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Janet Jeanette Bruce 1484 – 1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1484

Birth Location: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Aug 1545

Death Location: Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Bruce

Mother: Lady Montgomery

Spouse(s): William Livingstone,

Children(s): William Livingstone,, Alexander Livingstone, Robert Livingston, Master Livingston, Elizabeth Livingstone, John Livingstone

Janet Jeanette Bruce was born in 1484 in Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Bruce and Lady Euphemia Montgomery. Janet Jeanette Bruce married William Livingstone,, and had children including William Livingstone,, Alexander Livingstone, Robert Livingston, Master James Livingston, Elizabeth Livingstone, John Livingstone. Janet Jeanette Bruce passed away in 1545 in Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Jeanette Bruce was born in 1484 in Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir David Bruce and Lady Euphemia Montgomery.
  • Janet Jeanette Bruce married William Livingstone,, and had children including William Livingstone,, Alexander Livingstone, Robert Livingston, Master James Livingston, Elizabeth Livingstone, John Livingstone.
  • Janet Jeanette Bruce passed away in 1545 in Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janet Bruce's Ancestors

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Janet Bruce
1484 – 1545
Birth Place: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir David Bruce
1450 – 1513
Airth, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Lady (Euphemia) Montgomery
1468 – 1505
Eglinton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William John de) Bruce,
1420 – 1473
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Stewart of) Rossyth,
1420 – 1474
Rosyth, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bruce,
1392 – 1428
Lady Stewart
1396 – 1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bruce,
1371 – 1406
Annabelle Scrymgeour
1372 –
John Stewart,
Isobel MacDougal

Janet Bruce's Descendants

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Janet (Jeanette) Bruce (1484 – 2 Aug 1545) m. William Livingstone, (1480 – 21 Jul 1545)
  1. 1. William Livingstone, (1505 – bef 17 February 1539)
  2. 2. Alexander Livingstone (1508 – 9 Aug 1564) m. Barbara Forrester (1520 – 1564)
    1. 1. Barbara Livingstone (1540 – 1579)
      1. 1. William Livingston, (1576 – ) m. Agnes Livingstone (1589 – 1650)
        1. 1. Reverend (John) Livingston, (21 Jun 1603 – 14 Aug 1672) m. Janet Fleming (16 Nov 1613 – 13 Feb 1694)
        2. 2. Dame (Jeane (Jean)) Livingston (1605 – 1662)
        3. 3. Sir (William) Livingston (1613 – 1674)
  3. 3. Robert Livingston (1508 – 18 Sep 1542)
  4. 4. Master (James) Livingston (1509 – 23 Mar 1573)
  5. 5. Elizabeth Livingstone (1510 – 1555)
  6. 6. John Livingstone (abt 1514 – bef 10 September 1585)

Janet Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1484
1484
Birth of Janet Jeanette Bruce in Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1545
2 Aug 1545
Age 61
Death of Janet Jeanette Bruce in Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1545
    Event Place: Kilbirnie Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

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