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William Borthwick 1433 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1433

Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 OCT 1483

Death Location: Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Borthwick

Mother: Catherine Sinclair

Spouse(s): Mariota Hoppringle

Children(s): Margaret Borthwick, Adam Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Katherine Borthwick, Christine Borthwick, Mary Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick

The story of William Borthwick began in 1433 in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Borthwick married Mariota Hoppringle, and had children including Margaret Borthwick, Adam Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Katherine Borthwick, Christine Borthwick, Mary Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick. William Borthwick passed away in 1483 in Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Borthwick began in 1433 in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Borthwick married Mariota Hoppringle, and had children including Margaret Borthwick, Adam Borthwick, William Borthwick, Agnes Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, Katherine Borthwick, Christine Borthwick, Mary Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick.
  • William Borthwick passed away in 1483 in Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Borthwick
1390 – 1458
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mariota Hoppringle
1437 –
Birth Location: Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Margaret Borthwick
1455 – 1502
Birth Location: Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Adam Borthwick
1461 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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William Borthwick
1463 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
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Agnes Borthwick
1465 – 1516
Birth Location: Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Borthwick
1467 –
Birth Location: Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine Borthwick
1468 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christine Borthwick
1469 –
Birth Location: Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Borthwick
1471 –
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Borthwick
1473 – 1488
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Borthwick's Ancestors

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William Borthwick
1433 – 1483
Birth Place: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Borthwick
1390 – 1458
Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Borthwick
1355 – 1429
Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Beatrix Sinclair
1374 – 1428
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Rosabelle
1285 –

William Borthwick's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1526 – )
        2. 2. William Hamilton (1530 – 31 MAR 1580)
        3. 3. Bernard Hamilton (1533 – 1553)
        4. 4. Betty Hamilton (1535 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hamilton (1536 – JUN 1611)
        6. 6. Agnes Hamilton (ABT 1545 – ) m. William Stoddard (27 JUL 1546 – 26 NOV 1603)
        7. 7. John Hamilton (1548 – 1619)
        8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (1550 – APR 1593) m. Hugh Cunninghame (ABT 1548 – ) m. Gilbert Kennedy (1544 – )
        9. 9. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1557 – ABT 1603) m. John Cairnes (ABT 1557 – 1603)
    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)
        1. 1. Marchioness (Margaret Lyon of) Hamilton (1 JAN 1550 – 10 FEB 1616) m. Claud Hamilton (SEP 1543 – 3 MAY 1621)
        2. 2. Robert Seton (1552 – 22 MAR 1603) m. Margaret Montgomery (1565 – 9 APR 1624)
        3. 3. Alexander Seton, (1555 – 16 JUN 1622) m. Lillias Drummond (ABT 1571 – 8 MAY 1601)
        4. 4. Jane Seton (1556 – 1604) m. Robert Andrews (1554 – 1598)
        5. 5. George Seton (1561 – MAR 1562)
        6. 6. William Seton (1562 – ABT 1620) m. Agnes Johnstone (1564 – ) m. Stirling (ABT 1567 – ) m. Michelle Thornton (ABT 1575 – ABT 1625)
        7. 7. John Seton (ABT 1562 – MAY 1594) m. Anna Forbes (30 SEP 1564 – )
    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 – )

William Borthwick's Timeline

2 Records

1433
1433
Birth of William Borthwick in Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1483
6 OCT 1483
Age 50
Death of William Borthwick in Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1433
    Event Place: Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1483
    Event Place: Gorebridge, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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