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William Hume 1503–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1503

Birth Location: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: David Hume

Mother: Isabella Baroness

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In 1503, William Hume entered the world in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to David Hume And Isabella Hoppringle Baroness. William Hume passed away in 1587 in St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1503, William Hume entered the world in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to David Hume And Isabella Hoppringle Baroness.
  • William Hume passed away in 1587 in St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland.

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William Hume's Ancestors

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William Hume
1503–1587
Birth Place: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
David Hume
1457–1513
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland
Isabella (HOPPRINGLE) Baroness
1460–1545
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Patrick Home I) *
1427–1497
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Schotland
MARGARET (DeStClair ^ Baroness of) Polwarth
1430–1474
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Weddeburn
1407–1450
Elizabeth
1410–1495
Hugh Stclair
1402–1466
Kate Hall
1408–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Home
1382–1453
Alicia Douglas
1382–1450
John Meadowflat
1390–1480
Lady Douglas
1398–1460
John, Sinclair
1360–1466
Elizabeth Polwarth
1330–1425

William Hume's Timeline

2 Records

1503
abt 1503
Birth of William Hume in Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
1587
1587
Age 84
Death of William Hume in St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland
St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1503
    Event Place: Wedderburn Castle, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: St Leonards, Berwickshire, Scotland

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