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Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates 1569–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1569

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Nov 1629

Death Location: City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: John Chevalier

Mother: Christen 14GGM

Spouse(s): Margaret Barclay

Children(s): Lady BYRES

The story of Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates began in 1569 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland. Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates married Margaret Barclay, and had children including Lady Agnes Charteris Byris Or Byres. Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates passed away in 1629 in City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates began in 1569 in Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland.
  • Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates married Margaret Barclay, and had children including Lady Agnes Charteris Byris Or Byres.
  • Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates passed away in 1629 in City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chevalier
1550–1619
Birth Location: Airth Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JC
Christen 14GGM
1558–1610
Birth Location: Drummond Castle, Crieff, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Barclay
1570–1616
Birth Location: Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MB

Children(s)

Lady BYRES
1581–1632
Birth Location: East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
LB

Sir Coates's Ancestors

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Sir Coates
1569–1629
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Foulis Byres 12th PGGF de Biron (of Stenhouse) Chevalier
1550–1619
Airth Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Christen (Archibald) 14GGM
1558–1610
Drummond Castle, Crieff, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
❤️Dame (Janet) Livingston
1535–1600
Callendar, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir ^*
1503–1558
Elizabeth Abernethy
1505–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Angus,
1465–1537
Lady Dunbar
1475–1520
Adam Hepburn
1460–1513
Elizabeth Ogstoun
1465–1542

Sir Coates's Descendants

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Sir (Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of) Coates (1 Jan 1569–24 Nov 1629) m. Margaret Barclay (1570–12 January 1616)
  1. 1. Lady (Agnes (Charteris) BYRIS or) BYRES 1581–1632 m. Thomas Charteris 1575–

Sir Coates's Timeline

2 Records

1569
1 Jan 1569
Birth of Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates in Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland
1629
24 Nov 1629
Age 60
Death of Sir Johnne Bruce, Treasurer and Old Provost for Edinburgh Town Council House of Coates in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1569
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Edinburgh., Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1629
    Event Place: City of Edinburgh, Scotland
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