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Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton 1483–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: before 1483

Birth Location: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Jul 1529

Death Location: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: David Bethune

Mother: Jeanette Duddsington

Spouse(s): Sir Chatellerault

Children(s): Sir (twin), Lady Campbell, John Hamilton, Jean Hamilton,, Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin (twin), Isabel Hamilton

The story of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton began in 1483 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland. Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton married Sir Earl James Ii Hamilton Van Arran 1St Earl Of Arran 2Nd Lord Of Hamilton Duke Of Chatellerault, and had children including Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Twin, Isabel Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell, Sir James Iv Duke Chatellerault 1St Earl Arron Knight Of Saint Michael Hamilton Twin. Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton began in 1483 in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton married Sir Earl James Ii Hamilton Van Arran 1St Earl Of Arran 2Nd Lord Of Hamilton Duke Of Chatellerault, and had children including Elizabeth Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton Twin, Isabel Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell, Sir James Iv Duke Chatellerault 1St Earl Arron Knight Of Saint Michael Hamilton Twin.
  • Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton passed away in 1529 in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Lady Beaton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Beaton
1483–1529
Birth Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
David van Bethune
1465–1505
Holkettle, Fifeshire, Schotland
Jeanette Duddsington
1467–1545
Sandford, Fifeshire, Schotland
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Beaton's Descendants

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Lady (Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of) Beaton (before 1483–21 Jul 1529) m. Sir (Earl James II Hamilton-van Arran, 1st Earl of Arran, 2nd Lord of Hamilton, Duke of) Chatellerault (1 June 1500–26 March 1529)
  1. 1. Sir (James IV, Duke Chatellerault,1st Earl Arron, Knight of Saint Michael Hamilton) (twin) 1515–1575 m. Lady (Margaret Livingston (Stuart) Douglas Duchess) Hamilton 1511–1579
    1. 1. Lord (Claud Hamilton, Knight of Paisley, Scottish Politician, Privy Councillor, 1st Lord of Paisley, Baron of) Hamilton 1543–1621 m. Margaret Lyon 1532–1604
      1. 1. Grizel Hamilton 1562–1658 m. Lord (William Provand) Bailie 1558–1593 m. John (Paris) Ball 1525–1599
        1. 1. Isobel Baillie 1575–1661 m. Angus (Aaron Gillie-Phatrick MacBean\Macbayne, 10th Chief Clan MacBean *Not) Documented* 1570–1689
        2. 2. Grizel (Ball Baillie) II 1577–1664
        3. 3. John (Ball) Baillie 1584–1646
        4. 4. George (Ball) Baillie 1584–1646
        5. 5. Samuel (Ball) Baillie –1668
        6. 6. Edward Bailye 1586–
      2. 2. James Hamilton 1575–1618
      3. 3. Margaret Hamilton 1577–1577
      4. 4. Henry Hamilton 1584–1585
      5. 5. Alexander Hamilton 1587–1587
      6. 6. Margaret Douglas 1585–1623
  2. 2. Lady (Helen Hamilton, Countess Argyll,) Campbell 1515–1590
  3. 3. John Hamilton 1515–1555
  4. 4. Jean Hamilton, 1517–1584
  5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1518–
  6. 6. Gavin (Hamilton) (twin) 1519–1549
  7. 7. Isabel Hamilton 1518–1604

Lady Beaton's Timeline

2 Records

1483
before 1483
Birth of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton in Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland
1529
21 Jul 1529
Age 46
Death of Lady Janet Beaton Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of Beaton in Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland
Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: before 1483
    Event Place: Balfour, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1529
    Event Place: Kinneil House, Boness, West Lothian, Scotland

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