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John Cathcart 1540–1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Oct 1612

Death Location: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Father: Robert Castle

Mother: CHRISTIAN CARLETON

Spouse(s): MARGARET LOCKHART, Helen Wallace

Children(s): Lady Cathcart-Wallace, JANET CATHCART, Hew Cathcart, John Killochan, Hugh\Hew Cathcart, Janet CATHCART, James Genoch, James Cathcart, Robert Cathcart

In 1540, John Cathcart entered the world in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Cathcart Of Carleton Of Killochan Castle And Christian Carleton. John Cathcart married Helen Lady Cathcart Wallace, Margaret Rebecca Douglas Lockhart, Margaret Douglas, and had children including David Cathcart, Hew John Genoch Cathcart, Hugh Hew Of Greenock Cathcart, James Cathcart, James Cathcart Of Beniell And Genoch, Janet Cathcart, Janet Cathcart, Jean Cathcart, John 5 The Younger Johnne Of Kairltoun Carleton The Younger Cathcart Of Killochan, Lady Sibella Cathcart Wallace, Robert Cathcart. John Cathcart passed away in 1612 in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland..

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Biography

  • In 1540, John Cathcart entered the world in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Cathcart Of Carleton Of Killochan Castle And Christian Carleton.
  • John Cathcart married Helen Lady Cathcart Wallace, Margaret Rebecca Douglas Lockhart, Margaret Douglas, and had children including David Cathcart, Hew John Genoch Cathcart, Hugh Hew Of Greenock Cathcart, James Cathcart, James Cathcart Of Beniell And Genoch, Janet Cathcart, Janet Cathcart, Jean Cathcart, John 5 The Younger Johnne Of Kairltoun Carleton The Younger Cathcart Of Killochan, Lady Sibella Cathcart Wallace, Robert Cathcart.
  • John Cathcart passed away in 1612 in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland..

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John Cathcart's Ancestors

Self
John Cathcart
1540–1612
Birth Place: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Cathcart of Carleton of Killochan Castle
1509–1557
Carlton, Ayrshire, Scotland
CHRISTIAN CARLETON
1518–1600
Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Alan, 3rd Lord "Master of Cathcart", Cathcart of) Killochan
1490–1513
Killunquhane (Ayshire) Scotland
Margaret Irvine\Irvyn-Cathcart-Maxwell
1480–1560
Carleton (Ayshire) Scotland
Robert Irvine\Carleton
1509–1557
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir MAXWELL
1465–1522
Marion Crawford
1480–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cathcart's Descendants

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John Cathcart (1540–1 Oct 1612) m. MARGARET (- REBECCA DOUGLAS -) LOCKHART (abt 1575–bef 1665) m. Helen ((Lady Cathcart)) Wallace (1544–28 Oct 1624)
  1. 1. Lady (Sibella) Cathcart-Wallace 1492–1534 m. John (Wallace of) Cairnhill 1475–1513
    1. 1. Lady (Isabelle (of Argyll)) Campbell 1483–1530 m. GILBERT (KENNEDY 2nd Earl of) Cassilis 1485–1527 m. Sir (Hugh) Campbell 1470–1508
      1. 1. David (Richard Lord Kennedy Cassillis 1st) earl 1463–1513 m. Agnes Borthwick 1465–1516 m. Janet Kennedy 1522–1598 m. Lady (Margery Sophia Kennedy) Gahame 1517–1597 m. Janet Kennedy 1525–1593
        1. 1. Gilbert (Kennedy 2nd Earl of) Cassilis 1485–1527 m. Isabel (Campbell Countess of) Cassillis 1489–1529
      2. 2. Helen Campbell 1515–1566
    2. 2. William, ("John" of Aikenhead, Laird of) Aikenhead 1493–1513
    3. 3. Lady (Isobel Wallace Campbell of) Craigie 1490–1530
    4. 4. Hugh (Wallace of) Cairnhill 1508–1586
  2. 2. JANET CATHCART 1591–1625
  3. 3. Hew ((John Genoch)) Cathcart 1592–1633
  4. 4. John ((5) (The Younger) "Johnne of Kairltoun (Carleton)" (the younger) Cathcart of) Killochan 1571–1633
  5. 5. Hugh\Hew ((of Greenock)) Cathcart 1574–1663
  6. 6. Janet CATHCART 1575–1680
  7. 7. James (Cathcart of Beniell and) Genoch 1573–1633
  8. 8. James Cathcart 1571–1663
  9. 9. Robert Cathcart 1571–1633

John Cathcart's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Cathcart in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1612
1 Oct 1612
Age 72
Death of John Cathcart in Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1612
    Event Place: Carleton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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