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Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland 1451 – 1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1451

Birth Location: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1508

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Hepburn

Mother: Elyne Home

Spouse(s): Janet Douglas, Jeanette Douglas, Margaret Gordon

Children(s): Janet Hepburn, Lady Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, William Hepburn, John Hepburn, Baroness Hepburn

Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland was born in 1451 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Adam Hepburn and Elyne (Helen) Home. Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland married Janet Douglas, Jeanette Douglas, Margaret of Huntly, Countess of Bothwell Gordon, and had children including Janet Hepburn, Lady Janet Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, William Hepburn, John Hepburn, Baroness Margaret of Hailes Hepburn. Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland passed away in 1508 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland was born in 1451 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of Adam Hepburn and Elyne (Helen) Home.
  • Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland married Janet Douglas, Jeanette Douglas, Margaret of Huntly, Countess of Bothwell Gordon, and had children including Janet Hepburn, Lady Janet Hepburn, Adam Hepburn, Patrick Hepburn, William Hepburn, John Hepburn, Baroness Margaret of Hailes Hepburn.
  • Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland passed away in 1508 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Hepburn
1435 – 1479
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH
Elyne Home
1436 – 1480
Birth Location: Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland or c. 1427, Home, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
EH

Spouses(s)

Janet Douglas
1461 – 1490
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD
Jeanette Douglas
1469 – 1486
Birth Location: Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe
JD
Margaret Gordon
1470 – 1506
Birth Location: Huntly Castle (aka Strathboogie), Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MG

Children(s)

Janet Hepburn
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, (Present UK), Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Lady Hepburn
1485 – 1558
Birth Location: Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
LH
Adam Hepburn
1492 – 1513
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH
Patrick Hepburn
1494 – 1576
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
PH
William Hepburn
1496 – 1558
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WH
John Hepburn
1498 – 1558
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Baroness Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BH

Patrick Scotland's Ancestors

Self
Patrick Scotland
1451 – 1508
Birth Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Adam Hepburn
1435 – 1479
Hailes Castle, Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elyne ((Helen)) Home
1436 – 1480
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland or c. 1427, Home, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Patrick Scotland's Descendants

1.
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Patrick (Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of) Scotland (10 July 1451 – 1508) m. Janet Douglas (1461 – 22 February 1490) m. Jeanette Douglas (23 June 1469 – 14 June 1486) m. Margaret (of Huntly, Countess of Bothwell) Gordon (1470 – 1506)
  1. 1. Janet Hepburn (1485 – 10 May 1558)
  2. 2. Lady (Janet) Hepburn (January 1485 – 10 May 1558)
  3. 3. Adam Hepburn (April 1492 – 9 September 1513)
  4. 4. Patrick Hepburn (1494 – 31 October 1576)
  5. 5. William Hepburn (1496 – 25 March 1558)
  6. 6. John Hepburn (1498 – 1558)
  7. 7. Baroness (Margaret of Hailes) Hepburn (1456 – 8 Nov 1542) m. Sir (Henry Sinclair (3rd Lord of St. Clair, 2nd Earl of) Caithness) (Dec 1459 – 9 Sep 1513)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sinclair (1441 – 1491)
    2. 2. Helen Sinclair (Abt 1479 – Aft 9 Oct 1540)
    3. 3. Alexander Sinclair (1480 – 1541)
    4. 4. Lady (Euphemia) Lundy (1482 – 26 Mar 1511)
    5. 5. William Sinclair (1485 – 26 Nov 1549)
    6. 6. Henry Sinclair (1485 – 9 Sep 1513)
    7. 7. Elene Sinclair (1489 – 9 Oct 1540)
    8. 8. Jean Sinclair (1490 – 21 Mar 1571/72)
    9. 9. Lady (Margaret) Sinclair (1490 – 1505)
    10. 10. Sir (John) Sinclair (Abt 1490 – 18 May 1529)
    11. 11. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 1526)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (St Clair (Baroness of Great) Bromley (Apr 1495 – Jan 2 1562)
    13. 13. Agnes Sinclair (Apr 1495 – 22 Feb 1574)
    14. 14. Malcolm (Halcro Provost of Orkney and Archdeacon of) Shetland (Abt. 1500 – 26 Nov 1549) m. Princess (Margaret of) England (1530 or 1536 – 15 Mar 1585/86) m. Agnes Keith (14 Jul 1503 – 16 Jul 1588) m. Manotta Bruce (1490 – 28 Jun 1577) m. Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart (14 July 1530 – 16 Jul 1588)
      1. 1. Edward Sinclair (Abt. 1521 – Aft. 1577)
      2. 2. Hugh Sinclair (1545 – Dec 1603)
      3. 3. Hugh (of the Ilk Halcro) Sinclair (1524 – 1577)
        1. 1. Henry Sinclair (1575 – 1644)
      4. 4. Alison Sinclair
    15. 15. Janet (St Clair (Daughter 3rd Lord St) Clair) (1502 – Feb 1559)
    16. 16. Olave Sinclair (1510 – 1608)

Patrick Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1451
10 July 1451
Birth of Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland in Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
1480
01 Feb 1480
Age 29
Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland was married in Bothwell, Midlothian, Scotland
Bothwell, Midlothian, Scotland
1491
21 February 1491
Age 40
Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland was married in Burkes Peerage
Burkes Peerage
1508
1508
Age 57
Death of Patrick Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of Scotland in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1451
    Event Place: Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1480
    Event Place: Bothwell, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 February 1491
    Event Place: Burkes Peerage
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1701-1750

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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