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Jean Laing 1580–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1616

Death Location: Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir. Signet

Mother: Rebecca Dennistoun

Spouse(s): ANDREW HAMILTON

Children(s): Anna Hamilton

Jean Laing was born in 1580 in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Henry Laing Keeper Of The Signet And Rebecca Gray Dennistoun. Jean Laing married Andrew Lord Of Session Hamilton, and had children including Anna Of Redhouse Hamilton, Johnne Hammiltoun. Jean Laing passed away in 1616 in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Jean Laing was born in 1580 in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Henry Laing Keeper Of The Signet And Rebecca Gray Dennistoun.
  • Jean Laing married Andrew Lord Of Session Hamilton, and had children including Anna Of Redhouse Hamilton, Johnne Hammiltoun.
  • Jean Laing passed away in 1616 in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Jean Laing's Ancestors

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Jean Laing
1580–1616
Birth Place: Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir. John Henry Laing Keeper of the Signet
1547–1614
Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Rebecca (Gray) Dennistoun
1550–1580
Redhouse, Aberlady Parish, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Neill (Lord of Reidhouse) Laing
1520–1586
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Issobell (Elizabeth) Rynd
1528–1547
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander (Dennistoun) Sir
1530–1580
Redhouse, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Dowgall
1530–1580
Redhouse, Aberlady Parish, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dennistoun
1502–1570
Lady Bellenden
1507–1576
Chief XIV
1500–1556
Anne MacLeod
1504–1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David 3rd
1484–1531
Lady Burleigh
1502–1532
Alexander MacDougall
1476–1512
Margaret Ruthven
1470–1540
Alexander MacLeod
1455–1547
Lady Cameron
1475–1547

Jean Laing's Descendants

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Jean Laing (1580–1616) m. ANDREW ('Lord of Session') HAMILTON (1565–1634)
  1. 1. Anna (of Redhouse) Hamilton 1610–1676 m. Sir (John Wauchope 8th Baron of) Neddrie 1600–1682
    1. 1. Andrew (Laird of Niddry) Wauchop 1632–1711 m. Margaret (Gilmour of) Craigmillar 1634–1705
      1. 1. Georg Walkup 1663–1748 m. Naomi Stimson 1663–1745
        1. 1. Thomas Walkup 1689–1727 m. Hannah Stearns 1697–1727
        2. 2. Thankful Walkup 1711–1780
        3. 3. Naomi (WALKUP) "Wauchope" 1709–1710
        4. 4. George Walkup 1690–1748
        5. 5. Rachel Walkup 1704–1789
        6. 6. Naomi Walkup 1692–1692

Jean Laing's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Jean Laing in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1616
1616
Age 36
Death of Jean Laing in Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Spittal, Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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