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Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn 1444 – 1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1444

Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Sep 1517

Death Location: Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Hepburn

Mother: Lady Wallace

Spouse(s): Lady Napier

Children(s): Lady Hepburn

In 1444, Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn entered the world in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Lord Patrick Hepburn and Lady Elene Wallace. Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn married Lady Janet Napier, and had children including Lady Jean Hepburn. Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn passed away in 1517 in Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1444, Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn entered the world in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, born to Lord Patrick Hepburn and Lady Elene Wallace.
  • Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn married Lady Janet Napier, and had children including Lady Jean Hepburn.
  • Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn passed away in 1517 in Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Hepburn
1412 – 1483
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Wallace
1410 – 1482
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Napier
1450 – 1512
Birth Location: Merchiston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Hepburn
1480 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Lord Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Lord Hepburn
1444 – 1517
Birth Place: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Patrick Hepburn
1412 – 1483
Hailes Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elene) Wallace
1410 – 1482
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Adam) Hepburn
1382 – 1446
Lady (Janet) Borthwick
1393 – 1470
Midlothian, Scotland
Thomas Wallace
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hepburn
1352 – 1402
Lady Vaux
1345 – 1390
Lord Borthwick
1350 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Hepburn
1321 – 1402
Lady Dunbar
1322 – 1378
William Vaux
1321 – 1392
Unknown
1310 –
Thomas Borthwick
1310 – 1378

Lord Hepburn's Descendants

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Lord (Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom') Hepburn (1444 – 17 Sep 1517) m. Lady (Janet) Napier (Aft. 1450 – Aft. 1512)
  1. 1. Lady (Jean) Hepburn (Abt. 1480 – ) m. Lord (William) Ruthven (12 July 1478 – 9 September 1513)
    1. 1. Lord (William Ruthven) II (1500 – 3 Dec 1552) m. Lady (Janet) Halyburton (19 Apr 1503 – 13 June 1560)
      1. 1. Lady (Katherine 'Kate') Ruthven (27 Jan 1526 – 3 Sep 1584) m. Laird (Sir Colin 'The Grey') Campbell (7 Jul 1523 – 11 April 1583)
        1. 1. Sir (Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan') Campbell (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Lady (Jean 'Janet') Stewart (29 Dec 1557 – 15 Sep 1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair (1575 – 1 Oct 1654)
      2. 2. Lady (Barbara) Ruthven (ABT 1531 – 21 Jul 1594) m. Lord (Andrew Patrick) Gray (Jul 1538 – 10 Mar 1608)
        1. 1. William Graye (29 May 1564 – 22 Sep 1607) m. Elizabeth Larye (12 Nov 1561 – 19 November 1633)

Lord Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1444
1444
Birth of Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
1517
17 Sep 1517
Age 73
Death of Lord Alexander 'Younger of Whitsom' Hepburn in Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland
Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1444
    Event Place: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1517
    Event Place: Whitsom, Berwickshire, Scotland
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