Bethune Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 462 people with the Bethune surname? In that year Bethune was ranked number 3117 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the town of Bethune in France. The Scottish branch of the family are descendeded from Robert de Bethune who came to Scotland in 1165. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Bethune records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"BETHUNE. Of territorial origin from the town of the name in the department of Pas de Calais. The name first appears in Scotland between 1165-90 when Robert de Betunia appears as witness in a De Quinci charter (RPSA., p. 354). In old records and charters the name was usually spelled Betun or Beton, and in the sixteenth century it became confused with BEATON, q.v., a name of Gaelic origin. John de Betun, a cleric of the diocese of Dunkeld, witnessed a confirmation charter of the church of Ruthven to the Abbey of Arbroath before 1211 (RAA., i, 216), and David de Betun and John de Betun witnessed a grant of land in the territory of Kerimor to the same house between 1214-26 (ibid., p. 80). Andrew de Byetoine rendered homage at Forfar, 1296, and Sir David de Betune the same at Dundee (Bain, n, 749,759). Sir Robert de Betune swore fealty at St. Andrews, 1291, and Andrew de Betton of Perthshire rendered homage, 1296 (ibid., n, 508, and p. 200; Macdonald, 127). The seal of Andrew bears a cinque foil in dexter chief and S' Andree de Bettvne. Johannes de Beton was one of an inquest on the marches of Kyrknes and Louchor, 1395 (RPSA., p. 3), Bernard Betown, odaller in Howbister, Orkney, 1492 (REO., p. 406), and William Bettoun of Wosthall was a witness, 1526 (REB., n, 180). The Beatons or Bethunes had lands in Fife and Angus, where their descendants are still to be found. The cardinal and the archbishop are the best known of the family in Scotland. Beathune 1680, Beatoun 1584, Beattone 1604, Bethon 1681, Beton 1546, Betone 1552, Betoun 1547, Betown 1521, Betowne 1524, Betton 1681, Bettune 1292; Beattoun, Betoin. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Bethune Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 275 people with the Bethune surname in the UK? Bethune is now ranked number 3784 for popularity in the UK. |
Bethune Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Bethune surname in the USA? Bethune is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Bethune Databases
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