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Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home 1483–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Oct 1543

Death Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Laird Polwarth

Mother: Ellen Shaw

Spouse(s): Sir Ferniehurst

Children(s): Lord Jedbergh

Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home was born in 1483 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Laird Patrick Home Laird Van Polwarth Laird Van Polwarth And Ellen Shaw. Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home married Sir Lord Andrew Dand Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Warden Of Middle March Heritable Baillie Of Jedbergh. Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home passed away in 1543 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home was born in 1483 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of Laird Patrick Home Laird Van Polwarth Laird Van Polwarth And Ellen Shaw.
  • Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home married Sir Lord Andrew Dand Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Lord Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr 8Th Baron Of Ferniehurst Warden Of Middle March Heritable Baillie Of Jedbergh.
  • Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home passed away in 1543 in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laird Polwarth
1435–1500
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Herdmanston (Hermiston, Herdmanstoun) Castle, Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian), Scotland -Only an arched gateway remains. Held by the Douglas's; Sir Wm. St. Clair had a charter from Archibald Douglas, in 20 Jan 1401.
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Ellen Shaw
1430–1497
Birth Location: VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
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Spouses(s)

Sir Ferniehurst
1500–1545
Birth Location: Castle Ferniehurst, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lord Jedbergh
1500–1565
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Lady Home's Ancestors

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Lady Home
1483–1543
Birth Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
Laird Patrick Home , Laird van Polwarth , Laird van Polwarth
1435–1500
VERIFIED- Herdmanston (Hermiston, Herdmanstoun) Castle, Haddingtonshire (now East Lothian), Scotland -Only an arched gateway remains. Held by the Douglas's; Sir Wm. St. Clair had a charter from Archibald Douglas, in 20 Jan 1401.
Ellen Shaw
1430–1497
VERIFIED- Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th or early 13th-century castle held by the Home family, who became Lords and Earls.
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Lady Home's Descendants

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Lady (Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth) Home (1483–5 Oct 1543) m. Sir (Lord Andrew Dand Kerr , van) Ferniehurst (17 Jun 1500–4 Oct 1545)
  1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Andrew John Kerr , 8th Baron of Ferniehurst, Warden of Middle March, Heritable Baillie of) Jedbergh 1500–1565 m. Lady (Katherine , of Cessford) Logan 1510–1565
    1. 1. Thomas Ker 1529–1586 m. Janet Scott 1522–1572 m. Janet (Johanna Scott Kerr of Kirkurd and) Buccleuch 1555–1596 m. Janet (Scott KIRKALDY Baroness of Grange) Banffshire 1520–1572
      1. 1. William Keir 1585–1645 m. Elspet Kilgour 1562–1612
        1. 1. Besse Ker 1581–1635 m. William Learmont 1577–
      2. 2. Lord (Sir Andrew Kerr , 1st Lord of) Jedburgh 1565–1631 m. Dame (Anne) Stewart 1566–1670
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Kerr 1580–1645 m. Margrat Ramsay 1572–1645

Lady Home's Timeline

4 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1483
1483
Birth of Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1543
5 November 1543
Age 60
Death of Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1543
5 Oct 1543
Age 60
Death of Lady Jeanette "Janet" Hume , of Polwarth Home in Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1543
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1543
    Event Place: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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