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Lady Elizabeth Abernethy 1548–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Jan 1581

Death Location: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Mayen

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Sir Lyon

Children(s): Lady Lyon

Lady Elizabeth Abernethy was born in 1548 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James John Abernethy Laird Of Barrie And Mayen And Lady Allison Keith. Lady Elizabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon, and had children including Lady Margaret Lyon. Lady Elizabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Abernethy was born in 1548 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James John Abernethy Laird Of Barrie And Mayen And Lady Allison Keith.
  • Lady Elizabeth Abernethy married Sir John Lyon, and had children including Lady Margaret Lyon.
  • Lady Elizabeth Abernethy passed away in 1581 in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
Lady Abernethy
1548–1581
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James John Abernethy, Laird of Barrie and Mayen
1525–1603
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Allison) Keith
1532–1585
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Perth, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal Baron of) Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth of Inverugie) Keith
1510–1556
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Marischal)
1483–1513
Elizabeth Glamis)
1490–1527
Sir Keith
1500–1522
Catherine Morton
1502–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Abernethy's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Abernethy (1548–9 Jan 1581) m. Sir (John) Lyon (25 Oct 1544–17 Mar 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Lyon 1566–1619 m. Sir (Lord James I Hamilton, Knight of the Garter, Member of the Scottish Parliament, 4th Earl of Arran, 1st Earl of Queensberry, 1st Earl of Cambridge (4th Creation), 2nd Marquess of) Hamilton 1565–1644
    1. 1. Rev. (George) Hamilton 1602–1677 m. Euphemia Douglas 1611–1673
      1. 1. Christian Hamilton 1644–1712 m. John Brown 1623–1678
        1. 1. Margaret Brown 1670– m. Thomas White 1666–1715
        2. 2. Christian Brown 1672–
        3. 3. Isabel Brown 1669–
        4. 4. Katherine Brown 1671–
      2. 2. Alexander Hamilton 1643–
      3. 3. Anna Hamilton 1649–
      4. 4. Margaret Hamilton 1647–
      5. 5. George Hamilton 1635–1712
      6. 6. Euphamia Hamilton 1634–
      7. 7. Sophia Hamilton 1633–
      8. 8. Isabel Hamilton 1641–
      9. 9. Robert Hamilton 1645–1703
      10. 10. John Hamilton 1637–
      11. 11. Elizabeth Hamilton 1630–1662
      12. 12. William Hamilton 1639–
    2. 2. Marquis (James Markgraaf 2nd 4th Earl of Arran) Hamilton 1589–1625

Lady Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1581
9 Jan 1581
Age 33
Death of Lady Elizabeth Abernethy in Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1581
    Event Place: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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