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Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett 1540 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1579 direct descendant of Robert II, King of Scotland

Death Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Arbuthnott

Mother: Elizabeth Strachan

Spouse(s): Alexander BURNET

Children(s): Rolf Burnett

The story of Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett began in 1540 in Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett married Alexander BURNET, and had children including Rolf "Ralph" Burnett. Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett passed away in 1579 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett began in 1540 in Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
  • Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett married Alexander BURNET, and had children including Rolf "Ralph" Burnett.
  • Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett passed away in 1579 in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Arbuthnott
1508 – 1579
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Strachan
1511 – 1542
Birth Location: Kirktown Aboyne Finzean, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander BURNET
1540 – 1578
Birth Location: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Rolf Burnett
1569 – 1625
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Katherine Burnett's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Burnett
1540 – 1579
Birth Place: Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Arbuthnott, 14th Laird Arbuthnott
1508 – 1579
Elizabeth (of Thornton) Strachan
1511 – 1542
Kirktown Aboyne Finzean, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Burnett's Descendants

1.
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Katherine (Arbuthnot) Burnett (1540 – 1579 direct descendant of Robert II, King of Scotland) m. Alexander BURNET (1540 – 15 May 1578)
  1. 1. Rolf ("Ralph") Burnett (1569 – 7 October 1625)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Lijsbeth Burnett royal) blood (6 Jan 1612 – 07 Jul 1653) m. William Cockroft (6 Jan 1614 – 7 Jul 1653)
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cockcroft (1643 – 7 Jul 1685) m. Major (William Hancock (Bacon's) Rebellion) (1640 – 17 May 1687)
        1. 1. John Hancock (1668 – 1732) m. Jane Holt (1670 – 1733)

Katherine Burnett's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett in Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1579
1579 direct descendant of Robert II, King of Scotland
Age 39
Death of Katherine Arbuthnot Burnett in Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Fiddes, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579 direct descendant of Robert II, King of Scotland
    Event Place: Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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