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John MacGillivray Matheson 1552 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1552

Birth Location: Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland

Father: John Matheson,

Mother: Isobel Bayne,

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The story of John MacGillivray Matheson began in 1552 in Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland. John MacGillivray Matheson passed away in 1620 in Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John MacGillivray Matheson began in 1552 in Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland.
  • John MacGillivray Matheson passed away in 1620 in Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland.

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John Matheson's Ancestors

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John Matheson
1552 – 1620
Birth Place: Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
John 'Dubh' Gallach Matheson,
1531 – 1555
Ellandonan, Ross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isobel Bayne,
1520 – 1555
Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Iain Dubh Matheson Constable of Eilean Donan) Castle
1510 – 1539
Cromarty, Ross &, Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary MacKenzie\Matheson
1514 – 1570
Kintail, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Donald (Bane) Matheson
1492 – 1539
Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, Contin
Isabella (MacKenzie of) Glenmoriston
1500 – 1570
Kintail, Ross & Cromarty, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Matheson's Timeline

2 Records

1552
Sep 1552
Birth of John MacGillivray Matheson in Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland
1620
1620
Age 68
Death of John MacGillivray Matheson in Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland
Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1552
    Event Place: Ellandonian Castle, Cromarty, Ross Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Executed upon decree of King James of Scotland at MacRae Castle, Kintail, Ross-shire, Scotland

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