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Janet Napier 1435–1521 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1435

Birth Location: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1521

Death Location: , , , England

Father: Alexander Edinburgh

Mother: Elizabeth Lauder

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In 1435, Janet Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Napier 2Nd Of Merchiston Lord Provost Of Edinburgh And Elizabeth Lauder. Janet Napier passed away in 1521 in , , , England.

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Biography

  • In 1435, Janet Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, born to Alexander Napier 2Nd Of Merchiston Lord Provost Of Edinburgh And Elizabeth Lauder.
  • Janet Napier passed away in 1521 in , , , England.

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Janet Napier's Ancestors

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Janet Napier
1435–1521
Birth Place: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Napier 2nd of Merchiston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1415–1474
merchistoun, stirling, Scotland
Elizabeth Lauder
1394–1796
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Merchiston
1364–1454
Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1370–1456
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Robert (Lauder of The Bass) I
1345–1425
Bass Rock, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Agnes Fallow
1345–1425
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1435
Abt 1435
Birth of Janet Napier in Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
1521
1521
Age 86
Death of Janet Napier in , , , England
, , , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1435
    Event Place: Merchiston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Janet Napier, person ID GJD4-RYP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: , , , England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Janet Napier, person ID GJD4-RYP.

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