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Janet Watson 1571 – 1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 NOV 1571

Birth Location: Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland

Death Date: AFT 1600

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Jonathan Elder

Mother: Nance Dewar

Spouse(s): Christopher Sword

Children(s):

In 1571, Janet Watson entered the world in Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland, born to Jonathan Watson the Elder and Nance Dewar. Years later, Janet Watson married Christopher Sword. Janet Watson died in 1600 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Jonathan Elder
1531 – 1591
Birth Location: Soughton, Midlothian, Scotland
JE
Nance Dewar
1536 – 1592
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christopher Sword
1570 – 1614
Birth Location: Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland
CS

Children(s)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 NOV 1571
    Event Place: Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Year: 4 NOV 1571
    Event Place: Dunfermline, , Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: AFT 1600
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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