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Margaret Hailes Hepburn 1455 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 NOV 1542

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Adam Hepburn

Mother: Ellen Wallace

Spouse(s): Henry Sinclair, Archibald Forrester

Children(s): Elizabeth Ardleigh, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jean Cockburn, Henry Sinclair, William Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Ellen Sinclair, Elaine Sinclair, Jeanette Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, Isabell Sinclair, Mariot Forester, Alexander Forrester, Hector Forrester, Marion Forester, John Forrester

The story of Margaret Hailes Hepburn began in 1455 in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Margaret Hailes Hepburn married Henry Sinclair, Archibald Forrester, and had children including Elizabeth de Ardleigh, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jean Cockburn, Henry Sinclair, William Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Ellen Sinclair, Elaine Sinclair, Jeanette Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, Isabell Sinclair, Mariot Forester, Alexander Forrester, Hector Forrester, Marion Forester, John Forrester. Margaret Hailes Hepburn passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Hailes Hepburn began in 1455 in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Margaret Hailes Hepburn married Henry Sinclair, Archibald Forrester, and had children including Elizabeth de Ardleigh, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jean Cockburn, Henry Sinclair, William Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Ellen Sinclair, Elaine Sinclair, Jeanette Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, Jane Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, Isabell Sinclair, Mariot Forester, Alexander Forrester, Hector Forrester, Marion Forester, John Forrester.
  • Margaret Hailes Hepburn passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Hepburn
1432 – 1479
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH
Ellen Wallace
1432 – 1513
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
EW

Spouses(s)

Henry Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
HS
Archibald Forrester
1453 – 1512
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AF

Children(s)

Elizabeth Ardleigh
1454 – 1510
Birth Location: Great Bromley, Essex, England
EA
Elizabeth Sinclair
1480 –
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
Jean Cockburn
1480 –
Birth Location: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
JC
Henry Sinclair
1484 – 1545
Birth Location: Shetland Islands, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
HS
William Sinclair
1485 – 1549
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
WS
Helen Sinclair
1485 – 1562
Birth Location: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HS
Ellen Sinclair
1486 –
Birth Location: Newburgh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
ES
Elaine Sinclair
1489 – 1540
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
Jeanette Sinclair
1490 –
Birth Location: –
JS
Katherine Sinclair
1492 – 1526
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
KS
Agnes Sinclair
1493 – 1572
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
Jean Sinclair
1505 – 1559
Birth Location: Newburgh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Jane Sinclair
1505 – 1560
Birth Location: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
JS
Edward Sinclair
1521 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
Isabell Sinclair
1523 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
IS
Mariot Forester
1480 – 1562
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MF
Alexander Forrester
1481 – 1510
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AF
Hector Forrester
1482 –
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
HF
Marion Forester
1486 – 1562
Birth Location: –
MF
John Forrester
1490 –
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
JF

Margaret Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Hepburn
1455 – 1542
Birth Place: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Hepburn
1432 – 1479
Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ellen Wallace
1432 – 1513
Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1420 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ellen (of Elderslie) Wallace
1414 – 1482
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Adam Hepburn
1382 – 1448
Johanna Borthwick
1388 – 1464
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hailes
1338 – 1402
Beatrice Vaux
1354 – 1412
William Borthwick
1355 – 1429
Elizabeth Haya
1362 – 1390

