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John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune 1525–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Balfour, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Creich, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Bethune

Mother: Lady Bethune

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune began in 1525 in Balfour, Orkney, Scotland. John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune began in 1525 in Balfour, Orkney, Scotland.
  • John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune passed away in 1575 in Creich, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bethune
1470–1524
Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Lady Bethune
1471–1541
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bethune's Ancestors

Self
John Bethune
1525–1575
Birth Place: Balfour, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
John Beaton Bethune, 6th Lord of Balfour, also referenced as Bethune
1470–1524
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isobel Monypenny Beaton) Bethune
1471–1541
Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune in Balfour, Orkney, Scotland
Balfour, Orkney, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 50
Death of John 8th Lord Balfour Bethune in Creich, Fife, Scotland
Creich, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Balfour, Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Creich, Fife, Scotland
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