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John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes 1593–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Newton, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Sep 1651

Death Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Father: Andrew Rothes

Mother: Janet Durie

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John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes was born in 1593 in Newton, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie 5Th Earl Of Rothes And Janet Durie. John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes passed away in 1651 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes was born in 1593 in Newton, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Leslie 5Th Earl Of Rothes And Janet Durie.
  • John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes passed away in 1651 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.

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John Rothes's Ancestors

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John Rothes
1593–1651
Birth Place: Newton, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes
1534–1611
Rothesay Castle, Butte Island, Butte, Scotland
Janet Durie
1566–1675
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Durie
1529–1578
Durie, Fife, Scotland
Catherine (of Morton Douglas) (Durie)
1530–1596
Lochleven Castle, Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1492–1544
Katherine Lundie)
1502–1584
(Sir) Lochleven
1515–1547
(Lady) 1567
1513–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rothes's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes in Newton, Fife, Scotland
Newton, Fife, Scotland
1651
1 Sep 1651
Age 58
Death of John (of Newton) Leslie 6th Earl of Rothes in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Dundee, Angus, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Newton, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1651
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

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