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Alexander Colville 1553–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1597

Death Location: Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James, Colville

Mother: Janet, Douglas

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The story of Alexander Colville began in 1553 in Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland. Alexander Colville passed away in 1597 in Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Colville began in 1553 in Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Colville passed away in 1597 in Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Colville's Ancestors

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Alexander Colville
1553–1597
Birth Place: Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
James, of East Wemyss Colville
1532–1562
East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Janet, (of Lochleven) Douglas
1530–1563
Lochleven, Kinrossshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James, (of Ochiltree, 1st of Easter Wemyss) Colville
1493–1540
East Weymss, Fife, Scotland
Allison Bruce
1510–1536
Sir (Robert of Lochleven) Douglas
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret, (of Mar ( Mistress )) Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Colville
1467–1513
Elizabeth Arnot
1450–1528
Thomas, Douglas
1475–1529
Elizabeth, Boyd
1468–1498
John, Erskine
1487–1555
Margaret, Campbell
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert, Colville
1452–1496
Margaret Logan
1454–1493
Archibald, Boyd
1454–1507
Christian Mure
1453–1523
Robert, Erskine
1458–1513
Isabella, Campbell
1462–1518
Archibald, Campbell
1455–1513
Elizabeth, Stewart
1465–1529

Alexander Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Alexander Colville in Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland
1597
1597
Age 44
Death of Alexander Colville in Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland
Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Of Easter Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Culross, Ayrshire, Scotland

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