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Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery 1465–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 Apr 1520

Death Location: Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland

Father: Robert Montgomery

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

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In 1465, Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery entered the world in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert First Laird Montgomery And Catherine Kennedy. Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery passed away in 1520 in Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1465, Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery entered the world in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert First Laird Montgomery And Catherine Kennedy.
  • Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery passed away in 1520 in Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland.

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Sir Montgomery's Ancestors

Self
Sir Montgomery
1465–1520
Birth Place: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert , First Laird Montgomery
1448–1468
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Kennedy
1445–1533
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Canmore Lord) Home
1456–1506
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Scott
1445–1542
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, , Scotland
Gilbert (Lord Kennedy van) Dunure
1405–1479
Dunure, Ayreshire, Schotland
Catharina Maxwell
1410–
Linlithgow, West-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
David Hume
1407–1450
Elizabeth
1410–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Home
1382–1453
Alicia Douglas
1382–1450
John Meadowflat
1390–1480
Lady Douglas
1398–1460

Sir Montgomery's Timeline

2 Records

1465
1465
Birth of Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1520
28 Apr 1520
Age 55
Death of Sir John Alexander of Giffen Montgomery in Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland
Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1520
    Event Place: Streets Edinburgh By Earls Arran, Angus, Scotland

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