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Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson 1520–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1520

Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sep 1547

Death Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Henderson

Mother: Katherine Henderson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Henderson

Children(s): James Fordell

Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson was born in 1520 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of George Henderson And Katherine Henderson. Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson married Elizabeth Henderson, and had children including James Henderson Fordell. Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson was born in 1520 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of George Henderson And Katherine Henderson.
  • Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson married Elizabeth Henderson, and had children including James Henderson Fordell.
  • Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Henderson
1480–1547
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
GH
Katherine Henderson
1496–1539
Birth Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland
KH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Henderson
1519–1547
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Scottish Borders, Scotland
EH

Children(s)

James Fordell
1544–1611
Birth Location: Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JF

Sir Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Henderson
1520–1547
Birth Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Henderson
1480–1547
Fife, Scotland
Katherine Henderson
1496–1539
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Henderson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William, 2nd Lord of Fordell) Henderson (3 May 1520–10 Sep 1547) m. Elizabeth Henderson (1519–10 September 1547)
  1. 1. James (Henderson) Fordell 1544–1611 m. Lady (Jeanette Johanna Murray of) Tullibardine 1541–1614
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Henderson) * 1563–1637 m. John Nicholson 1559–1605 m. Henry Scott 1573–
      1. 1. Margaret Nicholson 1602–1674
        1. 1. Sarah Nicholson 1628–1712 m. Peter (George) Dent 1629–1694

Sir Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1520
3 May 1520
Birth of Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1547
10 Sep 1547
Age 27
Death of Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1520
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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