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John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland 1501–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 04 Mar 1587

Death Location: Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Thornton

Mother: Margaret Strachan

Spouse(s): Margaret Livingston, Margaret Thornton

Children(s): Sir Thornton

John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland was born in 1501 in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Strachan 10Th Laird Of Thornton And Margaret Strachan. John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland married Margaret Isobell Livingston, Margaret Thornton, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Sir Alexander Strachan 10Th Laird Of Thornton. John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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  • John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland was born in 1501 in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Alexander Strachan 10Th Laird Of Thornton And Margaret Strachan.
  • John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland married Margaret Isobell Livingston, Margaret Thornton, and had children including Elizabeth Thornton, Sir Alexander Strachan 10Th Laird Of Thornton.
  • John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland passed away in 1587 in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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John Scotland's Ancestors

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John Scotland
1501–1587
Birth Place: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of Thornton
1482–1547
Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Strachan
1483–1790
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Scotland's Descendants

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John (Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of) Scotland (1501–04 Mar 1587) m. Margaret (Isobell) Livingston (1510–1550) m. Margaret Thornton (Abt. 1502–1550)
  1. 1. Sir (Alexander Strachan 10th Laird of) Thornton 1470–1604 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Leslie 1475–1535
    1. 1. Elizabeth (of Thornton) Strachan 1501–1542 m. Andrew Arbuthnott 1500–1570 m. ANDREW ARBUTHNOTT 1490–1571
      1. 1. Robert (Arbuthnott) (Pitcarlies) 1515–1606 m. Isabel (Hamilton) Burnett 1526–1606
        1. 1. Lord (James John Gordon Arbuthnot of Methlick and Haddo; 4th Laird of Lesmoir, 1st) Baronet 1557–1626 m. Janet (Kennedy) Dunbar 1560–1622
        2. 2. Andrew Arbuthnott 1556–1626
        3. 3. Peter Arbuthnott 1564–1626

John Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1587
04 Mar 1587
Age 86
Death of John Strachan 11th Laird of Thornton, Member of Parliment of Scotland in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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