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Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham 1540–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1540

Birth Location: West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jan 1628

Death Location: Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Father: James Weshiels

Mother: Katherine Somerville

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In 1540, Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham entered the world in West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Durham Laird Of Weshiels And Katherine Somerville. Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham passed away in 1628 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham entered the world in West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to James Durham Laird Of Weshiels And Katherine Somerville.
  • Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham passed away in 1628 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Margaret Durham's Ancestors

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Margaret Durham
1540–1628
Birth Place: West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Durham Laird of Weshiels
1514–1575
of West Shields,Ayrshire,Scotland
Katherine Somerville
1518–1552
West Shields,Ayrshire,Scotland
Grandparents
Symon (DeWestshields) Denham
1490–1516
West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Anne Denham) Bifield
1502–1514
Kirklington, Nottinghamshire, England
Lord (Hugh Somerville 4th Baron of) Somerville
1486–1549
Cowthally Castle, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet (Maitland Heiress of) Lethington
1502–1559
Lethington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Thirlestane
1455–1513
*Lady Seton
1480–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Durham's Timeline

2 Records

1540
12 Mar 1540
Birth of Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham in West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland
West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland
1628
30 Jan 1628
Age 88
Death of Margaret Lyon (Janet) (Denham) Durham in Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1540
    Event Place: West Shields, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1628
    Event Place: Dunlop, Ayrshire, , Scotland

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