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John Davidson 1500–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Davidson

Mother: Marion Litlil

Spouse(s): Katherine Laurence

Children(s): Thomas Davidson

John Davidson was born in 1500 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of John Davidson And Marion Litlil. John Davidson married Katherine Kirstell Laurence, and had children including Thomas Davidson. John Davidson passed away in 1590 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Davidson was born in 1500 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of John Davidson And Marion Litlil.
  • John Davidson married Katherine Kirstell Laurence, and had children including Thomas Davidson.
  • John Davidson passed away in 1590 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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John Davidson's Ancestors

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John Davidson
1500–1590
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
John Davidson
1470–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion Litlil
1475–1520
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Davidson
1440–1470
Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Marion Caverhill
1434–1470
Great-Grandparents
William Davidson
1424–
Christina Wallace
1421–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Davidson
1395–
Christian Ogilvie
1398–1443

John Davidson's Descendants

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John Davidson (1500–1590) m. Katherine (Kirstell) Laurence (1503–1570)
  1. 1. Thomas Davidson 1524–1562 m. Margaret Reid 1529–
    1. 1. Thomas Davidson 1554–1599 m. Alison Henrison 1553–1585
      1. 1. Johne Davidsone 1583–1631 m. Marie Heriot 1580–1616
        1. 1. William Davidson 1616–1710 m. Isobel (Margaret) Robertson 1615–1646

John Davidson's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Davidson in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1590
1590
Age 90
Death of John Davidson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

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