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John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland 1525–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Cardinal Andrews"

Mother: Lady Airlie

Spouse(s): Lady Anstruther, Agnes Anstruther

Children(s): Robert Balfour, Margaret Bethune, Christian Bethune, Laird Creich, George Bethune, Catherine Bethune, Sir Bethune, Janet Bethune, James Balfour, James Bethune, Agnes Trail, Margaret Bethune, Elizabeth Carringer, Catherine Bethune, George Bethune, Robert, Bethune, Matilda Bethune, Sir Bethune

John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland was born in 1525 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Cardinal David Bethune Archbishop Of St Andrews And Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie. John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland married Agnes Anstruther, Lady Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Agnes Trail, Catherine Bethune, Christian Matilda Bethune, Elizabeth May Carringer, George Bethune, James Balfour, James Bethune, Janet Agnes Bethune, Laird Robert Beaton Bethune Creich, Margaret Beaton Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Matilda Bethune, Robert Lord Of Balfour Bethune, Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour, Sir John Viii Bethune. John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland passed away in 1575 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland was born in 1525 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Cardinal David Bethune Archbishop Of St Andrews And Lady Marion Mariota Ogilvy Of Airlie.
  • John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland married Agnes Anstruther, Lady Agnes Anstruther, and had children including Agnes Trail, Catherine Bethune, Christian Matilda Bethune, Elizabeth May Carringer, George Bethune, James Balfour, James Bethune, Janet Agnes Bethune, Laird Robert Beaton Bethune Creich, Margaret Beaton Bethune, Margaret Bethune, Matilda Bethune, Robert Lord Of Balfour Bethune, Robert Bethune 10Th Of Balfour, Sir John Viii Bethune.
  • John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland passed away in 1575 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cardinal Andrews"
1494–1546
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
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Lady Airlie
1495–1575
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland
LA

Spouses(s)

Lady Anstruther
1526–1582
Birth Location: Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LA
Agnes Anstruther
1526–1582
Birth Location: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland
AA

Children(s)

Robert Balfour
1545–1614
Birth Location: Balfour, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
RB
Margaret Bethune
1548–1646
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
MB
Christian Bethune
1547–1590
Birth Location: Balfour, Scotland
CB
Laird Creich
1560–1614
Birth Location: Creich Paroch, Fife, Scotland
LC
George Bethune
1549–1614
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
GB
Catherine Bethune
1551–
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
CB
Sir Bethune
1549–1591
Birth Location: Balfour, Orkney, Scotland
SB
Janet Bethune
1550–1603
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
JB
James Balfour
1548–
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
JB
James Bethune
1546–1614
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
JB
Agnes Trail
1544–
Birth Location: Blebo, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Bethune
1546–1580
Birth Location: , Balfour, Fife, Scotland
MB
Elizabeth Carringer
1560–1602
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
EC
Catherine Bethune
1551–
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
CB
George Bethune
1549–1614
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
GB
Robert, Bethune
1545–1614
Birth Location: Balfour, SCO
RB
Matilda Bethune
1547–1590
Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
MB
Sir Bethune
1549–1591
Birth Location: Balfour, Orkney, Scotland
SB

John Scotland's Ancestors

Self
John Scotland
1525–1575
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Cardinal David Bethune "Archbishop of St. Andrews"
1494–1546
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Marion Mariota Ogilvy of) Airlie
1495–1575
Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
John (van Bethune Laird van) Balfour
1470–1532
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Elisabeth Moneypenny
1475–1541
Balfour Castle, Shapinsay, Isle of Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland
Lord (James) Ogilvy
1473–1524
Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Baroness (Isabel (Margaret)) Lindsay
1477–1532
Finhaven Castle, Angushire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Scotland's Descendants

1.
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John (8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune) Scotland (1525–1575) m. Lady (Agnes) Anstruther (1526–14 February 1582) m. Agnes Anstruther (1526–14 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. Robert (Bethune 10th of) Balfour 1545–1614 m. Lady (Agnes Traill) Sheeves 1544–1614
    1. 1. ELIZABETH (OF) BETHUNE 1575–1666 m. David Lindsay 1584–1629
      1. 1. Lady (Isabella) Cockburn 1609–1690 m. Sir (John Rollo of) Bannockburn 1602–1666
        1. 1. Marion Rollo 1636–1717 m. Robert Forrest 1634–1679
        2. 2. Alexander Rollo 1645–1709
        3. 3. Patrick Rollo 1660–1720
        4. 4. Joanna Rollo 1655–1664
        5. 5. Anna Rollo 1640–1693
        6. 6. Jean Rollo 1661–
        7. 7. David Rollo 1638–
        8. 8. Helen Rollo 1638–1717
        9. 9. Andrew Rollo 1636–1685
        10. 10. Isabel Rollo 1640–1683
        11. 11. Isabella Rollo 1657–1683
      2. 2. David (Lindsay of) Kirkforthar 1611–1672
      3. 3. Margaret Lindsay 1616–
      4. 4. Robert Lindsay 1612–1639
      5. 5. Patrick Lindsay 1614–1633
      6. 6. Alexander Lindsay 1620–1666
      7. 7. Helen Lindsay 1621–
    2. 2. David Bethune 1565–1660
    3. 3. Agnes Bethune 1588–
    4. 4. Alexander Bethune 1595–1672
    5. 5. Andrew Bethune 1568–
    6. 6. James Bethune 1589–
    7. 7. Jean Bethune 1571–
    8. 8. John Bethune 1579–
    9. 9. Lucretia Bethune 1589–
  2. 2. Margaret Bethune 1548–1646
  3. 3. Christian (Matilda) Bethune 1547–1590
  4. 4. Laird (Robert beaton bethune) Creich 1560–1614
  5. 5. George Bethune 1549–1614
  6. 6. Catherine Bethune 1551–
  7. 7. Sir (John VIII) Bethune 1549–1591
  8. 8. Janet (Agnes) Bethune 1550–1603
  9. 9. James Balfour 1548–
  10. 10. James Bethune 1546–1614
  11. 11. Agnes Trail 1544–
  12. 12. Margaret (Beaton) Bethune 1546–1580
  13. 13. Elizabeth (May) Carringer 1560–1602
  14. 14. Catherine Bethune 1551–
  15. 15. George Bethune 1549–1614
  16. 16. Robert, (Lord of Balfour,) Bethune 1545–1614
  17. 17. Matilda Bethune 1547–1590
  18. 18. Sir (John VIII) Bethune 1549–1591

John Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
1575
Age 50
Death of John 8th Lord of Balfour of Bethune Scotland in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Strathkynnes, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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