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Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson 1545–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1545

Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Dec 1611

Death Location: Fordell, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Henderson

Mother: Eliza Henderson

Spouse(s): Lady Tullibardine

Children(s): Sir Henderson

The story of Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson began in 1545 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson married Lady Jonette Jean Murray Henderson Of Tullibardine, and had children including Sir John Henderson 4Th Of Fordell Henderson. Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1611 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson began in 1545 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson married Lady Jonette Jean Murray Henderson Of Tullibardine, and had children including Sir John Henderson 4Th Of Fordell Henderson.
  • Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1611 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Henderson
1520–1547
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Eliza Henderson
1525–1547
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Tullibardine
1541–1614
Birth Location: Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Henderson
1564–1617
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Henderson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Henderson
1545–1611
Birth Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir William, 2nd Lord of Fordell Henderson
1520–1547
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Eliza (Cookshott) Henderson
1525–1547
Buccleuch, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander Scott 2nd Laird of) Fingask
1497–1547
Balwearie, Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
Eliza (Cockshott Lady in Waiting for Mary Queen of Scots (of) Balwearie)
1503–
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Balweary
1470–1560
Isobel Moncrieff
1485–1570
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Henderson's Descendants

1.
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Sir (James 3rd Baron of Fordell) Henderson (9 Oct 1545–12 Dec 1611) m. Lady (Jonette\Jean Murray Henderson, of) Tullibardine (1541–4 May 1614)
  1. 1. Sir (John Henderson, 4th of Fordell) Henderson 1564–1617 m. Agnes (Balfour Lady of Pittendreich and) Munquhanny 1568–1610 m. Jane Forbes 1575–1630
    1. 1. John (Hamilton Baron) Bargeny 1605–1650 m. Bethia Henderson 1610–1650
      1. 1. James Hamilton 1640–1685 m. Anne (Duchess of) Hamilton 1631–1716
    2. 2. Richard Henderson 1618–1665

Sir Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1545
9 Oct 1545
Birth of Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1611
12 Dec 1611
Age 66
Death of Sir James 3rd Baron of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Fordell, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Fordell, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1545
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1611
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fordell, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    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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