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Mariota Adamson 1541–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland

Father: Archbishop Adamson

Mother: Elizabeth Arthur

Spouse(s): James Munquhanny

Children(s): Sir Balfour

The story of Mariota Adamson began in 1541 in Garth, Orkney, Scotland Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Mariota Adamson married James Lord Of Pittendreich Balfour En Munquhanny, and had children including Sir Knight Michael 1St Lord Balfour Of Burleigh Balfour. Mariota Adamson/ passed away in 1603 in Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Mariota Adamson began in 1541 in Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Mariota Adamson married James Lord Of Pittendreich Balfour En Munquhanny, and had children including Sir Knight Michael 1St Lord Balfour Of Burleigh Balfour.
  • Mariota Adamson passed away in 1603 in Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archbishop Adamson
1510–1609
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Arthur
1520–1570
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
EA

Spouses(s)

James Munquhanny
1533–1584
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
JM

Children(s)

Sir Balfour
1555–1619
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SB

Mariota Adamson's Ancestors

Self
Mariota Adamson
1541–1603
Birth Place: Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archbishop Patrick Adamson
1510–1609
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Arthur
1520–1570
Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mariota Adamson's Descendants

1.
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Mariota Adamson (1541–1603) m. James ("Lord of Pittendreich" Balfour en) Munquhanny (1533–24 Jul 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Michael 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh) Balfour 1555–1619 m. Margaret ((Dame)) Lundie 1559–1626
    1. 1. Lady (Euphemia Margaret) Balfour 1585–1639 m. John (Mayflower) Whyte 1580–1621
      1. 1. John (K.) Whyte 1600–1666
        1. 1. William (Whyt) 11GGF 1632–

Mariota Adamson's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Mariota Adamson in Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1603
1603
Age 62
Death of Mariota Adamson in Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland
Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Garth, Orkney, Scotland / Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Blackfriars, Perth, Scotland
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