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Lady Janet Scott 1546–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 November 1597

Death Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Blackbarony

Mother: Gisela Bethune

Spouse(s): Thomas Ferniehurst

Children(s): Anna Kerr, Robert Somerset

The story of Lady Janet Scott began in 1546 in Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lady Janet Scott married Thomas Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Anna Kerr, Robert Kerr Earl Van Somerset. Lady Janet Scott passed away in 1597 in Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Scott began in 1546 in Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lady Janet Scott married Thomas Lord Kerr Van Ferniehurst, and had children including Anna Kerr, Robert Kerr Earl Van Somerset.
  • Lady Janet Scott passed away in 1597 in Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Blackbarony
1512–1572
Birth Location: Blackbarony, Hangingshaw, Yarrow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Gisela Bethune
1520–1579
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Ferniehurst
1529–1586
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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Children(s)

Anna Kerr
1595–1649
Birth Location: –
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Robert Somerset
1585–1645
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
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Lady Scott's Ancestors

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Lady Scott
1546–1597
Birth Place: Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Andrew Murray van Blackbarony
1512–1572
Blackbarony, Hangingshaw, Yarrow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gisela (van) Bethune
1520–1579
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
ANDREW (MURRAY) …GGF11
1500–1544
Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (JANET Lindsay) …GGM11
1502–1569
Byres East Lothian Scotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (John Hopton \Beaton) Beaton
1485–1534
Dalby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Haye
1498–1533
Creich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Scott's Descendants

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Lady (Janet) Scott (1546–30 November 1597) m. Thomas (Lord Kerr van) Ferniehurst (17 June 1529–30 March 1586)
  1. 1. Anna Kerr 1595–1649
  2. 2. Robert (Kerr Earl van) Somerset 1585–1645

Lady Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Lady Janet Scott in Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1597
30 November 1597
Age 51
Death of Lady Janet Scott in Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshir, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 November 1597
    Event Place: Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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