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Janet Richardson 1504–1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: January 1568

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Kilmaurs

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Francis Bothwell

Children(s): Katherine Noble

The story of Janet Richardson began in 1504 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Janet Richardson married Francis Lord Of Session Bothwell, and had children including Katherine Noble. Janet Richardson passed away in 1568 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Richardson began in 1504 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Janet Richardson married Francis Lord Of Session Bothwell, and had children including Katherine Noble.
  • Janet Richardson passed away in 1568 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kilmaurs
1476–1541
Birth Location: Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1469–1542
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Francis Bothwell
1482–1585
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Katherine Noble
1536–1582
Birth Location: Ferme Stickendow, Dunbartonshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
KN

Janet Richardson's Ancestors

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Janet Richardson
1504–1568
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Robert Cuthbert "The Good Earl" Cunningham,** 14th GGF, 2nd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord of Kilmaurs
1476–1541
Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Marion Marotta, Countess of Glencairn,) Douglas
1469–1542
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Richardson's Descendants

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Janet Richardson (1504–January 1568) m. Francis ((Lord of Session)) Bothwell (1482–20 December 1585)
  1. 1. Katherine Noble 1536–1582 m. Patrick Napier 1536–1585
    1. 1. Robert (Mungo) Napier 1579–1633 m. Frances (Anna) Drummond 1586–1614
      1. 1. Lady (Anna) Napier 1600–1632 m. William (Thomas) Ballard 1599–1664
        1. 1. Hester Thomas 1620–1705 m. Thomas Browning 1620–1679 m. William Browning 1620–1675

Janet Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Janet Richardson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1568
January 1568
Age 64
Death of Janet Richardson in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1568
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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