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Lady Janet Napier 1514–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lady Chisholm

Mother: Sir Napier

Spouse(s): Andrew Powfoulis

Children(s): Janet Bruce, Ninian Bruce, Ninjan Bruce

Lady Janet Napier was born in 1514 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Lady Janet Chisholm And Sir Alexander Archibald Napier. Lady Janet Napier married Andrew Bruce Of Powfoulis, and had children including David Bruce, Janet Bruce, Ninian Bruce, Ninjan Bruce. Lady Janet Napier passed away in 1570 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Janet Napier was born in 1514 in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Lady Janet Chisholm And Sir Alexander Archibald Napier.
  • Lady Janet Napier married Andrew Bruce Of Powfoulis, and had children including David Bruce, Janet Bruce, Ninian Bruce, Ninjan Bruce.
  • Lady Janet Napier passed away in 1570 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lady Chisholm
1502–1540
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Sir Napier
1500–1513
Birth Location: Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Powfoulis
1508–1570
Birth Location: Earlshall Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Janet Bruce
1545–1590
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ninian Bruce
1535–1582
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ninjan Bruce
1534–1618
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Napier's Ancestors

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Lady Napier
1514–1570
Birth Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Lady Janet Chisholm
1502–1540
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Sir (Alexander (Archibald)) Napier
1500–1513
Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Janet Drummond
1464–1543
Innerpeffray, Perthshire, Scotland
Sir (Archibald 4th Laird) Napier
1449–1529
Merchiston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Napier's Descendants

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Lady (Janet) Napier (1514–1570) m. Andrew (Bruce of) Powfoulis (1508–1570)
  1. 1. Janet Bruce 1545–1590 m. John (Wyes) Verner 1541–1597
    1. 1. John WYSE 1577–1636 m. Elizabeth Gray 1582–1639
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wyss 1610–1665 m. Robert (Livingstone of) Kirkland 1608–1650
        1. 1. Christian ((Levingstoun)) Livingstone 1644–1744
  2. 2. Ninian Bruce 1535–1582
  3. 3. Ninjan Bruce 1534–1618

Lady Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Lady Janet Napier in Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 56
Death of Lady Janet Napier in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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