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John Bethune 1418–1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1499

Death Location: 1686704, Orkney, Scotland

Father: Archibald Bethune

Mother: Jean Stewart

Spouse(s): Katherine Stirling

Children(s): John Bethune

John Bethune was born in 1418 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland, the child of Archibald Bethune And Jean Stewart. John Bethune married Katherine Stirling, and had children including John Bethune. John Bethune passed away in 1499 in 1686704, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Bethune was born in 1418 in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland, the child of Archibald Bethune And Jean Stewart.
  • John Bethune married Katherine Stirling, and had children including John Bethune.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1499 in 1686704, Orkney, Scotland.

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John Bethune's Ancestors

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John Bethune
1418–1499
Birth Place: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Bethune
1390–1421
1686704, Orkney, Scotland
Jean Stewart
1400–1420
1685007, Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bethune's Descendants

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John Bethune (1418–1499) m. Katherine Stirling (1 Jan 1419–1526)
  1. 1. John Bethune 1440–1507 m. Marjory Boswell 1443–
    1. 1. David Beaton 1456–1505 m. Janet Duddingston 1467–1541
      1. 1. Janet Beaton 1480–1522 m. Sir (James Lord Arran) Hamilton 1475–1529
        1. 1. Janet Hamilton 1512–1573 m. James (Hamilton) Bothwellhaugh 1683–1726
        2. 2. Thomas Hamilton 1472–1529
        3. 3. Jane Hamilton 1492–1551
        4. 4. Margaret Hamilton 1494–1544
        5. 5. Margaret Livingston 1500–1573

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of John Bethune in Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
Holkettle, Fife, Scotland
1499
1499
Age 81
Death of John Bethune in 1686704, Orkney, Scotland
1686704, Orkney, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Holkettle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: 1686704, Orkney, Scotland

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