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Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) 1510–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Edinburgh

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Father: John Atholl

Mother: Jeanette Campbell

Spouse(s): Lord III, Hendrik Methven, Robert Erskine

Children(s): Lady Winton, Margaretha Stuart, Joanna Erskine

In 1510, Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) entered the world in Edinburgh, born to John Ii Stewart Earl Van Atholl And Jeanette Campbell. Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) married Hendrik Lord Stuart Van Methven, Lord John Hay Of Yester Iii, Robert Erskine, and had children including Joanna Erskine, Lady Elizabeth Seton Hay Of Culross Baroness Winton, Margaretha Stuart. Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) passed away in 1563 in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) entered the world in Edinburgh, born to John Ii Stewart Earl Van Atholl And Jeanette Campbell.
  • Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) married Hendrik Lord Stuart Van Methven, Lord John Hay Of Yester Iii, Robert Erskine, and had children including Joanna Erskine, Lady Elizabeth Seton Hay Of Culross Baroness Winton, Margaretha Stuart.
  • Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) passed away in 1563 in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Atholl
1478–1513
Birth Location: Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
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Jeanette Campbell
1480–1546
Birth Location: –
JC

Spouses(s)

Lord III
1500–1543
Birth Location: Scotland
LI
Hendrik Methven
1499–1555
Birth Location: –
HM
Robert Erskine
1522–1547
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
RE

Children(s)

Lady Winton
1510–1575
Birth Location: Culross Castle, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LW
Margaretha Stuart
1545–1627
Birth Location: –
MS
Joanna Erskine
1550–1630
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Jeanette (illegimate)'s Ancestors

Self
Jeanette (illegimate)
1510–1563
Birth Place: Edinburgh
Parents
John II Stewart Earl van Atholl
1478–1513
Balveny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Jeanette Campbell
1480–1546
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeanette (illegimate)'s Descendants

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Jeanette ("Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart) (illegimate) (1510–1563) m. Lord (John Hay of Yester) III (Abt 1500–Aft 12 May 1543) m. Hendrik (Lord Stuart van) Methven (1499–1555) m. Robert Erskine (1522–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Seton, Hay of Culross, Baroness) Winton 1510–1575 m. Sir (George Thomas IV 6th Earl Seton) Winton 1508–1549
    1. 1. George (Seton, 5th Lord) Seton 1531–1586 m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1518–1604
      1. 1. Alexander (Lord) Seton 1555–1622 m. Lilias Drummond 1571–1601 m. Margaret Hay 1535–1594
        1. 1. Johanna Seton 1605–1625
        2. 2. Sophia Seton 1590–1640
        3. 3. Margaret Seton 1599–1630
        4. 4. Charles Seton 1615–1672
    2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Seton Countess Seton and) Somerville 1535–1603 m. Hugh Somerville 1547–1597
      1. 1. Gilbert Somerville 1568–1618 m. Margaret Somerville 1562–1621
        1. 1. James Somerville 1602–1614
        2. 2. Robert Somerville 1604–
        3. 3. Mary Somerville 1598–1620
        4. 4. William Somerville 1603–1615
        5. 5. Margaret Somervile 1586–
      2. 2. Johnne Somerville 1573–1640
    3. 3. Beatrix Seton 1540–1597 m. George (Ogilvy) Banff 1539–1621
      1. 1. George (Ogilvy) Banff 1561–1625
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ogilvy) Banff 1564–
      3. 3. Janet (Ogilvy) Banff 1580–1631
      4. 4. Robert (Ogilvy) Banff 1566–
      5. 5. James (Ogilvy) Banff 1563–
      6. 6. Walter (VII Ogilvy) Banff 1549–1628
  2. 2. Margaretha Stuart 1545–1627
  3. 3. Joanna Erskine 1550–1630

Jeanette (illegimate)'s Timeline

11 Records

1502
17 July 1502
Birth of Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1510
1510
Birth of Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1510
1510
Birth of Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1517
1517
Age 7
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1522
26 Jan 1522 / 28 Feb 1524
Age 12
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1525
26 Feb 1525
Age 15
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1533
04 Jun 1533
Age 23
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1544
4 Nov 1544
Age 34
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1550
abt 1550
Age 40
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Never, Amur, Russia
Never, Amur, Russia
1562
10 May 1562
Age 52
Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1563
1563
Age 53
Death of Jeanette "Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stewart (illegimate) in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland Richmond,Surrey,England Paris
Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland / Richmond,Surrey,England / Paris

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1502
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Edinburgh

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1522 28 Feb 1524
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1525
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1533
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1544
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1550
    Event Place: Never, Amur, Russia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 May 1562
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: ** Married by Papal Dispensation

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Udingston, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland Richmond,Surrey,England / Paris
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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