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HENDERSON, James 3rd of Fordell
(About 1543-1610)
MURRAY, Jean
(About 1548-)
HENDERSON, John 4th of Fordell, Sir
(About 1565-1618)
BALFOUR, Agnes
(About 1570-)
HENDERSON, Bethia
(About 1603-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. HAMILTON, John 5th of Orbiston, Senator of the College of Justice, Lord Justice Clerk, Sir

HENDERSON, Bethia 1 2 3

  • Born: About 1603
  • Marriage (1): HAMILTON, John 5th of Orbiston, Senator of the College of Justice, Lord Justice Clerk, Sir 1

   Another name for Bethia was HENDERSON, Margaret.4

   User ID: P710.


Bethia married Sir John HAMILTON 5th of Orbiston, Senator of the College of Justice, Lord Justice Clerk, son of John HAMILTON 4th of Orbiston and Christian DALZELL.1 (Sir John HAMILTON 5th of Orbiston, Senator of the College of Justice, Lord Justice Clerk was born about 1595.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Sir John (Hamilton) married, secondly, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Henderson of Fordel, by whom he had issue :

1. Sir James, his heir.

1. Daughter, Margaret, married to Colonel Sir William Lockhart of Lee, and had issue - only one son.

2. Bethia, married to James Hamilton of Woodhall.

3. Daughter, married to her cousin Sir John Henderson of Fordel.

4. Daughter, married to Hugh Crawford of Jordanhhill."

from Historical and Genealogical Memoirs

Note:

Other sources,
eg stirnet.com, and thepeerage.com name Sir John Hamilton's second wife as Bethia rather than Margaret, although he did have a daughter named Margaret.. 1 2 4

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/hh4aa/hamilton03.php#top Hamilton03.

2 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p43748.htm#i437472 Bethia Henderson.

3 Gordon MacGregor, The Red Book of Scotland, Vol. 5 Henderson of Fordell.

4 e-books, Historical and Genealogical Memoirs of the House of Hamilton by John Anderson (1825).

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