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John Stewart Lord Darnley 1535–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: James King

Mother: Elizabeth Carmichael

Spouse(s): Jean Lady

Children(s): Majorie Stewart, Francis Stewart

The story of John Stewart Lord Darnley began in 1535 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. John Stewart Lord Darnley married Jean Hepburn Lady, and had children including Francis Stewart, Majorie Stewart. John Stewart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Stewart Lord Darnley began in 1535 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • John Stewart Lord Darnley married Jean Hepburn Lady, and had children including Francis Stewart, Majorie Stewart.
  • John Stewart Lord Darnley passed away in 1563 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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John Darnley's Ancestors

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John Darnley
1535–1563
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James V Stewart King
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Carmichael
1515–1535
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (IV Stewart King of) Scotland
1473–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Drummond
1476–1502
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Sir (John) Carmichael
1484–1567
Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bruce
1480–1546
Airth, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Darnley's Descendants

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John (Stewart Lord) Darnley (1535–1563) m. Jean (Hepburn) Lady (1515–1575)
  1. 1. Majorie Stewart 1568–1607 m. William Bruce 1564–1630
    1. 1. Francis Sinclair 1579–1634
    2. 2. John Bruce 1593–
    3. 3. Susan Bruce 1595–
    4. 4. Margaret Bruce 1597–
    5. 5. Rebecca Bruce 1599–
    6. 6. Andrew Bruce 1607–
  2. 2. Francis Stewart 1563–1614

John Darnley's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John Stewart Lord Darnley in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1563
1563
Age 28
Death of John Stewart Lord Darnley in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1563
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

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