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Personal data William Henderson 

  • He was born on May 3, 1520 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland.
  • He died on September 10, 1547 in Killed at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, during King Henry VIII of England's "Rough Wooing" of Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 27 years old.
  • He is buried September 1547 in Fordell Castle Chapel Crypt, Fordell, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • A child of George Henryson and Catharina Adamson
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of William Henderson

He is married to Elizabeth Scott.

They got married on November 23, 1543 at Fordel, Fifeshire, Scotland, he was 23 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Henderson

James Henderson
1450-1513
Helen Baty
1454-1534
William Adamson
1470-1513
Janet Turing
1474-> 1539
George Henryson
± 1490-1547
Catharina Adamson
± 1496-1539

William Henderson
1520-1547

1543

Elizabeth Scott
1519-1547


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Birthday May 3, 1520

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3.
    • June 15 » Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
    • October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
    • October 21 » João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins".
    • November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
    • December 10 » Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.

Day of marriage November 23, 1543

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1543: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 12 » King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
    • August 25 » António Mota and a few companions become the first Europeans to visit Japan.
    • September 9 » Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.

Day of death September 10, 1547

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1547: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg.
    • January 13 » Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is sentenced to death for treason, on the grounds of having quartered his arms to make them similar to those of the King, Henry VIII of England.
    • January 16 » Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
    • January 28 » Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death.
    • April 24 » Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
    • September 10 » The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.


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