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Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell 1461–1490 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1461

Birth Location: Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 FEB 1490

Death Location: Scotland

Father: James Morton

Mother: Joan Morton

Spouse(s): Patrick Bothwell

Children(s): Jane Hepburn

In 1461, Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell entered the world in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, born to James Douglas 1St Earl Of Morton And Joan Stewart Countess Of Morton. Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell married Patrick Hepburn Of Dunsyre 2Nd Lord Hailes 1St Earl Of Bothwell, and had children including Jane Hepburn. Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1490 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1461, Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell entered the world in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, born to James Douglas 1St Earl Of Morton And Joan Stewart Countess Of Morton.
  • Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell married Patrick Hepburn Of Dunsyre 2Nd Lord Hailes 1St Earl Of Bothwell, and had children including Jane Hepburn.
  • Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell passed away in 1490 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Morton
1426–1493
Birth Location: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Joan Morton
1428–1498
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Patrick Bothwell
1451–1508
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jane Hepburn
1482–1558
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Bothwell's Ancestors

Self
Janet Bothwell
1461–1490
Birth Place: Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas 1st Earl of Morton
1426–1493
Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Joan (Stewart Countess of) Morton
1428–1498
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas 2nd Laird Of) Dalkeith
1390–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (de) Gifford
1392–1456
Newton Village, Midlothian, Scotland
James (I Stewart King of) Scotland
1394–1437
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1371–1441
Elizabeth Stewart
1372–1411
James Gifford
1373–1436
Beatrice Gordon
1370–1409
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James II
1317–1388
Agnes Dunbar
1344–1378
Robert Scotland
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
Edmund Giffard
1335–1379
Agnes Whyston
1339–1387
Thomas Gordon
1350–
Elizabeth Ford
1350–
Robert Scotland
1316–1390
Elizabeth Rowallan
1320–1354
Mary Montefichet
1325–1375

Janet Bothwell's Descendants

1.
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Janet (Douglas Countess of) Bothwell (1461–21 FEB 1490) m. Patrick (Hepburn of Dunsyre, 2nd Lord Hailes, 1st Earl of) Bothwell (10 JUL 1451–18 OCT 1508)
  1. 1. Jane Hepburn 1482–1558 m. George (Seton 5th Lord) Seton 1481–1513
    1. 1. George (Seton Sixth Lord) Seton 1507–1549 m. Elizabeth Hay 1510–1574
      1. 1. Isobel Seton 1528–1567 m. Walter (Graham of) Gartur 1496–1558
        1. 1. George (Graham 2nd of) Gartur 1543– m. Isobel Kinross 1548–1593

Janet Bothwell's Timeline

2 Records

1461
1461
Birth of Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell in Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland
Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland
1490
21 FEB 1490
Age 29
Death of Janet Douglas Countess of Bothwell in Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1490
    Event Place: Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotland
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