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Janet Bethune 1486 – 1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1522

Death Location: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Janet Duddingston

Spouse(s): Robert Livingstone

Children(s): Margaret Livingston, Isabel Livingston, Elizabeth Livingston

In 1486, Janet Bethune entered the world in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Bethune and Janet Duddingston. Janet Bethune married Robert Livingstone, and had children including Margaret Livingston, Isabel Livingston, Elizabeth Livingston. Janet Bethune passed away in 1522 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland.

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Biography

  • In 1486, Janet Bethune entered the world in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Bethune and Janet Duddingston.
  • Janet Bethune married Robert Livingstone, and had children including Margaret Livingston, Isabel Livingston, Elizabeth Livingston.
  • Janet Bethune passed away in 1522 in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Bethune's Ancestors

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Janet Bethune
1486 – 1522
Birth Place: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
David Bethune
1465 – 1505
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
Sandford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Balmuto, Scotland
Stephen Duddingston
1440 – 1488
St Ford, Fife, Scotland
Deborah Creich
1450 – 1480
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Johanni Beaton
1418 – 1499
Margaret Stirling
1419 –
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
William Duddingston
1425 –
Deborah Stewart
1432 –
Robert Creich
1400 – 1449
Janet Broune
1430 – 1449
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jaques Baethune
1402 – 1475
Janet Balfour
1399 –
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
Andrew Creich
1410 – 1488
Creich
1410 –
James Broune
1410 – 1429
Margaret Russell
1412 – 1463

Janet Bethune's Descendants

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Janet Bethune (1486 – 1522) m. Robert Livingstone (1465 – 9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Margaret Livingston (Abt 1500 – 1573) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 16 Aug 1540) m. James Hamilton (1495 – 1540) m. Sir (James) Hamilton
    1. 1. James Hamilton (1520 – Dec 1597) m. Marie Hepburn (Abt 1525 – Jul 1571)
    2. 2. Agnes Hamilton (1522 – 25 May 1596) m. James Somerville (1520 – 24 Apr 1596)
    3. 3. Janet Hamilton (Abt 1523 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Hamilton (1525 – 25 May 1596) m. Mungo (Baron of Cleghorn) Lockhart (1520 – 1585) m. Patrick Whitelaw (Abt 1528 – Bef 1571)
      1. 1. Allan Lockhart (1552 – 15 Aug 1623) m. Elizabeth Ross (1522 – 10 Jul 1594) m. Grizel (of Corehouse) Bannatyne (1569 – ) m. Christian Livingston (Abt 1556 – )
      2. 2. Alexander (Boswell) Lockhart (1554 – 1592)
      3. 3. William Lockhart (1556 – 1592)
      4. 4. Mungo Lockhart (1556 – 1638)
      5. 5. Margaret (Lockhart) (Whitelaw) (Abt 1556 – Dec 1596) m. Alexander Hamilton (1556 – 1616)
        1. 1. Alexander Hamilton (Abt 1579 – ) m. Elizabeth Ker (Abt 1580 – )
        2. 2. Jeane Hamiltoun (1584 – 2 Jun 1646) m. James Spier (1580 – 3 Nov 1623)
        3. 3. Jean Hamilton (Abt 1584 – )
        4. 4. Isobel Hamilton (Abt 1585 – )
        5. 5. Margaret Hamilton (Abt 1585 – ) m. Patrick Murray (Abt 1588 – 12 Nov 1648)
      6. 6. Lockhart (Abt 1557 – )
      7. 7. Jean Lockhart (1558 – )
      8. 8. Stephan Lockhart ( – 21 Jan 1612)
    5. 5. Andrew Hamilton (Abt 1528 – )
    6. 6. Marion Hamilton (1529 – ) m. George Campbell (Abt 1531 – )
    7. 7. Grizel Hamilton (1531 – 4 Jun 1575) m. Andrew Leslie (2 Jun 1534 – 1611)
    8. 8. James Hamilton (1537 – 1609) m. Helen Cunninghame (1523 – 17 Nov 1596) m. Helen Cunninghame (Abt 1525 – 17 Nov 1596)
    9. 9. Alexander Hamilton (1538 – )
    10. 10. Jean Hamilton (1540 – 1580)
  2. 2. Isabel Livingston (1505 – 12 Dec 1552) m. John Ramsay (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Oliver Sinclair (Abt 1500 – Jul 1577)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Livingston (1510 – Deceased)

Janet Bethune's Timeline

3 Records

1486
1486
Birth of Janet Bethune in Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland
1522
1522
Age 36
Death of Janet Bethune in Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland
Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland
1522
1522
Age 36
Burial of Janet Bethune in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Creich Castle, Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Bo'ness, West-Lothian, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland

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