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William Borthwick 1390 – 1458 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 JUN 1458

Death Location: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Borthwick

Mother: Beatrix Sinclair

Spouse(s): Catherine Sinclair

Children(s): John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, James Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick

The story of William Borthwick began in 1390 in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland. William Borthwick married Catherine Sinclair, and had children including John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret de Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, James Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick. William Borthwick passed away in 1458 in Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Borthwick began in 1390 in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland.
  • William Borthwick married Catherine Sinclair, and had children including John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret de Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, James Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick.
  • William Borthwick passed away in 1458 in Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Borthwick
1355 – 1429
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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Beatrix Sinclair
1374 – 1428
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Borthwick
1425 – 1459
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isabella Borthwick
1428 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Borthwick
1430 – 1464
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Borthwick
1433 – 1483
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Agnes Borthwick
1434 –
Birth Location: –
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James Borthwick
1435 – 1503
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Thomas Borthwick
1437 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Alexander Borthwick
1439 – 1495
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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William Borthwick's Ancestors

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William Borthwick
1390 – 1458
Birth Place: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Parents
William Borthwick
1355 – 1429
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Beatrix Sinclair
1374 – 1428
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Rosabelle
1285 –

William Borthwick's Descendants

1.
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William Borthwick (1390 – 24 JUN 1458) m. Catherine Sinclair (1391 – 8 FEB 1462)
  1. 1. John Borthwick (1425 – 1459) m. Margaret Borthwick (1430 – 1480)
  2. 2. Isabella Borthwick (ABT 1428 – ) m. William Abernethy (1430 – JUN 1488)
  3. 3. Margaret (de) Borthwick (1430 – 1464) m. Sir (John) Maxwell (ABT 1390 – 1476)
    1. 1. George Maxwell (ABT 1441 – ) m. Mrs Maxwell (1448 – )
    2. 2. Robert (Maxwell Lord) Caerlaverok (1450 – 1513)
    3. 3. Marion Maxwell (1455 – 1475)
      1. 1. Alexander Hamilton (1475 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Marion Cuningham (1488 – ABT 1508)
        1. 1. John Hamilton (1504 – 12 SEP 1547) m. Janet Somerville (1504 – 1576) m. Janet Stewart (1501 – 13 MAY 1566)
        2. 2. Robert Hamilton (ABT 1509 – BEF 1564)
        3. 3. Alexander Hamilton (ABT 1511 – )
        4. 4. William Hamilton (ABT 1512 – 8 JAN 1569) m. Katherine Kennedy (1498 – ) m. Catherine Kennedy (1510 – 14 MAR 1593)
        5. 5. Isabel Hamilton (1518 – 13 NOV 1604) m. Lord (Robert 3rd Lord Semple Semple or Sempill) (Sympill) (1505 – 17 JAN 1576)
        6. 6. William Hamilton (ABT 1520 – )
        7. 7. Agnes Hamilton (ABT 1520 – 22 MAY 1609) m. William Cunningham (14 DEC 1541 – 1583) m. William Cunynghame (ABT 1520 – )
        8. 8. Robert Hamilton
    4. 4. George Maxwell (1592 – ) m. Helene Maxwell (ABT 1586 – ) m. Marion Cunningham (1501 – )
  4. 4. William Borthwick (1433 – 6 OCT 1483) m. Mariota Hoppringle (1437 – )
    1. 1. Margaret Borthwick (1455 – 1502) m. Oliver Sinclair (1442 – 1520)
    2. 2. Adam Borthwick (1461 – )
    3. 3. William Borthwick (ABT 1463 – ) m. Margaret Hay (ABT 1465 – ABT 1525)
    4. 4. Agnes Borthwick (1465 – 1516) m. David (Kennedy- Knight 1st Earl of) Cassilis (1462 – 9 SEP 1513)
      1. 1. Gilbert Kennedy (7 NOV 1485 – 22 DEC 1527) m. Isabel Campbell (1489 – 1529)
        1. 1. Catherine Kennedy (1510 – 14 MAR 1593) m. William Hamilton (ABT 1512 – 8 JAN 1569)
      2. 2. William Kennedy (1487 – 1 JAN 1547)
      3. 3. James. Kennedy (1488 – 1560)
      4. 4. Thomas Kennedy (1489 – 26 NOV 1555) m. Helen Campbell (1480 – )
      5. 5. Christian Kennedy (1493 – ) m. John Kennedy m. John Kennedy (ABT 1489 – )
      6. 6. Katherine Kennedy (1498 – ) m. William Hamilton (ABT 1512 – 8 JAN 1569)
        1. 1. Isabel Hamilton (1529 – 13 NOV 1604) m. George Seton (1531 – 8 JAN 1585)
      7. 7. John Kennedy (1500 – 26 NOV 1555) m. <Living> m. <Living>
    5. 5. Margaret Borthwick (1467 – ) m. John Muirhead (1466 – 1486)
    6. 6. Katherine Borthwick (ABT 1468 – )
    7. 7. Christine Borthwick (1469 – )
    8. 8. Mary Borthwick (ABT 1471 – ) m. James Hoppringle (1469 – 1567)
    9. 9. Alexander Borthwick (1473 – 1488) m. Margaret Lawson (ABT 1475 – )
  5. 5. Agnes Borthwick (ABT 1434 – ) m. Archibald Dundas (1431 – )
  6. 6. James Borthwick (ABT 1435 – 20 MAY 1503) m. James Borthwick (1440 – )
  7. 7. Thomas Borthwick (ABT 1437 – ) m. Helen Rutherford (ABT 1430 – AFT 1503)
  8. 8. Alexander Borthwick (ABT 1439 – 1495)

William Borthwick's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of William Borthwick in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
1458
24 JUN 1458
Age 68
Death of William Borthwick in Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1458
    Event Place: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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