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Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton 1461–1515 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1461

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1515

Death Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Crichton

Mother: Deborah Bakersfield

Spouse(s): John Morton

Children(s): Lady Glamis

Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was born in 1461 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Of Cranston Crichton And Deborah Bakersfield. Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton married John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas Baroness Morton And Glamis. Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton passed away in 1515 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was born in 1461 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Sir Patrick Of Cranston Crichton And Deborah Bakersfield.
  • Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton married John Douglas 2Nd Earl Of Morton, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas Baroness Morton And Glamis.
  • Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton passed away in 1515 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Crichton
1435–1465
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Deborah Bakersfield
1440–1478
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

John Morton
1459–1513
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Glamis
1492–1527
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LG

Janet Morton's Ancestors

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Janet Morton
1461–1515
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Sir Patrick of Cranston Crichton
1435–1465
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Deborah Bakersfield
1440–1478
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Morton's Descendants

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Janet (Crichton, Countess Of) Morton (1 Jan 1461–1515) m. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl Of) Morton (1 Jan 1459–9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas, Baroness Morton and) Glamis 1492–1527 m. Robert Keith 1483–1513
    1. 1. Elizabeth Keith 1513–1562 m. George Gordon 1513–1562
      1. 1. James (Gordon) III 1537–1620 m. Jean Keith 1551–
        1. 1. Margaret Gordon 1561– m. Johne Neilsone 1549–1630

Janet Morton's Timeline

6 Records

1461
1 Jan 1461
Birth of Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1470
5 November 1470
Age 9
Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was married in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1488
1488
Age 27
Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was married in Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1494
5 August 1494
Age 33
Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was married in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
22 June 1513
Age 52
Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton was married in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1515
1515
Age 54
Death of Janet Crichton, Countess Of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1461
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 November 1470
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 August 1494
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 June 1513
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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