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Lady Janet Scott 1546–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 November 1597

Death Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Buccleuch

Mother: Gisela Bethune

Spouse(s): Sir Ferniehurst, Sir Kerr

Children(s): Sir Scotland

The story of Lady Janet Scott began in 1546 in Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Lady Janet Scott married Sir Thomas Kerr, Sir Thomas Kerr 9Th Baron Ferniehurst, and had children including Sir James Robert Kerr Carr Earl Of Somerset 1St Viscount Rochester Keeper Of Westminster Palace Privy Counsellor Treasurer Of Scotland. 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, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Scott married Sir Thomas Kerr, Sir Thomas Kerr 9Th Baron Ferniehurst, and had children including Sir James Robert Kerr Carr Earl Of Somerset 1St Viscount Rochester Keeper Of Westminster Palace Privy Counsellor Treasurer Of Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Scott passed away in 1597 in Northumberland, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Lady Scott's Ancestors

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Lady Scott
1546–1597
Birth Place: Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Whitecloak Scott of Kirkurd, 4th Lord of Buccleuch
1522–1593
Buccleuch, Teviotdale, Schotland
Gisela (Van) Bethune
1520–1579
Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (van Bethune Lord van) Creich
1495–
Jeanette Hay
1495–
Yester, East-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Scott's Descendants

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Lady (Janet) Scott (1546–30 November 1597) m. Sir (Thomas Kerr, 9th Baron) Ferniehurst (17 June 1529–31 March 1586) m. Sir (Thomas) Kerr (17 June 1529–31 March 1586)
  1. 1. Sir (James Robert Kerr Carr, Earl of Somerset, 1st Viscount Rochester, Keeper of Westminster Palace,Privy Counsellor, Treasurer of) Scotland 1585–1645 m. Frances Howard 1589–1632
    1. 1. Robert Carr 1608–1689 m. Margaret Rutherford 1633–
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Carr 1646–1711 m. Mary (Lucy) Garland 1652–1745
        1. 1. Anne Carr 1659–1768 m. Joshua ((Esq-Sec Lord) Justice) 1670–1725
        2. 2. William Carr 1680–1711
        3. 3. Thomas Carr 1678–1738
        4. 4. Mary Carr 1677–1754
    2. 2. Anna Kerr 1615–1684
    3. 3. George Carr 1613–1682

Lady Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Lady Janet Scott in Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Buccleuch Castle, Ettrick, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community 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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