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Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy 1504–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 December 1543

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Saltoun

Mother: Isabelle Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Erroll

Children(s): Lady Abernathy, George Seton

The story of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy began in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy married Lady Elizabeth Hay Of Erroll, and had children including George Seton, Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy, Mary Seton. Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy began in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy married Lady Elizabeth Hay Of Erroll, and had children including George Seton, Lady Elizabeth Baroness Of Glamis Abernathy, Mary Seton.
  • Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Saltoun
1480–1527
Birth Location: –
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Isabelle Stewart
1485–1530
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Erroll
1506–1573
Birth Location: TaysideErrol, Perthshire, Scotland
LE

Children(s)

Lady Abernathy
1540–1581
Birth Location: Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LA
George Seton
1530–1568
Birth Location: –
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Sir Abernethy's Ancestors

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Sir Abernethy
1504–1543
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Abernethy Lord van Saltoun
1480–1527
Isabelle Stewart
1485–1530
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Abernethy's Descendants

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Sir (William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of) Abernethy (1504–1 December 1543) m. Lady (Elizabeth Hay of) Erroll (1506–10 Nov 1573)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy 1540–1581
  2. 2. George Seton 1530–1568

Sir Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1543
1 December 1543
Age 39
Death of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1543
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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