Francis
Bothwell
SCJ
Born about in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Katherine (Bellenden) Sinclair
— married
after 1529 (to about Dec 1535) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Adam Bothwell and Janet (Bothwell) Napier
Died before
before about age 48
in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Sep 2020
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Biography
Francis, son of William Bothwell, was made a Burgess of Edinburgh on 28th March 1515.[1]
Katherine Bellenden's second husband, she his second wife. He was a Burgess of Edinburgh[2] and Provost in 1535. He was later appointed a Lord of Session.[3]
On 10th July 1529 his future wife Katherine Bellenden was still married to her first husband as per a charter signed on that date. Francis Bothwell, Baillie of Edinburgh, is the second witness.[4]
He was dead before 12 January 1537/8 when his spouse Katherine was already married to her third husband.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Watson, Charles B.B., F.S.A.,Scot., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild Brethren 1406-1700, Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1929, p.67.
- ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland, 1513-1546, nos.537,1019 & 2600.
- ↑ Balfour-Paul, Sir James, editor, The Scots' Peerage, Edinburgh, 1905, vol.ii, p.62.
- ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland, no.2600, confirmed at Falkland, 15 Feb 1541/2.
- ↑ The Great Seal of Scotland no.1743, date of confirmation.
- Anderson, Wlliam, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.ii, p.360.
- Townend, Peter, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 105th edition, London, 1970, p.1937 and under 'Baron Napier'.
- Thepeerage.com: Sir Francis Bothwell Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
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