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Margaret Hepburn 1456 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 November 1542

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Patrick Hepburn

Mother: Margaret Gordon

Spouse(s): HRH Scotland

Children(s): Elizabeth SINCLAIR

In 1456, Margaret Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Hepburn and Margaret Gordon. Margaret Hepburn married HRH James IV Stuart, King of Scotland, and had children including Elizabeth SINCLAIR. Margaret Hepburn passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1456, Margaret Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Patrick Hepburn and Margaret Gordon.
  • Margaret Hepburn married HRH James IV Stuart, King of Scotland, and had children including Elizabeth SINCLAIR.
  • Margaret Hepburn passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Margaret Hepburn's Ancestors

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Margaret Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Patrick Hepburn
1450 – 1508
Abt. 1452
Margaret Gordon
1468 –
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Hepburn's Descendants

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Margaret Hepburn (1456 – 8 November 1542) m. HRH (James IV Stuart, King of) Scotland (13 Apr 1473 – 9 Sep 1513)
  1. 1. Elizabeth SINCLAIR (26 Jun 1495 – 1562) m. Sir (Lord William "The Notorious Intriguer" Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of) Kilmaurs, (24 Mar 1493 – 11 Mar 1548)
    1. 1. William (Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of) Kilmaurs, (10 Jul 1510 – 23 Dec 1574) m. Lady (Jean Hamilton of) Arran (Jan 1517 – 13 Apr 1579)
      1. 1. Archibald Cunningham (1535 – 13 Apr 1579)
        1. 1. James (Cunningham, 6th Earl of) Glencairn (12 Jan 1574 – 26 May 1625) m. Isobel Boyd (1580 – 1626)

Margaret Hepburn's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Margaret Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1542
8 November 1542
Age 86
Death of Margaret Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1542
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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