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Janet Borthwick

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Birthplace: Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: after June 05, 1464
Scotland, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Daughter of Sir William ‘younger’ Borthwick of that Ilk, 2nd of Borthwick and Names Not Known
Wife of Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith and George Crichton, 1st Earl of Caithness
Mother of Sir William Douglas, 1st of Whittinghame; Janet Crichton and Sir George Crichton
Sister of Sir William Borthwick, 3rd of Borthwick and 1st Lord

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About Janet Borthwick

JANET BORTHWICK

The Scots Peerage II: 96

Janet Borthwick1

  • F, #145300, d. after 5 June 1464
  • Last Edited=3 Jul 2006 Janet Borthwick was the daughter of William Borthwick of Borthwick (d 1429) by his wife, Bethoc Sinclair.
  • She married, firstly, Sir James Douglas, 1st Lord of Dalkeith, son of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith and Agnes Dunbar, before October 1439.2, as his 2nd wife. 
  • She married, secondly, George Crichton, 1st and last Earl of Caithness, son of Stephen Crichton and unknown daughter Cairns.2 

She died after 5 June 1464.3

Child of Janet Borthwick and James Douglas, 1st Baron Dalkeith

  1. Sir William Douglas, 1st of Whittinghame,   b. Abt 1440,   d. Bef Feb 1484. Married 1) Euphemia 2) Margaret Fleming

Child of Janet Borthwick and George Crichton, 1st and last Earl of Caithness

  1. Janet Crichton+3. Married John Maxwell, Master of Maxwell Citations
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 642. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  3. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 1, page 438.
  4. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 477. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

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Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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1464
June 5, 1464
Age 51
Scotland, United Kingdom
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November 14, 1581
Age 51
Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
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