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William Abernethy 1504–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1543

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Alexander ABERNETHY

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay

Children(s): Elizabeth Abernethy

In 1504, William Abernethy entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander 4Th Lord Saltoun Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart. William Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Abernethy. William Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1504, William Abernethy entered the world in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Alexander 4Th Lord Saltoun Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart.
  • William Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Abernethy.
  • William Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander ABERNETHY
1485–1527
Birth Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
AA
Margaret Stewart
1482–1530
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1506–1574
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
EH

Children(s)

Elizabeth Abernethy
1540–1581
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
EA

William Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
William Abernethy
1504–1543
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander 4th Lord Saltoun ABERNETHY
1485–1527
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1482–1530
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Abernethy's Descendants

1.
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William Abernethy (1504–Dec 1543) m. Elizabeth Hay (1506–Oct 1574)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Abernethy 1540–1581 m. Sir (John Lyon 8th Lord Glamis Chancellor of) Scotland 1544–1578
    1. 1. Jean Lyon 1556–1609 m. Robert Douglas 1562–1584
      1. 1. Robert Douglas 1585–1620 m. Marione Galloway 1581–1620
        1. 1. Robert Douglas 1619–1693 m. Lady (Margaret) Kirkcaldie 1615–1660
        2. 2. John Douglas 1609–
      2. 2. William, (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Keith 1586–1648
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678
        2. 2. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
        3. 3. robert DOUGLAS 1616–1649
        4. 4. Lady (Mary Douglas) 5thC9xr 1613–1659
    2. 2. Patrick ("9th Lord Glamis and 1st Earl of Kinghorne") Lyon 1575–1615 m. Anne Murray 1575–1618
      1. 1. John (2nd Earl Kinghorne) Lyon 1596–1646 m. Margaret (Lady) Erskine 1608–1641 m. Elizabeth Maule 1605–1659
        1. 1. Patrick (3rd Earl Strathmore and Kinghorne) Lyon 1643–1695 m. Helen Middleton 1645–1708
      2. 2. James Lyon 1600–1641
      3. 3. Anne Lyon 1598–1637
      4. 4. Jean Lyon 1600–1618
    3. 3. Lady (Sibilla) Lyon 1566–1579

William Abernethy's Timeline

4 Records

1504
1504
Birth of William Abernethy in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1504
1504
Birth of William Abernethy in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1543
Dec 1543
Age 39
Death of William Abernethy in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1543
Dec 1543
Age 39
Death of William Abernethy in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1543
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1543
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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