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Janet CHISHOLM 1483–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: circa 1483

Birth Location: Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: circa 1540

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Edmund Cromlix

Mother: Janet Coldoch

Spouse(s): Ninian Touch, Archibald MELVILLE, Alexander Napier

Children(s): Walter Touch, Archibald Merchiston, Helen NAPIER

The story of Janet CHISHOLM began in 1483 in Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland. Janet CHISHOLM married Alexander Napier 5Th Lord Of Napier, Archibald Melville, Ninian Seton 3Rd Of Touch, and had children including Archibald Napier 6Th Laird Of Merchiston, Helen Napier, Walter Aka William Seton Of Touch. Janet CHISHOLM passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet CHISHOLM began in 1483 in Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Janet CHISHOLM married Alexander Napier 5Th Lord Of Napier, Archibald Melville, Ninian Seton 3Rd Of Touch, and had children including Archibald Napier 6Th Laird Of Merchiston, Helen Napier, Walter Aka William Seton Of Touch.
  • Janet CHISHOLM passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Cromlix
1453–1500
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Janet Coldoch
1455–1512
Birth Location: Chisholm, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ninian Touch
1483–1567
Birth Location: Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
NT
Archibald MELVILLE
1480–
Birth Location: –
AM
Alexander Napier
1479–1513
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AN

Children(s)

Walter Touch
1529–1568
Birth Location: Touch, Stirlingshire, Scotland
WT
Archibald Merchiston
1509–1547
Birth Location: Merchiston, Mid-louthian, Edinburgh, Scotland
AM
Helen NAPIER
1500–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
HN

Janet CHISHOLM's Ancestors

Self
Janet CHISHOLM
1483–1540
Birth Place: Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Edmund CHISHOLM, 1st of Cromlix
1453–1500
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet (DRUMMOND of) Coldoch
1455–1512
Chisholm, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert CHISHOLM
1390–
Chisholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Marion DOUGLAS
1405–
Drumlanrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
James (DRUMMOND of Coldoch and) Ballochard
1444–1519
Stobhall, Perthshire, Scotland
Jannet (GRAHAM) (Drummond)
1444–1491
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert CHISHOLME
1346–
Margaret HALYBURTON
1350–
William Drumlangrig
1378–1424
Elizabeth Durrisdeer
1380–1411
Malcolm Stobhal
1420–1470
Mariot Tullibardine
1411–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Stobhal
1380–1455
Margaret Balerno
1396–1482

Janet CHISHOLM's Descendants

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Janet CHISHOLM (circa 1483–circa 1540) m. Ninian (SETON, 3rd of) Touch (circa 1483–Abt. 1567) m. Archibald MELVILLE (Abt. 1480–) m. Alexander (NAPIER 5th Lord of) Napier (Abt. 1479–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Walter (aka William SETON of) Touch 1529–1568 m. Elizabeth ERSKINE 1531–1578
    1. 1. James (SETON 5th of) Touch 1554–1583 m. Janet (Mitchell CRANSTON) Cranstoun 1568–1616
      1. 1. Euphemia (SEATON) (Crichton) 1580–1617 m. William (CRICHTON, 1st Earl of) Dumfries 1575–1645
        1. 1. William (CRICHTON, 2nd Earl of) Dumfries 1598–1691 m. Penelope (SWIFT) (Crichton) 1600–
    2. 2. Janet SETON 1544–1616
  2. 2. Archibald (NAPIER 6th Laird of) Merchiston 1509–1547
  3. 3. Helen NAPIER 1500–1588

Janet CHISHOLM's Timeline

2 Records

1483
circa 1483
Birth of Janet CHISHOLM in Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland
Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland
1540
circa 1540
Age 57
Death of Janet CHISHOLM in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: circa 1483
    Event Place: Cromlix, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: circa 1540
    Event Place: Scotland
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