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Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn 1456–1508 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 October 1508

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Adam Hepburn

Mother: Elyne Home

Spouse(s): Margaret Gordon, Janet Dalkeith

Children(s): Sir II, Janet Hepburn, John Hepburn, Patrick II

In 1456, Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Adam Hepburn And Elyne Helen Home. Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn married Janet Joanna Douglas Of Dalkeith, Margaret Gordon, and had children including Janet Hepburn Of Hepburn, John Hepburn, Patrick Of Bolton Master Of Halles Hepburn Ii, Sir Adam 2Nd Earl Of Bothwell Of Crags Hepburn Ii. Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn passed away in 1508 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1456, Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn entered the world in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Adam Hepburn And Elyne Helen Home.
  • Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn married Janet Joanna Douglas Of Dalkeith, Margaret Gordon, and had children including Janet Hepburn Of Hepburn, John Hepburn, Patrick Of Bolton Master Of Halles Hepburn Ii, Sir Adam 2Nd Earl Of Bothwell Of Crags Hepburn Ii.
  • Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn passed away in 1508 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Hepburn's Ancestors

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Sir Hepburn
1456–1508
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Hepburn
1435–1479
Hailes Castle, Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elyne ((Helen)) Home
1436–1480
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland or c. 1427, Home, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sir Hepburn's Descendants

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Sir (Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell) Hepburn (1456–18 October 1508) m. Margaret Gordon (1470–1506) m. Janet (Joanna Douglas of) Dalkeith (1464–Bef. 21 Feb 1491)
  1. 1. Sir (Adam 2nd Earl Of Bothwell Of Crags Hepburn) II 1492–1513 m. Agnes (Countess of Bothwell) Stewart 1472–1557
    1. 1. Jane (of Bothwell) Hepburn 1502–1562 m. James (William Clelland Kneland 10th of that) Ilk 1500–1547
      1. 1. Major (William Clelland) Kneland 1524–1572 m. Marion Dunbar 1530–
        1. 1. Captain (John Clelland) Kneland 1550–1635 m. Mary Stewart 1555–1635
  2. 2. Janet (Hepburn of) Hepburn 1485–1558
  3. 3. John Hepburn 1498–1558
  4. 4. Patrick (Of Bolton Master of Halles Hepburn) II 1494–1576

Sir Hepburn's Timeline

3 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1480
1 February 1480
Age 24
Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn was married in Bothwell, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1508
18 October 1508
Age 52
Death of Sir Patrick 1st Earl of Bothwell Hepburn in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 February 1480
    Event Place: Bothwell, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1508
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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