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William Abernethy 1430 – 1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: JUN 1488

Death Location: Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Laurence Abernathy

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Isabella Borthwick

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In 1430, William Abernethy entered the world in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Laurence Abernathy and Margaret Albany Stewart. William Abernethy married Isabella Borthwick. William Abernethy passed away in 1488 in Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, William Abernethy entered the world in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Laurence Abernathy and Margaret Albany Stewart.
  • William Abernethy married Isabella Borthwick.
  • William Abernethy passed away in 1488 in Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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William Abernethy's Ancestors

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William Abernethy
1430 – 1488
Birth Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Abernathy
1402 – 1461
Upper Town of Saltoun, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Albany) Stewart
– 1465
East Saltoun, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Abernathy
1360 – 1420
Saltoun, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1368 – 1420
Falkland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alan Stewart
1387 – 1439
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Seton
1410 – 1478
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Abernethy
1339 – 1388
Abernethy
1343 –
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1420
Margaret Menteith
1334 – 1380
John Stewart
1365 – 1429
Elizabeth Lennox
1373 – 1429
William Seton
1393 – 1424
Janet March
1390 – 1434
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Saltoun
1309 – 1368
Alicia Wishart
1318 –
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
Robert III
1337 – 1406
Annabella Scotland
1350 – 1401
Duncan Stewart
1345 – 1425
Helena Campbell
1358 – 1445
George March
1338 – 1420
Isabella Randolph
1325 –

William Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of William Abernethy in Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
1488
JUN 1488
Age 58
Death of William Abernethy in Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JUN 1488
    Event Place: Sauchieburn, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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