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Lady Janet Cathcart 1547–1613 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1547

Birth Location: Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland

Death Date: January 1613

Death Location: Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord 11GG

Mother: Lady Sempill

Spouse(s): Sir Line

Children(s): James Wallace...

The story of Lady Janet Cathcart began in 1547 in Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland. Lady Janet Cathcart married Sir William Major Wallace 3Rd Royal Line, and had children including James Wallace. Lady Janet Cathcart passed away in 1613 in Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Cathcart began in 1547 in Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Cathcart married Sir William Major Wallace 3Rd Royal Line, and had children including James Wallace.
  • Lady Janet Cathcart passed away in 1613 in Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord 11GG
1501–1547
Birth Location: Cathcart (Renfrewshire) Scotland
L1
Lady Sempill
1512–1547
Birth Location: Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Sir Line
1555–1611
Birth Location: Helington, Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SL

Children(s)

James Wallace...
1605–1655
Birth Location: Craigie, Ayrshire, , Scotland
JW

Lady Cathcart's Ancestors

Self
Lady Cathcart
1547–1613
Birth Place: Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alan Cathcart 11GG
1501–1547
Cathcart (Renfrewshire) Scotland
Lady (Helen Margaret) Sempill
1512–1547
Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret Mariot Montgomery of) Kilwinning
1487–1523
Philorth, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cathcart's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet) Cathcart (ABT 1547–January 1613) m. Sir (William Major Wallace 3rd - Royal) Line (6 Apr 1555–6 Apr 1611)
  1. 1. James Wallace... 1605–1655 m. Mary Robesone 1611–1655
    1. 1. Sir (William "Stables" Wallace of Failford) I 1631–1681 m. Marian (Margaret) Tennant... 1635–1681
      1. 1. Sir (William Hugh Wallace) ^{j} 1662–1715 m. Mary (Lillias) Williamson 1661–1710
        1. 1. Alexander (Wallace - Royal) line 1699–1772

Lady Cathcart's Timeline

8 Records

1547
ABT 1547
Birth of Lady Janet Cathcart in Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland
Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland
1554
1554
Age 7
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Elderslie, Renfrew, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrew, Scotland
1567
1567
Age 20
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1567
ca. 1567
Age 20
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1567
ca. 1567
Age 20
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Scotland
Scotland
1570
abt 1570
Age 23
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1579
1579
Age 32
Lady Janet Cathcart was married in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1613
January 1613
Age 66
Death of Lady Janet Cathcart in Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1547
    Event Place: Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrew, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ca. 1567
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ca. 1567
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1570
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1613
    Event Place: Failford, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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