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Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home 1436–1496 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1436

Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1496

Death Location: Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland

Father: John Polwarth

Mother: Katherine Home

Spouse(s): George Ker, George II

Children(s): David Wedderburn, Alexander Polwarth

The story of Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home began in 1436 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland. Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home married George Home Ii, George Ker, and had children including Alexander Hume Of Polwarth, David Hume Third Lord Of Wedderburn. Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home passed away in 1496 in Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home began in 1436 in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home married George Home Ii, George Ker, and had children including Alexander Hume Of Polwarth, David Hume Third Lord Of Wedderburn.
  • Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home passed away in 1496 in Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Polwarth
1418–1481
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JP
Katherine Home
1420–1472
Birth Location: Home, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
KH

Spouses(s)

George Ker
1425–1539
Birth Location: Samuelston, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
GK
George II
1432–1497
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
GI

Children(s)

David Wedderburn
1470–1513
Birth Location: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
DW
Alexander Polwarth
1460–1532
Birth Location: Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland
AP

Margaret Home's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Home
1436–1496
Birth Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
John St Clair of Herdmanston and Polwarth
1418–1481
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine (de) Home
1420–1472
Home, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (de St. Clair - Laird of Polwerth) II
1397–1466
Polwarth and Herdmanston, Berwick, Scotland
Isobel (de) Home
1400–1456
Home, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander (Home of Home and) Dunglass
1380–1424
Home, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mariotta (Lauder - Heiress of) Landell
1394–1451
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John I
1362–1429
Elizabeth Polwarth
1365–1449
Alexander Dunglass
1380–1424
Janet Hay
1394–1424
Thomas Hume
1341–1426
Nichola Dunglass
1358–1445
John Lauder
1385–1421
Catherine Landells
1380–1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hume
1341–1426
Nichola Dunglass
1358–1445
William Peebles
1375–1421
Robert I
1345–1425
Annabel Fallow
1368–1419
William Landells
1367–1390
Jonet
1367–1391

Margaret Home's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Sinclair - Lady) Home (2 Oct 1436–1496) m. George Ker (1425–Aft 14 Aug 1539) m. George (Home) II (1432–May 1497)
  1. 1. David (HUME Third Lord of) Wedderburn 1470–1513 m. Isobel HOPPRINGLE 1460–1545
    1. 1. David (Home 4th Baron of) Wedderburn 1489–1524 m. Alison (Isabella) Douglas 1491–1529
      1. 1. David (Hume 6th Baron of) Wedderburn 1520–1574 m. Mariota Johnstone 1523–1564 m. Margaret Kerr 1524–1589
        1. 1. George (Hume , 7th Baron) Wedderburn 1552–1616 m. Jean Haldane 1554–1597
        2. 2. Janet Home 1539–
        3. 3. Anna Hume 1546–
        4. 4. Mariota Home 1548–
        5. 5. Margaret (Isobel Home of) Wedderburn 1552–1637 m. John Haldane 1550–1591
        6. 6. James Home 1555–
        7. 7. John Home 1556–
        8. 8. Margaret Home 1557– m. David Home 1551–
        9. 9. David Hume 1560–1630 m. Barbara Johnstone 1561–
      2. 2. Alison Hume 1510–
      3. 3. Isabelle Home 1513–1585 m. Robert (Ker of) Woodheid 1513–1588 m. Robert (Kerr Of) Woodheid 1512–
      4. 4. Isabelle Kerr 1515–1586 m. Walter Kerr 1510–1586 m. Robert Kerr 1518–1588 m. Sir (Robert Kerr of) Kersland 1518–1597
      5. 5. Margaret (Hume or) Home 1516–
      6. 6. George Hume 1518–1547 m. Jean Hepburn 1525–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Home 1523– m. Patrick Nisbet 1521–
      8. 8. John Home 1523– m. John Home 1525–
      9. 9. George Home 1524–
      10. 10. Julianna Home 1525–1570 m. John (Gordon 5th Lord of) Lochinvar 1535–1604 m. John (Gordon of Kenmure, Fifth Lord of) Lochinvar 1535–1604
    2. 2. Isobel HUME 1482– m. William (Cockburn of that) Ilk 1490–1564
    3. 3. George HUME 1487–1513
    4. 4. Alexander HUME 1491–1565 m. Barbara Donaldson 1495–1550
    5. 5. Mariota HUME 1492–1572 m. John (Edward) Tower 1495–1574
    6. 6. John HUME 1493– m. Beatrix Blackadder 1511–
    7. 7. Andrew HUME 1495–1536 m. Mary Hume 1490–
    8. 8. Patrick HUME 1497–1553 m. Helen Rutherford 1450–1543 m. Elinor (Wyrdrop of Easter) Hutton –1543
    9. 9. Alison HUME 1498–1573 m. William (Sinclair Of) Roslin 1495– m. William (SINCLAIR) I 1490–1540
    10. 10. Robert HUME 1499–1526 m. Margaret Blackadder 1510–
    11. 11. Bartholomew HUME 1501–1530
    12. 12. Patrick (Hume Of) Broomhouse 1497–1553 m. Helen Rutherford 1450–1543 m. Elinor (Wyrdrop of Easter) Hutton –1543
    13. 13. Margaret Home 1500–1549 m. John Swinton 1502–1549
  2. 2. Alexander (Hume of) Polwarth 1460–1532 m. Margaret (Lauder - Lady) Waughton 1475–1542

Margaret Home's Timeline

2 Records

1436
2 Oct 1436
Birth of Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home in Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
1496
1496
Age 60
Death of Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home in Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland
Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1436
    Event Place: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home, person ID L6K1-F4V.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Wedderburn Castle, Berwick, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Sinclair - Lady Home, person ID L6K1-F4V.
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