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Janet Cockburn 1497–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Death Date: Abt. 1573

Death Location: Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Cockburn

Mother: Jonet Auchmowtie

Spouse(s): Thomas Wight

Children(s): Robert (White)

The story of Janet Cockburn began in 1497 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Janet Cockburn married Thomas Wight, and had children including Robert Wight White. Janet Cockburn passed away in 1573 in Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Cockburn began in 1497 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
  • Janet Cockburn married Thomas Wight, and had children including Robert Wight White.
  • Janet Cockburn passed away in 1573 in Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Janet Cockburn's Ancestors

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Janet Cockburn
1497–1573
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Parents
John Cockburn
1450–1497
Bandon, West Lothian, Scotlan
Jonet Auchmowtie
1454–1568
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Cockburn
1427–1509
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Crichton
1427–1509
Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Crichton
1395–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Cockburn's Descendants

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Janet Cockburn (1497–Abt. 1573) m. Thomas Wight (1497–1572)
  1. 1. Robert (Wight) (White) 1527–1586
    1. 1. John (Wight) (White) 1552–1643 m. Anna Bray 1556–1648
      1. 1. Robert Wight 1578–1617 m. Elizabeth Fulshaw 1582–1611
        1. 1. Thomas (Wight,) Sr. 1607–1674 m. Alice Roundy 1608–1665

Janet Cockburn's Timeline

2 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Janet Cockburn in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
1573
Abt. 1573
Age 76
Death of Janet Cockburn in Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland
Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1573
    Event Place: Wester-Newton, West Lothian, Scotland

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