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Sir John Iain Anderson 1500 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1539

Death Location: Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland

Father: Lord Anderson

Mother: Dame Smythe

Spouse(s): Magdaline Smythe

Children(s): Lt Anderson

The story of Sir John Iain Anderson began in 1500 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Sir John Iain Anderson married Magdaline Smythe, and had children including Lt Sir Ninian 'John' Anderson. Sir John Iain Anderson passed away in 1539 in Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Iain Anderson began in 1500 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Iain Anderson married Magdaline Smythe, and had children including Lt Sir Ninian 'John' Anderson.
  • Sir John Iain Anderson passed away in 1539 in Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Anderson
1465 – 1547
Birth Location: Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Dame Smythe
1485 – 1622
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Magdaline Smythe
1484 – 1575
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lt Anderson
1515 – 1559
Birth Location: Dowhill, Stobcross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Sir Anderson's Ancestors

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Sir Anderson
1500 – 1539
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir Edmond Anderson
1465 – 1547
Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England
Dame (Margaret) Smythe
1485 – 1622
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Anderson's Descendants

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Sir (John Iain) Anderson (1500 – 1539) m. Magdaline Smythe (1484 – 1575)
  1. 1. Lt (Sir Ninian 'John') Anderson (1515 – 1559) m. Janet (Marie) Andrew (1530 – 20 Aug 1617)
    1. 1. William Inglis (1550 – 19 Jan 1611) m. Marion Woddrope (1550 – 1570)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Ingles (1565 – 19 Jan 1614) m. Lady (Euphame) Kneland (1576 – 1599)
        1. 1. Catherine Ingles (1599 – ABT 1697) m. James (Sir Bailyea) Baillie (1585 – ABT 1697)

Sir Anderson's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir John Iain Anderson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1539
1539
Age 39
Death of Sir John Iain Anderson in Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland
Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland
1539
1539
Age 39
Death of Sir John Iain Anderson in Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland
Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Dowhill, Stobcross, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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