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Janet Henderson 1529 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Apr 1567

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Henry sister)

Mother: Elizabeth Henderson

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Janet Henderson was born in 1529 in Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Henry William Henderson (married Elizabeth, his step sister) and Elizabeth Henderson. Janet Henderson passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Henderson was born in 1529 in Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Henry William Henderson (married Elizabeth, his step sister) and Elizabeth Henderson.
  • Janet Henderson passed away in 1567 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Janet Henderson's Ancestors

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Janet Henderson
1529 – 1567
Birth Place: Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry William Henderson (married Elizabeth, his step sister)
1525 – 1547
Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Henderson
1519 – 1547
Buccleuch, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell) Burgess
1490 – 1547
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Katherine Adamson
1496 – 1539
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Janet Henderson in Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland
1567
15 Apr 1567
Age 38
Death of Janet Henderson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1567
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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