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Walter Bethune 1490–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1551

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Balfour

Mother: Elizabeth Monypenny

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Walter Bethune was born in 1490 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Beaton Of Balfour And Elizabeth Monypenny. Walter Bethune passed away in 1551 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Walter Bethune was born in 1490 in Balfour, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Beaton Of Balfour And Elizabeth Monypenny.
  • Walter Bethune passed away in 1551 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Balfour
1461–1524
Birth Location: Balfour or Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Monypenny
1470–1541
Birth Location: Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Bethune's Ancestors

Self
Walter Bethune
1490–1551
Birth Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Beaton of Balfour
1461–1524
Balfour or Raith, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Monypenny
1470–1541
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Beaton
1440–1507
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Marjory Boswell
1443–
Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
David Monypenny
1442–1489
Pitmilly, Kingsbarns, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jonet
1447–1504
Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Monypenny
1422–1479
Margaret Wemyss
1436–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Bethune's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Walter Bethune in Balfour, Fife, Scotland
Balfour, Fife, Scotland
1551
1551
Age 61
Death of Walter Bethune in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Balfour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Scotland
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