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Alexander MacLeod 1460–1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 1547

Death Location: Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: William Macleod

Mother: McLean None

Spouse(s): Margaret Cameron

Children(s): William MacLeod, Donald MACLEOD, Norman MacLeod, Tormod MacLeod

In 1460, Alexander MacLeod entered the world in Dunvegan Castle, Scotland, born to William Dubh Macleod And Mclean. Alexander MacLeod married Margaret Cameron, and had children including Donald Thomas Macleod, Norman Macleod, Tormod Macleod, William Macleod. Alexander MacLeod passed away in 1547 in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1460, Alexander MacLeod entered the world in Dunvegan Castle, Scotland, born to William Dubh Macleod And Mclean.
  • Alexander MacLeod married Margaret Cameron, and had children including Donald Thomas Macleod, Norman Macleod, Tormod Macleod, William Macleod.
  • Alexander MacLeod passed away in 1547 in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Macleod
1415–1480
Birth Location: Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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McLean None
1428–
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cameron
1475–1547
Birth Location: Locheil, Invrns, Scotland
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Children(s)

William MacLeod
1515–1551
Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
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Donald MACLEOD
1507–1557
Birth Location: –
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Norman MacLeod
1509–1585
Birth Location: Dunvegan, Skye, Scotland
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Tormod MacLeod
1519–1584
Birth Location: Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
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Alexander MacLeod's Ancestors

Self
Alexander MacLeod
1460–1547
Birth Place: Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
Parents
William Dubh ' Macleod
1415–1480
Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland
McLean
1428–
Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Iain (Borb) MacLeod
1392–1442
Dunvegan, Skye, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Margaret (Douglas) Stewart
1392–1451
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Macleod)
1289–1409
Janet Maclean
1360–1409
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Macleod
1330–1392
An Neill
1340–1450
Euchan Maclean
1330–1406
Christina MacLeod
1330–1407

Alexander MacLeod's Descendants

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Alexander MacLeod (1460–1547) m. Margaret Cameron (1475–1547)
  1. 1. William MacLeod 1515–1551 m. Agnes Fraser 1528–1595
    1. 1. Mary Macleod 1552–1602 m. Duncan CAMPBELL 1540–1594
      1. 1. Dugald (Campbell of) Auchinbreck 1576–1641 m. Mary Erskine 1575–1614 m. Isabel Boid 1585–1641
        1. 1. Margaret Campbell 1603–1636 m. William Knox 1586–1650
        2. 2. Grizel Campbell 1599–1650
        3. 3. Archibald Campbell 1595–1643
        4. 4. Duncan (Campbell of) Auchinbreck 1597–1645 m. Jean Colquhoun 1607–1631
        5. 5. Moir Campbell 1629–1640
        6. 6. Grizel Isabella 1623–
      2. 2. Donald Campbell 1570–1651
      3. 3. Colin Campbell 1558–1475
    2. 2. Margaret MacLeod 1540–
  2. 2. Donald (Thomas) MACLEOD 1507–1557
  3. 3. Norman MacLeod 1509–1585
  4. 4. Tormod MacLeod 1519–1584

Alexander MacLeod's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Alexander MacLeod in Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
1547
1547
Age 87
Death of Alexander MacLeod in Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Dunvegan Castle, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Harris, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    86-87
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