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John Strachan 1501–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1501

Birth Location: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 MAR 1587

Death Location: Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Strachan

Mother: Isabel Falconer

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The story of John Strachan began in 1501 in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland. John Strachan married Margaret Livingstone. John Strachan passed away in 1587 in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Strachan began in 1501 in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • John Strachan married Margaret Livingstone.
  • John Strachan passed away in 1587 in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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John Strachan's Ancestors

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John Strachan
1501–1587
Birth Place: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Strachan
1490–1542
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Isabel Falconer
1486–1536
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Strachan of) Thornton,
1455–1487
Thornton, Forfarshire, Scotland
Margaret Durham
1458–1493
Scotland
George Falconer
1465–1511
Halkertoun, Kincardine, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Strachan
1429–1487
Margaret Laurieston
1430–1460
Thomas Durham
1436–1500
Alexander Falconer
1440–1498
Janet Ogilvy
1445–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Strachan's Timeline

2 Records

1501
ABT 1501
Birth of John Strachan in Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1587
4 MAR 1587
Age 86
Death of John Strachan in Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1501
    Event Place: Thornton Castle, Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1587
    Event Place: Thornton, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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