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John Crichton 1490–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 5 Apr 1565

Death Location: Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: James Crichton

Mother: Janet Crichton

Spouse(s): Janet Fraser

Children(s): Margaret Crichton

The story of John Crichton began in 1490 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland. John Crichton married Janet Fraser, and had children including Margaret Crichton. John Crichton passed away in 1565 in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Crichton began in 1490 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland.
  • John Crichton married Janet Fraser, and had children including Margaret Crichton.
  • John Crichton passed away in 1565 in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Crichton
1460–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Janet Crichton
1461–1493
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Fraser
1514–1600
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Crichton
1504–1610
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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John Crichton's Ancestors

Self
John Crichton
1490–1565
Birth Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Parents
James Crichton
1460–
Scotland
Janet Crichton
1461–1493
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Crichton
1390–1516
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Hepburn
1426–1456
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Patrick Crichton
1435–1461
Cranstoun Riddell, Scotland
Deborah Erskine
1440–1478
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Crichton
1342–1434
Catherine Cairnes
1353–
Adam Hepburn
1382–1446
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464
Robert Crichton
1409–1478
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
Nicholas Erskine
1345–1406
Jean Cameron
1356–1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Crichton
1304–1393
Isabel Ros
1280–1334
Duncan Cairnes
1336–
Ann Seaver
1336–
Patrick Hepburn
1338–1402
Beatrice Vaux
1345–1412
William Borthwick
1355–1450
Rachel Hay
1372–1398
Robert Crichton
1376–1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1335–1479
William Crichton
1383–1455
Margaret Bruce
1385–1421
Robert Erskine
1310–1385
Beatrice Lindsay
1325–1353
John Cameron
1308–1382

John Crichton's Descendants

1.
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John Crichton (1490–5 Apr 1565) m. Janet Fraser (1514–1600)
  1. 1. Margaret Crichton 1504–1610 m. Peter Hay 1499–1565
    1. 1. James Hay 1545–1610 m. Margaret Murray 1547–1615
      1. 1. John Hay 1575–1636 m. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
        1. 1. Janet Hay 1610–1632 m. William Thompson 1600–1633
      2. 2. Agnes Hay 1582–
      3. 3. Robert Hay 1579–
    2. 2. Edmund Hay 1534–1591
    3. 3. Jane Hay 1537–
    4. 4. Peter Hay 1528–1596
    5. 5. Katherine Hay 1530–
    6. 6. James Hay 1532–

John Crichton's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of John Crichton in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
1565
5 Apr 1565
Age 75
Death of John Crichton in Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland
Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1565
    Event Place: Hoill Strathurde, Midlothia, Scotland
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