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Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd 1472–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472

Birth Location: Traquier, Pbls, Scottland

Death Date: Feb 1557

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Archibald Boyd

Mother: Christian Mure

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Lady IV

In 1472, Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd entered the world in Traquier, Pbls, Scottland, born to Archibald Boyd And Christian Mure. Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd had children including Lady Catherine Stewart Stuart Natural Child Of James Iv Iv. Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd passed away in 1557 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1472, Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd entered the world in Traquier, Pbls, Scottland, born to Archibald Boyd And Christian Mure.
  • Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd had children including Lady Catherine Stewart Stuart Natural Child Of James Iv Iv.
  • Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd passed away in 1557 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Boyd's Ancestors

Self
Lady Boyd
1472–1557
Birth Place: Traquier, Pbls, Scottland
Parents
Archibald Boyd
1454–1507
Kilmarnock (Renfrew) Scotland
Christian Mure
1456–1523
Kilmarnock (Renfrew) Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert "1st Lord of Kilmarnock") Boyd
1420–
Mariota (Janet (Maxwell)) Boyd
1430–
Robert Mure
1425–
Margaret Newton
1432–
Great-Grandparents
John Calderwood
1404–1467
Janet Maxwell
1417–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Herbert Maxwell
1388–

Lady Boyd's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV,) Boyd (1472–Feb 1557)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine Stewart\Stuart (Natural Child of James IV)) IV 1484–1554 m. James (Douglas, 3rd Earl of) Morton –1548
    1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Dowager Countess of) Arran 1510– m. James (Hamilton, Duke of) Châtellerault 1519–1575
      1. 1. Sir (Claud Hamilton, 1st Lord of Paisley (Formerly) Hamilton) 1546–1621 m. (Baroness) (Margaret Montgomerie (Margaretha) Douglas) Seton 1554–1616
        1. 1. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn 1575–1618 m. Marion (Boyd Countess) Abercorn 1576–1632

Lady Boyd's Timeline

4 Records

1472
1472
Birth of Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd in Traquier, Pbls, Scottland
Traquier, Pbls, Scottland
1500
1500
Age 28
Birth of Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd in Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1557
Feb 1557
Age 85
Death of Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1559
1559
Age 87
Death of Lady Margaret Marion, Countess of Bothwell, Lady of Rowallen, Boyd\Mistress to James IV, Boyd in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Traquier, Pbls, Scottland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1557
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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