. Jean Hamilton (1565 – 6 JAN 1588) m. Humphrey Colquhoun (1565 – JUL 1592) m. John Campbell (1569 – SEP 1596)
      3. 3. John Hamilton (1583 – 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1598 – )
      4. 4. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1587 – ) m. Hamilton (ABT 1592 – )
      5. 5. Gilbert Hamilton (ABT 1588 – )
      6. 6. Mary Hamilton (1597 – 1657) m. Alexander Cleland (1600 – 1633) m. Alexander Cleland
      7. 7. Catharine Hamilton (1598 – )
      8. 8. Helen Hamilton (ABT 1601 – ) m. John Givens (ABT 1597 – 1686)
      9. 9. Jean Hamilton (1602 – ) m. Thomas (Iii) Hay (1600 – 1683)
    2. 2. James Hamilton (1532 – MAR 1609)
    3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (EST 1532 – )
    4. 4. Barbara Hamilton (1533 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (1531 – Bef 18 June 1553-11 August 1553) m. James Fleming (1534 – 18 DEC 1558)
    5. 5. Jean Hamilton (ABT 1534 – 18 DEC 1596) m. Hugh (Montgomerie Earl of) Eglinton (1531 – 3 JUN 1585) m. Hugh Montgomerie (ABT 1539 – 3 JUN 1585)
    6. 6. John Hamilton (1535 – 26 APR 1604)
    7. 7. Gawain Hamilton (1537 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (1539 – 25 MAY 1596) m. John Wallace (ABT 1529 – 1598)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1539 – ) m. George Hamilton (ABT 1535 – )
    10. 10. Margaret Hamilton (1540 – 12 FEB 1595) m. Peden (ABT 1536 – ) m. Alexander (P.) Peden (1570 – 1611)
    11. 11. Anne Hamilton (FEB 1541 – 17 APR 1574) m. George Gordon (1535 – 19 OCT 1576)
    12. 12. David Hamilton (1543 – MAR 1611)
    13. 13. Claud Hamilton (SEP 1543 – 3 MAY 1621) m. Marchioness (Margaret Lyon of) Hamilton (1 JAN 1550 – 10 FEB 1616)
      1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 11 SEP 1623) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 FEB 1660)
        1. 1. Jean Douglas (1602 – 1669) m. John Hamilton (1604 – APR 1658)
        2. 2. Archibald Douglas (1609 – 16 APR 1655) m. Anne Stuart (23 NOV 1614 – 16 AUG 1646)
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1611 – 1 JAN 1659)
        4. 4. James Douglas (1618 – 21 OCT 1645) m. Mary Hamilton (1620 – )
        5. 5. William (Douglas) Hamilton (ABT 1630 – ) m. Anne ([possibly Scott] Hamblin or) Hamlin (ABT 1610 – 1690) m. Ann Hamilton (ABT 1636 – ) m. Anne Hamilton (6 JAN 1632 – 17 OCT 1716) m. Mary Erskine (21 NOV 1639 – ) m. Ann (ABT 1608/1610 – ABT 1690) m. Anna Shawe (1632 – 9 DEC 1663) m. William Douglas (ABT 1615 – )
    14. 14. Gavin Hamilton (22 OCT 1543 – AUG 1547)
  2. 2. Johanna Hamilton (1517 – 1573) m. Alexander Cunningham (10 JUL 1510 – 23 DEC 1574)
  3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1520 – BEF 1571) m. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1521 – )
  4. 4. Son Hamilton

Janet Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Janet Bethune in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1522
1522
Age 36
Death of Janet Bethune in Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Kinneil, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
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