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Lady Helen Hope 1711–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1711

Birth Location: Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 December 1778

Death Location: New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Charles Hope

Mother: Henrietta Johnstone

Spouse(s): James Watson

Children(s): Charles Watson

The story of Lady Helen Hope began in 1711 in Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland. Lady Helen Hope married James Of Saughton Watson, and had children including Charles Of Saughton Watson. Lady Helen Hope passed away in 1778 in New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Helen Hope began in 1711 in Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Lady Helen Hope married James Of Saughton Watson, and had children including Charles Of Saughton Watson.
  • Lady Helen Hope passed away in 1778 in New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Hope
1681–1742
Birth Location: Hopetoun, Abercorn, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
CH
Henrietta Johnstone
1682–1750
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
HJ

Spouses(s)

James Watson
1710–1778
Birth Location: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
JW

Children(s)

Charles Watson
1740–1804
Birth Location: Saughton, Midlothian, Scotland
CW

Lady Hope's Ancestors

Self
Lady Hope
1711–1778
Birth Place: Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Charles Hope
1681–1742
Hopetoun, Abercorn, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henrietta Johnstone
1682–1750
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Hope
1650–1682
Hopetoun, Abercorn, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Hamilton
1649–1711
Tyninghame, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Johnston
1664–1721
Dumfireshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sophia Fairholm
1668–1716
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Hope's Descendants

1.
LH
Lady (Helen) Hope (27 July 1711–26 December 1778) m. James ((of Saughton)) Watson (20 May 1710–26 Dec 1778)
  1. 1. Charles ((of Saughton)) Watson 1740–1804 m. Margaret (Carnegie) Lady 1756–1793
    1. 1. Anne Watson –1800 m. Alexander Abercrombie 1744–
      1. 1. Sidney (Jane) Abercrombie 1756–1819 m. Levi (E) Gibson 1750–1834
        1. 1. James (Alexander) Gibson 1779–1857 m. Rebecca knox 1778–1848
        2. 2. Alexander (Alex) Gibson 1789–1872
        3. 3. Elizabeth Gibson 1777–1848
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gibson 1786–
        5. 5. Esther Gibson 1792–
        6. 6. Hugh Gibson 1782–1870
        7. 7. Jane Gibson 1786–1825
        8. 8. John (B) Gibson 1776–
        9. 9. Levi Gibson 1784–1854
        10. 10. Samuel Gibson 1788–1856
        11. 11. William Gibson 1784–1823

Lady Hope's Timeline

2 Records

1711
27 July 1711
Birth of Lady Helen Hope in Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
1778
26 December 1778
Age 67
Death of Lady Helen Hope in New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1711
    Event Place: Hopetoun House, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1778
    Event Place: New Saughtonhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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