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Janet Boswell 1535–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 25 May 1596

Death Location: Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Auchinleck

Mother: Lady Atholl)

Spouse(s): SIR EARNOCK

Children(s): Lord Stainhall

The story of Janet Boswell began in 1535 in Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Janet Boswell married Sir John James Roberton Of Allerstocks Of Stainhall 6Th Laird Earnock, and had children including Lord Archibald Roberson Of Stainhall. Janet Boswell passed away in 1596 in Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Boswell began in 1535 in Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland.
  • Janet Boswell married Sir John James Roberton Of Allerstocks Of Stainhall 6Th Laird Earnock, and had children including Lord Archibald Roberson Of Stainhall.
  • Janet Boswell passed away in 1596 in Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Auchinleck
1532–1587
Birth Location: Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
SA
Lady Atholl)
1507–1540
Birth Location: Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

SIR EARNOCK
1530–1564
Birth Location: Earnock, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SE

Children(s)

Lord Stainhall
1561–1614
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LS

Janet Boswell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Boswell
1535–1596
Birth Place: Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Boswell, 3rd Laird of Auchinleck
1532–1587
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Ann Elizabeth de Stewart (Ann of) Atholl)
1507–1540
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David (2nd Auchinleck) Boswell
1512–1588
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet (Hamilton of Raploch) Cunningham
1505–
Ayreshire, Scotland
Andrew (1st Lord Avondale) Stewart
1487–
Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boswell
1487–1513
Annabella Campbell
1501–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Boswell
1437–1493
Marjory Sinclair
1456–1508

Janet Boswell's Descendants

1.
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Janet Boswell (1535–25 May 1596) m. SIR (JOHN \JAMES ROBERTON, of ALLERSTOCKS, of STAINHALL 6th LAIRD) EARNOCK (1530–21 Jun 1564/3 May 1588)
  1. 1. Lord (Archibald Roberson of) Stainhall 1561–1614 m. Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Baillie) Abramse 1565–1608
    1. 1. Christian (Margaret) Robertson 1587–1654 m. Rev. (David Dixon) (Dickson) 1583–1663
      1. 1. Robert (Dixson) (Dickson) 1630–1700 m. Priscilla Kennedy 1634–1700
        1. 1. Margaret Dickson 1677–1729 m. Alexander (Howard) Stewart 1675–1742

Janet Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Janet Boswell in Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland
1596
25 May 1596
Age 61
Death of Janet Boswell in Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Torrance, Lanarkshire, Scotland or Finnard, Firth of Clyde, Isle of Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1596
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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