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Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson 1605–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 November 1605

Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 March 1650

Death Location: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Henderson

Mother: Agnes Balfour

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1605, Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson entered the world in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Iv Sir Henderson And Agnes Balfour. Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1650 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1605, Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson entered the world in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Iv Sir Henderson And Agnes Balfour.
  • Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1650 in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Henderson
1564–1618
Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Balfour
1568–1610
Birth Location: Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Henderson's Ancestors

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Sir Henderson
1605–1650
Birth Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John (IV) (sir) Henderson
1564–1618
Fordell Castle, Dumfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Balfour
1568–1610
Milnathort, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (3rd Baron of Fordell) Henderson
1544–1612
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean (Jonette) Murray
1541–1563
Dunfermaline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Lord James Balfour, Laird of Pitendrech and) Burleigh,
1533–1584
Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Balfour of) Burleigh
1538–1584
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Henderson
1520–1547
Elizabeth Henderson
1525–1547
Michael Burleigh
1515–1577
Lady Sefton
1520–1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Scott
1497–1547
Marion Scots
1501–1556
David 3rd
1484–1531
Lady Burleigh
1502–1532

Sir Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1605
3 November 1605
Birth of Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1650
11 March 1650
Age 45
Death of Sir John 5th Baron of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 November 1605
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1650
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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