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Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar 1530–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1530

Birth Location: Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.

Death Date: 29 Jan 1611

Death Location: Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire.

Father: George Marches

Mother: Jeanette Ruthven

Spouse(s): Lady Murray, Catherine Colvill

Children(s): Janet Cunningham

In 1530, Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar entered the world in Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home., born to George Canmore Home 4Th Lord Of Home And Warden Of The East Marches And Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton Baroness Ruthven. Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar married Catherine Colvill, Lady Isobelle Janet Murray, and had children including Janet Cunningham. Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar passed away in 1611 in Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire..

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  • In 1530, Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar entered the world in Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home., born to George Canmore Home 4Th Lord Of Home And Warden Of The East Marches And Jeanette Halyburton Lady Dirleton Baroness Ruthven.
  • Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar married Catherine Colvill, Lady Isobelle Janet Murray, and had children including Janet Cunningham.
  • Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar passed away in 1611 in Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire..

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Lord Dunbar's Ancestors

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Lord Dunbar
1530–1611
Birth Place: Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
Parents
George Canmore Home 4th Lord of Home and Warden of the East Marches
1503–1548
Home Castle, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette (Halyburton Lady Dirleton Baroness) Ruthven
1503–1543
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Home Chamberlain of Scotland) 💀
1484–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Isabella "Isabel" Stewart Lady of Traquhair, Countess of) Bothwell
1470–1557
Traquair, Peelbeshire, Scotland
Patrick (Lord Dirleton) Halyburton*
1475–1505
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Douglas, Countess) Dirleton
1482–1542
Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Home
1456–1506
Nichole Samuelstown
1473–1528
Sir Stewart
1440–1512
Lady Buchan
1446–1486
George Haliburton
1450–1500
Mariot Direlton
1460–1505
Robert Lochleven
1451–1526
Margaret Hay
1453–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ker
1459–1497
Mariota Sinclair
1435–1496

Lord Dunbar's Descendants

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Lord (Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of) Dunbar (15 May 1530–29 Jan 1611) m. Lady (Isobelle Janet) Murray (Abt. 1520–13 Feb 1577) m. Catherine Colvill (1530–)
  1. 1. Janet Cunningham 1549–1593 m. Lord (William Edward) Douglas 1545–1572
    1. 1. Robert Douglas 1571– m. Helen\Ellen Donald 1574–
      1. 1. Edward Douglas 1606–1657 m. Beatrix Douglas 1609–
        1. 1. Edward Douglas 1623– m. Margaret Anderson 1629–
        2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1627–1708
      2. 2. Robert Douglas 1600–1625
      3. 3. Alexander Douglas 1613–
      4. 4. Isobel Douglas 1603–

Lord Dunbar's Timeline

2 Records

1530
15 May 1530
Birth of Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar in Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.
1611
29 Jan 1611
Age 81
Death of Lord Sir George Canmore de Hume 2nd Lord of Canmore, Earl of Dunbar in Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire.
Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1530
    Event Place: Home (Hume) Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland -Home Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle held by the powerful Home family, who became the Lords Home and the Earls of Home.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1611
    Event Place: Whitehall Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England -The Palace of Whitehall at Westminster, Middlesex, was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures were destroyed by fire.

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