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Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl 1480–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Feb 1546

Death Location: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Argyll

Mother: Elizabeth Stewart

Spouse(s): John Atholl

Children(s): Lady Methven

The story of Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl began in 1480 in Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland. Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl married John Stewart Sir 2Nd Earl Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Elspeth Stewart Countess Methven. Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl passed away in 1546 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl began in 1480 in Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl married John Stewart Sir 2Nd Earl Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Elspeth Stewart Countess Methven.
  • Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl passed away in 1546 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Atholl's Ancestors

Self
Lady Atholl
1480–1546
Birth Place: Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl of Argyll
1478–1513
Argyll, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Colin (Oig (Ld of Ardkinglass)) Campbell
1433–1493
Castle Lochow, Argyll, Scotland
Isabel (Stewart Lady Baroness Campbell Countess) Argyll
1437–1510
Castle Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll-shire, Scotland
John Stewart
1440–1512
Glenrothes, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1430–1475
Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Lochow
1400–1440
Elizabeth Lady
1413–1447
James Stewart
1383–1451
Joan Scotland
1402–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Duncan Sir
1373–1453
Marjory Campbell
1388–1432
John Somerville
1406–1491
Helen Somerville
1408–1457
John Sir
1316–1421
Isabel Ergadia
1362–1439
John Beaufort
1371–1409
Margaret DeHoland
1371–1439

Lady Atholl's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Campbell, Countess of) Atholl (1480–2 Feb 1546) m. John (Stewart Sir 2nd Earl of) Atholl (1478–09 SEPTEMBER 1521)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Elspeth Stewart Countess) Methven 1505–1579 m. Henry Stewart 1500–1544 m. Hew Kennedy 1500–1565 m. William Sutherland 1501–1543 m. Alexander Gordon 1501–1528 m. Malcolm (Lord) Fleming 1497–1547 m. Hew Kennedy 1500–1565
    1. 1. Dorothea (Stewart Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1551–1627 m. William (Ruthven) Gowrie 1541–1584
      1. 1. William Roffin 1584–1674 m. Elizabeth Jewry 1621–1680 m. Elizabeth Prime 1648–
        1. 1. ROBERT (RUFFIN I Sr, justice of the peace, high sheriff, enslaver (8+) (christian &) negro) 1646–1693 m. ELIZABETH (WATKINS PRIME widow Captain George Watkins, enslaver) (1) 1648–1714
      2. 2. Mary Ruthven 1552–1586
      3. 3. Beautrix Ruthven 1573–1618
      4. 4. Lilian Ruthven 1526–1579
      5. 5. Margaret Ruthven 1577–1618
      6. 6. James Ruthven 1575–1588
      7. 7. Sophia Ruthven 1565–1590
      8. 8. Isabel Ruthven 1577–1616
      9. 9. Patrick Ruthven 1578–1652
      10. 10. Barbra Ruthven 1574–1625
      11. 11. Elizabeth Ruthven 1571–1617
      12. 12. Dorthea Ruthven 1570–1612
      13. 13. Alexander Ruthven 1569–1621
      14. 14. John Ruthven 1577–1600
      15. 15. Katherine Ruthven 1564–1580
      16. 16. Patrick Ruthven 1564–1570

Lady Atholl's Timeline

3 Records

1468
1468
Birth of Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl in Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
1480
1480
Birth of Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl in Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
1546
2 Feb 1546
Age 66
Death of Lady Janet Campbell, Countess of Atholl in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1468
    Event Place: Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Castle Balveny, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1546
    Event Place: Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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