Patrick Balfour family tree » John Young (1540-1584)

Personal data John Young 

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  • He was born on January 23, 1540 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland.
  • Profession: about 1580 Provost of the collegiate church of Dysart in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
  • He died on November 10, 1584 in Dysart fife Scotland, he was 44 years old.
  • A child of John Archibald Young and Margaret (of Glasswell ) SCRYMGEOUR

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      John Young Provots of the Collegiate Church in Fife<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Jan 23 1540 - Dundee, Angus, Scotland<br>Occupation: Provost of the collegiate church of Dysart - Circa 1580 - Dysart, Fife, Scotland<br>Parents: John Young merchant in Dundee and Edinburgh, Margaret Young (born Scrymgeour)<br>Siblings: Sir Peter Young of Easter Seaton, Henry Young, Alexander Young Usher of the Privy Chamber to King James VI, Joanna Young, Isabella Young
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    Historical events

    Birthday January 23, 1540

    • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
    • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
      • March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
      • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
      • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
      • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
      • August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.

    Day of death November 10, 1584

    • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
      • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
      • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
      • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
      • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
      • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
    

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