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Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale 1505–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1505

Birth Location: Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 June 1577

Death Location: Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: ®Sir Atholl

Mother: Janet Campbell

Spouse(s): John, BETHUNE, Sir *, SirJohn Lothian, Alexander Gordon, Sir Kennedy, Sir IV, William Duffus, James Grant, Robert DeErskine

Children(s): Lady Lindsay, Patrick Sir, Catherine Lindsay, Isabel Lindsay, Archibald Stewart, James Stewart, Norman Lindsay, Helen Lindsay, William Caithness, MARY Countess, Lady Byres, Lady Erskine, Lady Lindsay, Sir Methven, John Baron, Jean Bethune

Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was born in 1505 in Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Atholl And Janet Mary Campbell. Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale married Alexander Gordon, James The Bold 3Rd Earl Of Freuchie Grant, John 7Th Lord Of Balfour De Bethune, Robert Deerskine, Sir Hugh Kennedy, Sir Lord Andrew Stewart 1St Lord Stewart Of Ochiltree 2Nd Lord Avondale, Sir Malcolm Henry Fleming Kt 3Rd Lord Fleming Lord Chamberlain Of Scotland Iv, Sirjohn Lindsay 5Th Lord Byres Baron Of East Lothian, William Sutherland 5Th Laird Of Duffus, and had children including Archibald Stewart, Catherine Lindsay, Helen Isabel Lindsay, Isabel Lindsay, James Doune Stewart, Jean Ii De Bethune, Jeanne De Bethune, John Menmuir Lindsay Baron, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay, Lady Janet Lindsay Of The Byres, Lady Jean Lindsay, Lady Joana Stuart Campbell Erskine, Mary Marie Lindsay Cochran Countess, Norman Lindsay, Patrick Lindsay 5Th Baron Lindsay Of Byres Sir, Robert De Bethune, Sir Lord Henry Ii Stewart Knight Of Methven 2Nd Lord Of Methven, William Henry Marishal Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness. Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale passed away in 1577 in Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was born in 1505 in Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Stewart 2Nd Earl Of Atholl And Janet Mary Campbell.
  • Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale married Alexander Gordon, James The Bold 3Rd Earl Of Freuchie Grant, John 7Th Lord Of Balfour De Bethune, Robert Deerskine, Sir Hugh Kennedy, Sir Lord Andrew Stewart 1St Lord Stewart Of Ochiltree 2Nd Lord Avondale, Sir Malcolm Henry Fleming Kt 3Rd Lord Fleming Lord Chamberlain Of Scotland Iv, Sirjohn Lindsay 5Th Lord Byres Baron Of East Lothian, William Sutherland 5Th Laird Of Duffus, and had children including Archibald Stewart, Catherine Lindsay, Helen Isabel Lindsay, Isabel Lindsay, James Doune Stewart, Jean Ii De Bethune, Jeanne De Bethune, John Menmuir Lindsay Baron, Lady Catherine Halket Lindsay, Lady Janet Lindsay Of The Byres, Lady Jean Lindsay, Lady Joana Stuart Campbell Erskine, Mary Marie Lindsay Cochran Countess, Norman Lindsay, Patrick Lindsay 5Th Baron Lindsay Of Byres Sir, Robert De Bethune, Sir Lord Henry Ii Stewart Knight Of Methven 2Nd Lord Of Methven, William Henry Marishal Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness.
  • Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale passed away in 1577 in Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lady Avondale's Ancestors

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Lady Avondale
1505–1577
Birth Place: Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
®Sir John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl
1473–1521
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet (Mary) Campbell
1470–1546
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (of Atholl) Stewart
1440–1512
Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Eleanor Stewart
1457–1519
Fife, Scotland
Princess (of Scotland Margaret Stewart , Princess of) Denmark
1450–1512
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Avondale's Descendants

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Lady (Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of) Avondale (17 July 1505–26 June 1577) m. John, (7th LORD of Balfour de) BETHUNE (1502–29 May 1546) m. Sir (Lord Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Stewart of Ochiltree, 2nd Lord Avondale) * (1503–10 Oct 1551) m. SirJohn (Lindsay 5th Lord Byres, Baron of East) Lothian (1504–17 December 1563) m. Alexander Gordon (1501–15 Jan 1528) m. Sir (Hugh) Kennedy (1500–1565) m. Sir (Malcolm Henry Fleming,Kt,3rd Lord Fleming,Lord Chamberlain of Scotland) IV (12 Jan 1493-1494 or 1500–10 Sep 1547) m. William (Sutherland,5th laird of) Duffus (1507–1543) m. James ('the Bold', 3rd Earl of Freuchie) Grant (1483–26 Aug 1543) m. Robert DeErskine (1522–10 Sep 1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine (Halket)) Lindsay 1525–1598 m. Sir (Thomas) Myrton 1510–1598
    1. 1. David (Myrton of) Randerston 1540–1621 m. Grizel (Brydie) Morton 1565–1624
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Myrton) Learmonth 1580–1617 m. John (Learmonth of Birkhill and Balcomie,) Kt. 1567–1625
        1. 1. Lord (James) Learmonth 1601–1657 m. Margaret (Sandilands \) Nairne 1597–1625
    2. 2. John Myrton 1564–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Myrtoun 1561–
    4. 4. Helen Myrton 1555–1608
    5. 5. Euphame Myrton 1583–1609
    6. 6. William Myrton 1575–1621
    7. 7. Thomas Myrton 1553–
    8. 8. HRH (Helen) Myrton 1536–1608
  2. 2. Patrick (Lindsay, 5th Baron Lindsay of Byres) Sir 1521–1589
  3. 3. Catherine Lindsay 1516–
  4. 4. Isabel Lindsay 1518–1600
  5. 5. Archibald Stewart 1530–
  6. 6. James (Doune) Stewart 1529–1590
  7. 7. Norman Lindsay 1524–1588
  8. 8. Helen (Isabel) Lindsay 1534–1599
  9. 9. William (Henry Marishal Sinclair, Second Earl of) Caithness 1513–1513
  10. 10. MARY (Marie Lindsay *^ Cochran,) Countess 1532–1602
  11. 11. Lady (Janet Lindsay of The) Byres 1528–1565
  12. 12. Lady (Joana (Stuart) Campbell) Erskine 1550–1630
  13. 13. Lady (Jean) Lindsay 1515–1569
  14. 14. Sir (Lord Henry II Stewart, Knight of Methven, 2nd Lord of) Methven 1538–1572
  15. 15. John (Menmuir Lindsay) Baron 1522–1598
  16. 16. Jean (II de) Bethune –1415

Lady Avondale's Timeline

7 Records

1425
1425
Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was married in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1505
17 July 1505
Birth of Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale in Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1517
1517
Age 12
Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was married in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1531
1531
Age 26
Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was married in Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1544
4 Nov 1544
Age 39
Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1564
10 January 1564
Age 59
Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale was married in Athol, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Athol, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
1577
26 June 1577
Age 72
Death of Lady Jane Janet Jeanette Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Athol, Countess Dowager of Sutherland, Gordon, Kennedy, Stewart, Ruthven, V Baroness of Avondale in Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1505
    Event Place: Castle Atholl, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1544
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 January 1564
    Event Place: Athol, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: ** Married by Papal Dispensation

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Udingston, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1577
    Event Place: Haddington Burgh, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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