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William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy 1504–1543 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1543

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Alexander Abernethy

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay

Children(s): Elizabeth Abernethy, Alexander ABERNATHY

William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy was born in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander 4Th Lord Of Saltoun Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart. William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Alexander 6Th Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy Abernathy, Elizabeth Abernethy. William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy was born in 1504 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander 4Th Lord Of Saltoun Abernethy And Margaret Jane Stewart.
  • William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Alexander 6Th Lord Saltoun Of Abernethy Abernathy, Elizabeth Abernethy.
  • William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy passed away in 1543 in Scotland.

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William Abernethy's Ancestors

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William Abernethy
1504–1543
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander 4th Lord of Saltoun Abernethy
1485–1527
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Stewart
1482–1530
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (3rd Lord Saltoun) Abernethy
1454–1505
Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Abernethy
1458–1520
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Abernethy
1400–1461
Margaret Stewart
1410–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1385–1411
Margaret Borthwick
1388–1464

William Abernethy's Descendants

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William (5th Lord Saltoun) Abernethy (1504–Dec 1543) m. Elizabeth Hay (1506–Oct 1574)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Abernethy 1548–1581
  2. 2. Alexander (6th Lord Saltoun of Abernethy) ABERNATHY 1537–1587 m. Lady (Allison) Keith 1532–1567 m. Janet Johnstone 1552–1608 m. Jean Johnston 1546–1608
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Elspet) Abernathy 1561–1620
    2. 2. Isobel Abernethy 1563–
    3. 3. Jean Abernethy 1561–
    4. 4. George (Lord Saltoun) Abernathy 1555–1590 m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1557–1618
      1. 1. Jean Abernathy 1590–
      2. 2. Joneta Abernethy 1583–
      3. 3. John Abernethy 1577–1612
      4. 4. Margaret Abernethy 1574–1608
      5. 5. GEORGE (ABERNATHY) BARRIE 1576–1633 m. Gnu DeBarrie 1605–1652
        1. 1. Robert (Abernathy) I 1632–1683 m. Sarah Cubisha 1628–1686 m. Sarah Cubisha 1628–1686
        2. 2. William Abernethy 1648–1718
    5. 5. John (Barrie) Abernethy 1559–1609
    6. 6. Margaret Abernethy 1563–
    7. 7. James (John) Abernethy 1559–1609
    8. 8. Alexander Abernethy 1557–1603
    9. 9. Thomas (Abernethy) DeBarrie 1555–1590
    10. 10. Janet Abernethy 1480–1540

William Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1543
Dec 1543
Age 39
Death of William 5th Lord Saltoun Abernethy in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1543
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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