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William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson 1520–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1547

Death Location: Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: George Burgess

Mother: Katherine HENDERSON

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In 1520, William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson entered the world in Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to George Henderson 2Nd Lord Of Fordell Burgess And Katherine Henderson. William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson entered the world in Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to George Henderson 2Nd Lord Of Fordell Burgess And Katherine Henderson.
  • William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson passed away in 1547 in Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William, Henderson's Ancestors

Self
William, Henderson
1520–1547
Birth Place: Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
George HENDERSON, 2nd Lord of Fordell Burgess
1480–1547
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Katherine HENDERSON
1496–1539
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (ADAMSON Burgess of) Edinburgh
1470–
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet TURING
1474–1539
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William, Henderson's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson in Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland
1547
10 September 1547
Age 27
Death of William, 2nd Baron of Fordell Henderson in Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Fordell Castle, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1547
    Event Place: Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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