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John Hume 1556–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Hume

Mother: Lady 1523

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John Hume was born in 1556 in Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Thomas 7Th Laird Wedderburn 6Th Baron Hume And Lady Mariota Duchess Home Hume Of Wedderburn De Johnstone 1523. John Hume passed away in 1629 in Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Hume was born in 1556 in Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Thomas 7Th Laird Wedderburn 6Th Baron Hume And Lady Mariota Duchess Home Hume Of Wedderburn De Johnstone 1523.
  • John Hume passed away in 1629 in Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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John Hume's Ancestors

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John Hume
1556–1629
Birth Place: Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir David Thomas,7th Laird Wedderburn 6th Baron, Hume
1526–1574
Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Mariota Duchess Home \ Hume of Wedderburn) De Johnstone) 1523
1520–1589
Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (David Hume Laird of) Wedderburn
1489–1524
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Alison Isabella) Douglas
1491–1529
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andrew (Johnstone of) Elphinstone
1470–1553
Elphinstone, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Douglas) Johnstone
1470–1535
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdee, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnstone
1466–1575
Lady Duglas
1467–1535
James Douglas
1426–1498
Joan Stewart
1428–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ephinstone
1505–1553
Margaret Douglas
1470–1535

John Hume's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of John Hume in Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1629
1629
Age 73
Death of John Hume in Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland
Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Cowdenknowes, Berwickshire, Scotland

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