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John Bethune 1491 – 1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1546

Death Location: St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Elizabeth Moneypenny

Spouse(s): Christian Stewart

Children(s):

In 1491, John Bethune entered the world in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Elizabeth Moneypenny. John Bethune married Christian Stewart. John Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1491, John Bethune entered the world in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to John Bethune and Elizabeth Moneypenny.
  • John Bethune married Christian Stewart.
  • John Bethune passed away in 1546 in St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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John Bethune's Ancestors

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John Bethune
1491 – 1546
Birth Place: Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
John Bethune
1465 – 1532
Raith Park, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Moneypenny
1465 – 1541
Kindell, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Bethune
1440 – 1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1440 – 1530
Balmuto, Scotland
David Monypenny
1442 – 1488
Pitmilly, Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette Boswell
1450 – 1504
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Johanni Beaton
1418 – 1499
Margaret Stirling
1419 –
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
Thomas Kinkell
1420 – 1479
Margaret Wemyss
1420 – 1494
David Boswell
1411 – 1490
Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jaques Baethune
1402 – 1475
Janet Balfour
1399 –
William Stirling
1399 – 1471
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
Thomas Monypenay
1409 – 1454
Christian Keith
1404 –
Duncan Wemyss
1394 – 1430
Elizabeth Erskine
1387 – 1478
John Boswell
1372 – 1429
Mariota Jardine
1380 – 1426
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1491
1491
Birth of John Bethune in Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1546
29 May 1546
Age 55
Death of John Bethune in St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1546
    Event Place: St Andrews Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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