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Janet Bothwell 1534–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1534

Birth Location: Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1563

Death Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland

Father: Francis Bothwell

Mother: Janet Richardson

Spouse(s): Sir Merchiston

Children(s): ANNA NAPIER, John Merchiston, Frances Napier, Robert Napier, Janet Napier, Francis NAPIER, Sir Napier, Elizabeth NAPIER

Janet Bothwell was born in 1534 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Francis Bothwell And Janet Richardson. Janet Bothwell married Sir Archibald Lennox Milliken Napier 7Th Laird Of Merchiston, and had children including Anna Napier, Elizabeth Napier, Frances Napier, Francis Napier, Janet Napier, John Napier 8Th Laird Of Merchiston, Robert Mungo Napier, Sir Robert Mungo Napier. Janet Bothwell passed away in 1563 in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Bothwell was born in 1534 in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Francis Bothwell And Janet Richardson.
  • Janet Bothwell married Sir Archibald Lennox Milliken Napier 7Th Laird Of Merchiston, and had children including Anna Napier, Elizabeth Napier, Frances Napier, Francis Napier, Janet Napier, John Napier 8Th Laird Of Merchiston, Robert Mungo Napier, Sir Robert Mungo Napier.
  • Janet Bothwell passed away in 1563 in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Bothwell
1504–1585
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Richardson
1504–1568
Birth Location: Auchinoull, Midlothian, Scotland
JR

Spouses(s)

Sir Merchiston
1534–1609
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
SM

Children(s)

ANNA NAPIER
1550–1656
Birth Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland
AN
John Merchiston
1550–1617
Birth Location: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
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Frances Napier
1550–1603
Birth Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
FN
Robert Napier
1558–1633
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
RN
Janet Napier
1559–1589
Birth Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scotland
JN
Francis NAPIER
1565–1604
Birth Location: Scotland
FN
Sir Napier
1579–1662
Birth Location: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth NAPIER
1587–1623
Birth Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Bothwell's Ancestors

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Janet Bothwell
1534–1563
Birth Place: Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Francis Bothwell
1504–1585
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Richardson
1504–1568
Auchinoull, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Oliver Lord of Rosslyn) St.Clair
1456–1523
Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
Elizabeth Borthwick
1455–1523
Nenthorn, Lothian, Scotland
Patrick Richardson
1465–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn,) Douglas
1469–1542
Kilmaurs (Ayrshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Bothwell's Descendants

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Janet Bothwell (Abt. 1534–20 Dec 1563) m. Sir (Archibald Lennox Milliken Napier, 7th Laird of) Merchiston (1534–17 Feb 1609)
  1. 1. ANNA NAPIER 1550–1656 m. Walter (Leckie, 9th Laird of) Leckie 1550–1595
    1. 1. Elizabeth Buchanan 1650–1700 m. George (Buchanan Laird van) Blairlusk 1648–1675
      1. 1. Thomas Buchanan 1650–1748 m. Jean Buchanan 1684–
        1. 1. James (Buchanan) Sr 1710–1751 m. Isabella (Hall 6th) GGM 1713–1752
    2. 2. Elisabeth Leckie 1588–1668
    3. 3. Andrew Leckie 1590–
    4. 4. Margaret Leckie 1590–1670
  2. 2. John (Napier, 8th Laird of) Merchiston 1550–1617
  3. 3. Frances Napier 1550–1603
  4. 4. Robert (Mungo) Napier 1558–1633
  5. 5. Janet Napier 1559–1589
  6. 6. Francis NAPIER 1565–1604
  7. 7. Sir (Robert Mungo) Napier 1579–1662
  8. 8. Elizabeth NAPIER 1587–1623

Janet Bothwell's Timeline

2 Records

1534
Abt. 1534
Birth of Janet Bothwell in Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1563
20 Dec 1563
Age 29
Death of Janet Bothwell in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1534
    Event Place: Plean, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1563
    Event Place: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Scottland, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File
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