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SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN 1537–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Sep 1572

Death Location: Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: SIR of

Mother: Jeanette Scotland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scotts

Children(s): Lady Biggar

SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN was born in 1537 in Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Malcolm Iv Fleming Knight Of Cumberland Sheriff Of Tweeddale Amp Pebbles Baron Of Biggar 3Rd Lord Of Fleming 4Th Lord Chamberlain Of And Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stuart Illegimate 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland. SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN married Elizabeth Stewart Ross Baroness Fleming M Lady In Waiting For Mary Queen Of Scotts, and had children including Lady Jane Flemming Of Biggar. SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN passed away in 1572 in Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN was born in 1537 in Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Malcolm Iv Fleming Knight Of Cumberland Sheriff Of Tweeddale Amp Pebbles Baron Of Biggar 3Rd Lord Of Fleming 4Th Lord Chamberlain Of And Jeanette Janet The Beautiful Scotswoman Stuart Illegimate 2Nd Countess Of Wigton Governess Of Mary Queen Of Scots Princess Of Scotland.
  • SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN married Elizabeth Stewart Ross Baroness Fleming M Lady In Waiting For Mary Queen Of Scotts, and had children including Lady Jane Flemming Of Biggar.
  • SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN passed away in 1572 in Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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SIR CHAMBERLAIN's Ancestors

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SIR CHAMBERLAIN
1537–1572
Birth Place: Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland
Parents
SIR LORD MALCOLM IV FLEMING,KNIGHT of CUMBERLAND; SHERIFF of TWEEDDALE & AMP. PEBBLES; BARON OF BIGGAR;3rd LORD of FLEMING; 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN of
1494–1547
Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jeanette ("Janet" "The Beautiful Scotswoman" Stuart (illegimate) 2nd Countess of Wigton, Governess of Mary Queen of Scots, Princess of) Scotland
1502–1562
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scottland
Grandparents
King (James IV "Iron Belt" Stuart 6th Duke of Rothesay, Prince of Scotland, King of) Scotland
1472–1513
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Stuart, Countess of) Bothwell
1472–1557
Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR CHAMBERLAIN's Descendants

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SIR (LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD) CHAMBERLAIN (1537–6 Sep 1572) m. Elizabeth (Stewart Ross, Baroness Fleming,m Lady in waiting for Mary Queen of) Scotts (1541–14 April 1578)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane Flemming, of) Biggar 1570–1598 m. Sir (William of Airth Knight of Stenhous Bruce (Baronet)) II 1565–1598
    1. 1. Sir (William Bruce 2nd) Baronet 1586–1630 m. Rachael Johnstone 1588–1631
      1. 1. Rachel Bruce 1625–1665 m. David Cunningham 1607–1691
        1. 1. Alexander Cunningham 1663–1748 m. Mary (Rebecca (Rebecka)) Burns 1668–1749
        2. 2. James Cunningham 1661–1765

SIR CHAMBERLAIN's Timeline

3 Records

1537
1537
Birth of SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN in Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland
Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland
1562
10 May 1562
Age 25
SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN was married in Scotland
Scotland
1572
6 Sep 1572
Age 35
Death of SIR LORD JOHN FLEMING, KNIGHT of BIGGAR, LORD of MONTROSE, 5th LORD of FLEMING, 3rd EARL of WIGTON, GOVENOR of DUNBARTON, 4th LORD CHAMBERLAIN in Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Cumbernauld Castle, Biggar, Lancashire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 May 1562
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1572
    Event Place: Castle Cumbernauld, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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