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Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox 1516–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1578

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Archibald Angus)

Mother: Margaret Tudor

Spouse(s): Archibald Maidenpaup, Thomas Howard, Matthew Stewart

Children(s): Robert Herries, Roger Herries, John Herries, Charles Lennox, Henry Stuart, Robert Howard

The story of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox began in 1516 in Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox married Archibald Roger Herries Of Maidenpaup, Matthew Stewart, Thomas Howard, and had children including Charles Lennox, Henry Stuart, John Herries, Robert George Preston Herries, Robert Howard, Roger Herries. Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox passed away in 1578 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox began in 1516 in Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox married Archibald Roger Herries Of Maidenpaup, Matthew Stewart, Thomas Howard, and had children including Charles Lennox, Henry Stuart, John Herries, Robert George Preston Herries, Robert Howard, Roger Herries.
  • Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox passed away in 1578 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Angus)
1494–1555
Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Archibald Maidenpaup
1515–1561
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxbury, Scotland
AM
Thomas Howard
1511–1537
Birth Location: Ashwell Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
TH
Matthew Stewart
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

Robert Herries
1540–1637
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxbury, Scotland, United Kingdom
RH
Roger Herries
1544–
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
RH
John Herries
1542–
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Charles Lennox
1556–1576
Birth Location: –
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Henry Stuart
1545–1567
Birth Location: Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
HS
Robert Howard
1530–1598
Birth Location: Brockdish, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
RH

Lady Lennox's Ancestors

Self
Lady Lennox
1516–1578
Birth Place: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Douglas (6th Earl of Angus)
1494–1555
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Westminster, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
George (Douglas-of) Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Drummond-of) Innerpeffreyd
1470–
Tantallon Castle, Scottish Borders, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (of) York
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Henry (VII) Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Drummond
–1519
Edward England
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville\Wydeville
1437–1492
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Tudor
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437

Lady Lennox's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Janet Gordon Herries Countess of) Lennox (1516–1578) m. Archibald (Roger Herries of) Maidenpaup (1515–aft 14 Mar 1561) m. Thomas Howard (1511–31 October 1537) m. Matthew Stewart (21 September 1516–4 September 1571)
  1. 1. Robert (George Preston) Herries 1540–1637 m. Janet (Elizabeth) Gordon 1544–1600
    1. 1. Margaret Herries 1576–1663 m. Alexander (of Grange Hamilton, Captain of Dumbertane) Castle 1540–1658
      1. 1. Robert (Sir) Hamilton 1600–1649 m. Lady (Issobell) Hamilton 1598–1696
        1. 1. Annabel Hamilton 1615–1666 m. Rev (Andrew Dougald Campbell of) Letterkenny 1591–1671
        2. 2. Marie (Ann) Hamilton 1621–
        3. 3. Annabel Hamilton 1615–1645
      2. 2. Thomas Hamilton 1574–
      3. 3. Jean Hamilton 1582–1631
      4. 4. Hugh Hamilton 1568–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton 1578–1659
      6. 6. Margaretha Hamilton 1558–1551
      7. 7. John Hamilton 1565–1662
      8. 8. Alexander Hamilton 1572–
      9. 9. William Hamilton 1570–
      10. 10. Janet Hamilton 1580–1641
    2. 2. Charles Herries 1600–1637
    3. 3. Archibald Herries 1570–1624
    4. 4. Eupheme Herries 1580–1614
    5. 5. William Herries 1574–1724
  2. 2. Roger Herries 1544–
  3. 3. John Herries 1542–
  4. 4. Charles Lennox 1556–1576
  5. 5. Henry Stuart 1545–1567 m. Maria (I Stuart Koningin van) Schotland 1542–1587
    1. 1. James (VI) Stuart 1566–1625
  6. 6. Robert Howard 1530–1598

Lady Lennox's Timeline

6 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox in Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1516
1516
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox
None
1535
1535
Age 19
Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox was married in Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
1539 Catholic service
Age 23
Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox was married in Of, Maidenpape, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Of, Maidenpape, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1578
1578
Age 62
Death of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1578
1578
Age 62
Death of Lady Janet Gordon Herries Countess of Lennox in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1227791
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories
    [7] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539 Catholic service
    Event Place: Of, Maidenpape, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1227791
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] UK, Portraits and Photographs, National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1244
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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