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

Birth Date: Abt 1504

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1543

Death Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Saltoun

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay, Lady abernathy

Children(s): Lady Abernethy, William Abernethy, Sir Saltoun, Elizabeth Abernethy, Lady Abernethy, Sir Abernethy

The story of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy began in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, Lady Elizabeth Hay Stirling Abernathy, and had children including Elizabeth Abernethy, Lady Agnes Abernethy Crichton Lady Of Abernethy, Lady Jane Felicia Abernethy, Sir Alexander Thomas Abernethy 6Th Lord Saltoun, Sir William Lord Saltoun Abernethy, William Abernethy. Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy began in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, Lady Elizabeth Hay Stirling Abernathy, and had children including Elizabeth Abernethy, Lady Agnes Abernethy Crichton Lady Of Abernethy, Lady Jane Felicia Abernethy, Sir Alexander Thomas Abernethy 6Th Lord Saltoun, Sir William Lord Saltoun Abernethy, William Abernethy.
  • Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Saltoun
1480–1527
Birth Location: Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
LS
Lady Stewart
1482–1530
Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1506–1574
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
EH
Lady abernathy
1506–1574
Birth Location: Errol, Perth, Tayside, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Abernethy
1524–1558
Birth Location: Frendraught, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LA
William Abernethy
1539–
Birth Location: –
WA
Sir Saltoun
1537–1587
Birth Location: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
SS
Elizabeth Abernethy
1548–1581
Birth Location: –
EA
Lady Abernethy
1520–
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
LA
Sir Abernethy
1537–1587
Birth Location: Saltoun, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
Sir Abernethy
1504–1543
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Alexander Abernethy, 4th Lord of Saltoun
1480–1527
Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Jane) Stewart
1482–1530
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (James Abernathy 3rd Lord of) Saltoun
1454–1510
Saltoun,West Haddington,East Lothian,Scotland
Margaret (Isabella Bathia Wylie) Forbes
1458–1520
Saltoun, West Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Saltoun
1431–1488
Lady Saltoun
1428–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord II
1390–1458
Baroness Sinclair
1391–1462

Sir Abernethy's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of) Abernethy (Abt 1504–Dec 1543) m. Elizabeth Hay (Abt 1506–Oct 1574) m. Lady (Elizabeth Hay Stirling) abernathy (1506–1 Oct 1574)
  1. 1. Lady (Agnes Abernethy Crichton, Lady of) Abernethy 1524–1558 m. William (Crichton of) Frendraught 1510–1546
    1. 1. Sir (James Crichton of) Fendraught 1540–1612 m. Joneta (Johanna) Keith 1545–1596
      1. 1. Margaret Crichton 1573– m. James Brown 1564–1630
        1. 1. James (Brown 7th) GGF 1605–1688 m. Mary Davidson 1605–1650
        2. 2. Robert Browne 1600–1651
      2. 2. Agnes Crichton 1572–
      3. 3. Anna Crichton 1576–
      4. 4. James (Crichton of Auchincoull and of) Frendraught 1568–1667
      5. 5. Anne Crichton 1601–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Crichton) Abernethy 1563–
    2. 2. Margaret Crichton 1543–
  2. 2. William Abernethy 1539–
  3. 3. Sir (Alexander Thomas Abernethy 6th Lord) Saltoun 1537–1587
  4. 4. Elizabeth Abernethy 1548–1581
  5. 5. Lady (Jane Felicia) Abernethy 1520–
  6. 6. Sir (William (Lord Saltoun)) Abernethy 1537–1587

Sir Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1504
Abt 1504
Birth of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1543
Dec 1543
Age 39
Death of Sir William Abernethy, 5th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1504
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1543
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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