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John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle 1540 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire

Death Date: 01 Oct 1612

Death Location: Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire

Father: Robert Castle

Mother: Cristian Carleton

Spouse(s): Margaret Wallace

Children(s): Anna Cathcart

The story of John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle began in 1540 in Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire. John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle married Margaret Helen Wallace, and had children including Anna Agnes Cathcart. John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle passed away in 1612 in Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire.

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Biography

  • The story of John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle began in 1540 in Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire.
  • John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle married Margaret Helen Wallace, and had children including Anna Agnes Cathcart.
  • John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle passed away in 1612 in Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Castle's Ancestors

Self
John Castle
1540 – 1612
Birth Place: Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire
Parents
Robert Irvine Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle
1509 – 1557
Carlton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cristian Carleton
1518 – 1600
Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Chalmers) Maxwell
1485 – 1560
Carleton (Ayshire) Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Castle's Descendants

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John ((4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan) Castle (1540 – 01 Oct 1612) m. Margaret (Helen) Wallace (1535 – 23 September 1625)
  1. 1. Anna (Agnes) Cathcart (1565 – 1599) m. David Whytefurd (1550 – 1605)
    1. 1. Adam (John W.) Whitefoord (1585 – 21 Oct 1671)
      1. 1. James (of Dunduff) Whitefoord (1630 – 1697)
        1. 1. Lady (Jean) Whitefoord (1655 – 1740) m. Sir (John Fergusson, 1st Baronet of) Kilkerran (1656 – 19 Aug 1729)

John Castle's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle in Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire
Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire
1561
1561
Age 21
John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle was married in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland
1570
abt 1570
Age 30
John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle was married in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1575
1575
Age 35
John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle was married
None
1612
01 Oct 1612
Age 72
Death of John (4) (The Elder) de Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle in Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire
Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Carleton Castle, Colmonell, South Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1570
    Event Place: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1575

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kildennane, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1612
    Event Place: Killochan Castle, Girvan, South Ayrshire

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