Stephenson Family Tree » Sir John Morison of Dairsie (1596-1625)

Personal data Sir John Morison of Dairsie 

  • He was born in the year 1596 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • He was christened on October 10, 1596 in Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland.
  • He died on July 6, 1625 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 29 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1625 in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir John Morison of Dairsie

He is married to Nicholas Bruce.

They got married about 1615 at Carnock, Fife, Scotland.

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Historical events

Christening day October 10, 1596

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1596: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 10 » Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
    • June 17 » The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
    • September 20 » Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
    • October 19 » The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities

Day of death July 6, 1625

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1625: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 27 » Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
    • April 1 » A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War.
    • May 2 » Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa.
    • June 13 » King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France and Navarre, at Canterbury.


Same birth/death day

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