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John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol 1418–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 1461

Death Location: Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland

Father: John Glentilt

Mother: Eleanora Stewart

Spouse(s): Mary Macrae

Children(s): John III, William Finley

The story of John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol began in 1418 in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland. John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol married Mary Macrae, and had children including Emma Finley, John Donne Finlay, John Stewart Finley Iii, William Finley. John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol passed away in 1461 in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol began in 1418 in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland.
  • John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol married Mary Macrae, and had children including Emma Finley, John Donne Finlay, John Stewart Finley Iii, William Finley.
  • John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol passed away in 1461 in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Glentilt
1356–1456
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
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Eleanora Stewart
1360–1396
Birth Location: Fothergill, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Macrae
1842–1927
Birth Location: , Inverness-shire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

John III
1463–1507
Birth Location: Kethy Twp, Fortashire, Scottland
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William Finley
1422–
Birth Location: –
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John Athol's Ancestors

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John Athol
1418–1461
Birth Place: Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland
Parents
John (Bishop Of Dumblane) Finlay Sr., Thane Of Glentilt
1356–1456
Perthshire, Scotland
Eleanora Stewart
1360–1396
Fothergill, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew ((Sheriff Of Perthshire )) Finlay
1344–1379
Perthshire, Scotland
Marjorie MacDonald
1334–1383
Perthshire, Scotland
John Stewart
1295–
Fothergill, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
William I
1300–1356
Isabell Dempster
1302–1349
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Fynlay
1263–1337
Margaret Robertson
1270–1314
Thomas Murisk
1280–1367
Eleanor Forbes
1279–1330

John Athol's Descendants

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John (Finlay Jr., Earl of) Athol (1418–1461) m. Mary Macrae (30 Dec 1842–1927)
  1. 1. John (Stewart Finley) III 1463–1507 m. Joneta (Janet) Rogers 1463–1507
    1. 1. Andrew, (Bishop of Brechin Finlay, Sheriff Of Cupar) Angus 1504–1547 m. Janet Hay 1503–1534
      1. 1. James Finley 1530–1597 m. Elizabeth Warrender 1530–
        1. 1. John (of Fife) Finley 1579–1670 m. Sarah Craigie 1601–1669
        2. 2. James Finley 1583–1662 m. Mary Finley 1583–
        3. 3. Christine Finley 1581–
        4. 4. Andrew Finley 1576–1654 m. Christine Forbes 1589–
      2. 2. John Finley 1524–1578
      3. 3. Andrew (Finley) Jr 1526–
      4. 4. Joneta Finley 1529–
      5. 5. Alexander Finley 1534–1627
  2. 2. William Finley 1422–

John Athol's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland
Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland
1461
1461
Age 43
Death of John Finlay Jr., Earl of Athol in Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland
Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1457
    Event Place: Forfarshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Ketbyk, Cupar Grange, Angus, Scotland
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