Margaret Hepburn's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Hailes) Hepburn (1455 – 8 NOV 1542) m. Henry Sinclair (DEC 1459 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Archibald Forrester (ABT 1453 – 1512)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Ardleigh (1454 – 10 FEB 1510) m. Baron (Simon Atte) Stone (1450 – 10 FEB 1510)
    1. 1. David Stone, (1480 – 1543) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Hewitt (1484 – 3 JUL 1582)
    2. 2. David Stone (1480 – ABT 1543) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Hewitt (1484 – 3 JUL 1582)
      1. 1. David Stone (1503 – 27 OCT 1556) m. Frances West (1506 – )
      2. 2. Simon Stone (1507 – 28 AUG 1577) m. Agnes Speed (ABT 1512 – JUL 1557)
        1. 1. John Stone (1 JAN 1528 – 27 MAY 1597) m. Agnes (Barton) Lokyer (1530 – 27 MAY 1597) m. Agnes Barton (1530 – 27 MAY 1597) m. Mary (1528 – ) m. Mary Hanham (ABT 1534 – )
        2. 2. David Stone (ABT 1540 – 27 APR 1625) m. Elisabeth Hewitt (1535 – 1582)
        3. 3. Richard Stone (ABT 1545 – ABT 1600)
      3. 3. Margery Stone
    3. 3. Walter Stone (1483 – ABT 1534)
    4. 4. Simon Stone (ABT 1484 – 1610)
    5. 5. Michael (Atte) Stone (1486 – 1506)
    6. 6. William Stone (1488 – BEF 19 DEC 1533) m. Joane Stevens (1493 – ABT 1622)
    7. 7. Walter Stone (1506 – 1534)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sinclair (1480 – )
  3. 3. Jean Cockburn (1480 – )
  4. 4. Henry Sinclair (1484 – 1545) m. Jean Sinclair (ABT 1488 – UNKNOWN)
  5. 5. William Sinclair (1485 – 26 NOV 1549) m. Elizabeth Keith (1490 – 24 NOV 1549)
  6. 6. Helen Sinclair (ABT 1485 – 2 JAN 1562) m. James Ogilvy (ABT 1495 – 13 JUL 1548)
  7. 7. Ellen Sinclair (ABT 1486 – )
  8. 8. Elaine Sinclair (1489 – 9 OCT 1540) m. John Mowbray (1479 – 1518)
    1. 1. Margaret Mowbray (2 JUL 1495 – AFT JUL 1548) m. William Graham (1492 – 7 APR 1544)
      1. 1. William Graham (1428 – 1472)
      2. 2. Gilbert Graham (1521 – 24 APR 1573) m. Helen Kincaid (1511 – 24 APR 1573)
      3. 3. George Graham (1522 – AUG 1579) m. Drummond (1530 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Graham (1522 – 1546) m. Archibald (Ii Campbell Earl van) Argyll (1507 – 18 JUL 1558)
        1. 1. Archibald Campbell (1505 – BEF 13 JAN 1581) m. Anna MacKerlie (ABT 1519 – 1582)
        2. 2. Margaret Campbell (1540 – FEB 1582) m. Ian (John Dubh) Maclean (1532 – JUL 1586) m. James Stewart (1533 – 20 JUL 1591) m. James Stuart (22 MAY 1533 – 21 JAN 1569)
        3. 3. Janet Campbell (1545 – 12 FEB 1577) m. Tormand (Harris) McLeod (1520 – MAR 1584)
        4. 4. Anne Campbell (1564 – 1619) m. Alexander Campbell (ABT 1530 – ABT 1572) m. Alexander Campbell (1555 – 1619)
        5. 5. Colin Campbell (ABT 1567 – ) m. Stirling (ABT 1571 – )
        6. 6. Campbell (1575 – )
        7. 7. Agnes Campbell
      5. 5. John Graham, (1523 – JAN 1565) m. Marion Seton (1527 – JUN 1567) m. Marion Seton (1530 – )
      6. 6. Margaret Graham (1524 – 4 APR 1626) m. Richard Steele (1520 – 10 JAN 1595)
      7. 7. Robert Graham, (1525 – 1572)
      8. 8. Walter Graham (1527 – 5 SEP 1565)
      9. 9. David Grahame (ABT 1530 – )
      10. 10. Agnes Grahame (ABT 1531 – )
      11. 11. Mary Graham (ABT 1533 – 1558)
      12. 12. Christian Graham (1543 – ) m. William Livingstone (1522 – )
      13. 13. .
  9. 9. Jeanette Sinclair (1490 – )
  10. 10. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 MAR 1526) m. William Knox (1486 – 9 SEP 1513) m. David Wemyss (1453 – 1540)
  11. 11. Agnes Sinclair (1493 – 1572) m. Patrick Hepburn (ABT 1494 – 31 OCT 1576)
  12. 12. Jean Sinclair (1505 – FEB 1559)
  13. 13. Jane Sinclair (1505 – FEB 1560) m. George Seton (ABT 1575 – )
  14. 14. Edward Sinclair (ABT 1521 – )
  15. 15. Isabell Sinclair (ABT 1523 – )
  16. 16. Mariot Forester (1480 – MAR 1562) m. James Sandilands (14 OCT 1482 – DEC 1559)
    1. 1. John Sandilands (1505 – 12 MAY 1579) m. Margaret Barton (1507 – 19 DEC 1552)
    2. 2. Alison Sandilands (ABT 1511 – 21 OCT 1584) m. John Cockburn (ABT 1502 – 1583)
    3. 3. James Sandilands (ABT 1513 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Sandilands (1515 – ABT 1560) m. James Dundas (ABT 1505 – ABT 1554)
    5. 5. Mary Sandilands (1516 – 1580) m. James Penman (1516 – 1578)
    6. 6. Agnes Sandilands (1517 – ) m. James Drummond (<1504> – )
    7. 7. John Sandilands ( – MAY 1567) m. Joanna Fleming (1525 – )
    8. 8. Isobel Moncrieff m. William Scott ( – 10 SEP 1547)
      1. 1. William Scott ( – AFT 1579) m. Janet (Lundy or) Lundin (ABT 1551 – )
  17. 17. Alexander Forrester (1481 – ABT 1510) m. Margaret Forrester (1483 – ABT 1510)
  18. 18. Hector Forrester (ABT 1482 – )
  19. 19. Marion Forester (ABT 1486 – MAR 1562) m. William Drummond (ABT 1484 – BEF JUL 1504)
  20. 20. John Forrester (ABT 1490 – )

Margaret Hepburn's Timeline

3 Records

1455
1455
Birth of Margaret Hailes Hepburn in Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
8 NOV 1542
Age 87
Death of Margaret Hailes Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
NOV 1542
Age 87
Burial of Margaret Hailes Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1542
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1542
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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