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John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw 1500–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Ilk

Mother: Margaret Barrochan

Spouse(s): Margaret Maxwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Walkinshaw, Constantine Walkinshaw, James Walkinshaw, John Ilk

John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw was born in 1500 in Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Walkingshaw Of That Ilk And Margaret Fleming Of Barrochan. John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Constantine Walkinshaw, Elizabeth Walkinshaw, James Walkinshaw, John Walkinshaw Of That Ilk. John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw passed away in 1562 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw was born in 1500 in Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of John Walkingshaw Of That Ilk And Margaret Fleming Of Barrochan.
  • John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw married Margaret Maxwell, and had children including Constantine Walkinshaw, Elizabeth Walkinshaw, James Walkinshaw, John Walkinshaw Of That Ilk.
  • John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw passed away in 1562 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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John Walkinshaw's Ancestors

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John Walkinshaw
1500–1562
Birth Place: Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Walkingshaw of That Ilk
1474–1532
Wester Walkingshaw, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Fleming of) Barrochan
1480–1572
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Walkinshaw's Descendants

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John (Walkinshaw of Wester) Walkinshaw (1500–1562) m. Margaret Maxwell (1500–1562)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Walkinshaw 1520–1600 m. John (Knox of) Silvieland 1543–1574
    1. 1. Thomas (Knox of Silvieland) ❤️ 1566–1592 m. Barbara Semphill 1540–1618
      1. 1. Thomas ((Equ)) Knox 1575–1605 m. Margaret Langlands 1582–
        1. 1. John (Knox) Sr 1604–1660 m. Sally Davis 1619–1661
  2. 2. Constantine Walkinshaw 1530–1603
  3. 3. James Walkinshaw 1538–1606
  4. 4. John (Walkinshaw of That) Ilk 1522–1618

John Walkinshaw's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw in Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1562
1562
Age 62
Death of John Walkinshaw of Wester Walkinshaw in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Walkinshaw, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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