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Jean Scott 1526–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Walter Scott

Mother: Lady Kerr

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The story of Jean Scott began in 1526 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Jean Scott passed away in 1585 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Scott began in 1526 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Jean Scott passed away in 1585 in Scotland.

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Jean Scott's Ancestors

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Jean Scott
1526–1585
Birth Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Scott
1495–1552
Buccleuch Estate, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet) Kerr
1504–1546
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Mary Elizabeth of Cessford) Kerr
1466–1548
Cessford Castle,Newton St Boswells,Roxburghshire,Scotland
Sir (Andrew Lord Kerr van) Cessford
1485–1526
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette Home
1488–1543
Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Buchanan
1445–1501
Isabel Hay
1443–1508
Robert Cessford
1465–1500
Ellen Shaw
1465–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1420–1481
Margaret Douglas
1425–1484
Walter Cessford
1445–1501
Isabelle Hay
1445–1497
Walter Cessford
1445–1501
Isabelle Hay
1443–1487

Jean Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Jean Scott in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1585
1585
Age 59
Death of Jean Scott in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Scotland

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