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Alexander Colville 1544–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1544

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Nov 1605

Death Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Father: Sir Colville

Mother: Margaret (Colville)

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The story of Alexander Colville began in 1544 in Scotland. Alexander Colville passed away in 1605 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Colville began in 1544 in Scotland.
  • Alexander Colville passed away in 1605 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Alexander Colville's Ancestors

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Alexander Colville
1544–1605
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville
1532–1560
Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Lindsay) (Colville)
1545–1601
Moonzie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James, of Ochiltree, Lord Sessions, Comptroller to Parliament,) Colville
1512–1540
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Forrester
1502–1562
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert III
1485–1525
Elisabeth Arnot
1490–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1544
Abt. 1544
Birth of Alexander Colville in Scotland
Scotland
1605
Nov 1605
Age 61
Death of Alexander Colville in Paris, Île-de-France, France
Paris, Île-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1544
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1605
    Event Place: Paris, Île-de-France, France

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