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Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson 1520–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Father: George Fordell

Mother: Katherine Adamson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scott

Children(s): William Anderson, Sir Henderson

The story of Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson began in 1520 in Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson married Elizabeth Scott, and had children including Sir James 3Rd Baron Of Fordell Henderson, William Anderson. Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson began in 1520 in Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson married Elizabeth Scott, and had children including Sir James 3Rd Baron Of Fordell Henderson, William Anderson.
  • Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Fordell
1490–1547
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine Adamson
1496–1539
Birth Location: Lowhow, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scott
1519–1547
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Anderson
1545–1623
Birth Location: Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Henderson
1544–1611
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Henderson
1520–1547
Birth Place: Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Henderson van Fordell
1490–1547
Fordell Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Katherine Adamson
1496–1539
Lowhow, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Henderson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Lord Fordell) Henderson (1520–10 September 1547) m. Elizabeth Scott (1519–1547)
  1. 1. William Anderson 1545–1623 m. Marion Sharp 1547–
    1. 1. Jenet Anderson 1570– m. James ((Johne) Bowie) \Kilpatrick 1577–1630
      1. 1. William Bowie 1595–1652 m. Margaret Gillone 1600–1645
        1. 1. Margaret Bowie 1625–
  2. 2. Sir (James 3rd Baron of Fordell) Henderson 1544–1611

Sir Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson in Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1547
10 September 1547
Age 27
Death of Sir William Lord Fordell Henderson in Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Fordell, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fordell, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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