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Alexander Campbell 1500 – 1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 15 May 1568

Death Location: Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Colin Campbell

Mother: Janet Gordon

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Alexander Campbell was born in 1500 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Colin Malloch, 3rd Earl Argyle Campbell and Janet of Huntley "Campbell" Gordon. Alexander Campbell passed away in 1568 in Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Campbell was born in 1500 in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Colin Malloch, 3rd Earl Argyle Campbell and Janet of Huntley "Campbell" Gordon.
  • Alexander Campbell passed away in 1568 in Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Campbell's Ancestors

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Alexander Campbell
1500 – 1568
Birth Place: Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Parents
Colin Malloch, 3rd Earl Argyle Campbell
1475 – 1529
Carrick, Argyllshire,Scotland
Janet (of Huntley "Campbell") Gordon
1485 – 1558
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Campbell's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Alexander Campbell in Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
1568
15 May 1568
Age 68
Death of Alexander Campbell in Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1568
    Event Place: Battle of Langside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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