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Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess 1480–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Fordell

Mother:

Spouse(s): Katherine Adamson

Children(s): Deborah Henderson, Willem Henderson, Laird Hunter

In 1480, Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess entered the world in Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland, born to James Henderson Van Fordell And Helena Baty. Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess married Katherine Adamson, and had children including Deborah Henderson, Laird Hunterston Hunter, Willem Henderson. Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1480, Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess entered the world in Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland, born to James Henderson Van Fordell And Helena Baty.
  • Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess married Katherine Adamson, and had children including Deborah Henderson, Laird Hunterston Hunter, Willem Henderson.
  • Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Fordell
1450–1513
Birth Location: –
JF

Spouses(s)

Katherine Adamson
1496–1539
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
KA

Children(s)

Deborah Henderson
1515–1600
Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
DH
Willem Henderson
1520–1547
Birth Location: Scotland
WH
Laird Hunter
1515–1547
Birth Location: Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
LH

Sir Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Sir Burgess
1480–1547
Birth Place: Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Henderson van Fordell
1450–1513
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Burgess's Descendants

1.
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Sir (George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell) Burgess (1480–10 September 1547) m. Katherine Adamson (1496–20 August 1539)
  1. 1. Deborah Henderson 1515–1600 m. Sir (Andrew Wood) Sir 1515–1615
    1. 1. William Wood 1545–1617 m. Janet Duddingston 1548–1618
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Wood) (Kewley) 1573–1660 m. Sir (William Robert Bruce, 4th of Earlshall) III 1570–1635
        1. 1. Sir (Andrew Bruce of Earlshall, Knight, 5th Laird of Earlshall) I 1596–1664 m. Lady (Helen) Gray 1596–1680
        2. 2. George Bruce 1608–
        3. 3. Alexander Bruce 1605–1645
        4. 4. Robert Bruce 1602–1668
        5. 5. George ((James)) Bruce 1613–
        6. 6. Andrew Bruce 1598–
        7. 7. Robert Bruce 1602–1668
        8. 8. Jean Bruce 1611–
        9. 9. William Bruce 1603–
        10. 10. John Bruce 1608–1690
  2. 2. Willem Henderson 1520–1547
  3. 3. Laird (Hunterston) Hunter 1515–1547
    1. 1. James Hunter 1535–1581 m. Janet Neil 1537–1632
      1. 1. James ((2nd of Abbotshill)) Hunter 1565–1617 m. Janet (Jean Campbell ( Hunter) ) 1566–1592
        1. 1. James ((3rd of Abbotshill)) Hunter 1587–1617 m. Katherine Law 1585–1635
        2. 2. Lady (Isabella) Hunter 1590–1649
        3. 3. Adam Hunter 1592–1673

Sir Burgess's Timeline

32 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1480
1480
Birth of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1490
1490
Age 10
Birth of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1496
1496
Age 16
Birth of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1500
1500
Age 20
Birth of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
1514
Abt. 1514
Age 34
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married In Fife, Scotland U.K.
Fife, Scotland U.K.
1514
abt 1514
Age 34
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1514
abt 1514
Age 34
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married In Fife, Scotland U.K.
Fife, Scotland U.K.
1517
1517
Age 37
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
1517
17 Dec 1517
Age 37
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, , Scotland
Fordell, Fife, , Scotland
1517
17 Dec 1517
Age 37
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1517
17 Dec 1517
Age 37
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell,,Fife,Scotland
Fordell,,Fife,Scotland
1517
17 Dec 1517
Age 37
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800
1520
1520
Age 40
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1520
26 Sep 1520
Age 40
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1520
26 Sep 1520
Age 40
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Nethertown Collenethie, Fife, Scotland
Nethertown Collenethie, Fife, Scotland
1521
1521
Age 41
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1534
1534
Age 54
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married
None
1539
1539
Age 59
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1540
1540
Age 60
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland
1543
1543
Age 63
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1543
1543-11-23
Age 63
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1543
23 Nov 1543
Age 63
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordel,Fifeshire,,Scotland
Fordel,Fifeshire,,Scotland
1543
23 Nov 1543
Age 63
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell, Fife, Scotland
Fordell, Fife, Scotland
1546
20 Aug 1546
Age 66
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in 1684909, Fife, Scotland
1684909, Fife, Scotland
1546
20 Aug 1546
Age 66
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland
Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 67
Death of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland
Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 67
Death of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 67
Death of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.)
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.)
1547
10 September 1547
Age 67
Death of Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
1601
16 Nov 1601
Age 121
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
1845
20 May 1845
Age 365
Sir George Henderson, 2nd Lord Fordell Burgess was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scottish Covenanters Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1514
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland U.K.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1514
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1514
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland U.K.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1517
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1517
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1517
    Event Place: Fordell,,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1517
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1520
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1520
    Event Place: Nethertown Collenethie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543-11-23
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Fordel,Fifeshire,,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1543
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1546
    Event Place: 1684909, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1546
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fife, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1601
    Event Place: Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 May 1845

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clackmannan, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian: - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Stirling, & Clackmannan: Commissariot Record of Lanark, Register of Testaments, 1595-1800 and Commissariot Record of Stirling, 1607-1800

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nethertown Collenethie, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Slag Bij Pinkie-Cleugh, East-Lothian, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1547
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Killed in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh.)

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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