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Reverend John Knox 1514–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1514

Birth Location: Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1572

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William GIfford

Mother: Possible Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret Stewart, Marjory Bowes

Children(s): Elizabeth Knox

Reverend John Knox was born in 1514 in Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Knox Of Gifford And Possible Sister To Marion Sinclair. Reverend John Knox married Margaret Stewart, Marjory Bowes, and had children including Elizabeth Knox. Reverend John Knox passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Reverend John Knox was born in 1514 in Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of William Knox Of Gifford And Possible Sister To Marion Sinclair.
  • Reverend John Knox married Margaret Stewart, Marjory Bowes, and had children including Elizabeth Knox.
  • Reverend John Knox passed away in 1572 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William GIfford
1486–1513
Birth Location: Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Possible Sinclair
1490–1534
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stewart
1547–1612
Birth Location: Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Marjory Bowes
1539–1560
Birth Location: Streatlam, Durham, England
MB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Knox
1570–1625
Birth Location: Irongray, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
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Reverend Knox's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Knox
1514–1572
Birth Place: Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
William Knox of GIfford
1486–1513
Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Possible (Sister to Marion) Sinclair
1490–1534
Scotland
Grandparents
Uchtred Knox
1440–1509
Craigends, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Knox
1410–1463
Elizabeth Maxwell
1410–1472
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Maxwell
1403–1485
Lady Borthwick
1408–1473

Reverend Knox's Descendants

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Reverend (John) Knox (Abt. 1514–24 Nov 1572) m. Margaret Stewart (1547–15 Dec 1612) m. Marjory Bowes (1539–15 Dec 1560)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Knox 1570–1625 m. Reverend (John Charles) Welsh 1568–1622
    1. 1. Reverend (Josiah Newton) Welsh 1592–1634 m. Christian Ingles 1602–1633
      1. 1. Major (John) Welsh 1624–1683 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Wyatt 1623–1675
        1. 1. Mary Welsh 1670–1750 m. John Purnell 1674–1723

Reverend Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1514
Abt. 1514
Birth of Reverend John Knox in Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1572
24 Nov 1572
Age 58
Death of Reverend John Knox in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1514
    Event Place: Giffordgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1572
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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