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Catherine Countess Leven Leslie 1639–1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1639

Birth Location: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 April 1713

Death Location: Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: David, Wemyss

Mother: Margaret Lady

Spouse(s): George Scotland

Children(s): James Melville, Alexander Melville, John Melville, Margaret Melville, David Melville, Mary Melville, George Melville, Anna Melville, Katharine Melville, Charles Melville

In 1639, Catherine Countess Leven Leslie entered the world in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss And Margaret Mary Michie Leslie Lady. Catherine Countess Leven Leslie married George 1St Earl Of Melville Melville 4Th Lord Melville Secretary Of State For Scotland, and had children including Alexander Melville Baron Of Raith Master Of Melville, Anna Leslie Melville, Charles Melville, David Leslie Melville 3Rd Earl Of Levin 2Nd Earl Of Melville, George Melville, James Henry Melville, John Melville, Katharine Melville, Margaret Melville, Mary Marie Melville. Catherine Countess Leven Leslie passed away in 1713 in Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Catherine Countess Leven Leslie entered the world in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to David 2Nd Earl Of Wemyss Wemyss And Margaret Mary Michie Leslie Lady.
  • Catherine Countess Leven Leslie married George 1St Earl Of Melville Melville 4Th Lord Melville Secretary Of State For Scotland, and had children including Alexander Melville Baron Of Raith Master Of Melville, Anna Leslie Melville, Charles Melville, David Leslie Melville 3Rd Earl Of Levin 2Nd Earl Of Melville, George Melville, James Henry Melville, John Melville, Katharine Melville, Margaret Melville, Mary Marie Melville.
  • Catherine Countess Leven Leslie passed away in 1713 in Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Leslie's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Leslie
1639–1713
Birth Place: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
David, 2nd Earl of Wemyss, Wemyss
1610–1679
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Mary Michie Leslie) Lady
1620–1688
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Leslie's Descendants

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Catherine (Countess Leven) Leslie (13 May 1639–2 April 1713) m. George (1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for) Scotland (1636–20 May 1707)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Melville 1665–1707 m. Margaret Fortune 1663– m. Elizabeth Moncriefe 1672–1707
    1. 1. Andrew Melville 1696– m. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Innes 1699–
      1. 1. Mary Melville 1725–1796 m. John Millar 1721–1794
        1. 1. David Millar 1746– m. Margaret WILSON❌ 1750–1861
        2. 2. Mary Millar 1747–
        3. 3. Isabel Miller 1750–1816 m. Alexander (Buchanan Audie) Muir 1750–1816 m. James Litch 1744–1816
        4. 4. John Millar 1756–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Millar 1750–1816 m. Robert Marr 1749– m. Charles Marr 1756–1821
    2. 2. Christan Melvill 1686–
    3. 3. Catherine Melville 1695–
    4. 4. Margaret Melville 1697–1783
    5. 5. Robert Melvill 1687–
    6. 6. Jannet Melville 1685–
  2. 2. Alexander (Melville Baron of Raith; Master of) Melville 1655–1698
  3. 3. John Melville 1657–
  4. 4. Margaret Melville 1658–1713
  5. 5. David (Leslie Melville 3rd Earl of Levin, 2nd Earl of) Melville 1660–1728
  6. 6. Mary (Marie) Melville 1662–1713
  7. 7. George Melville 1664–
  8. 8. Anna (Leslie) Melville 1668–1668
  9. 9. Katharine Melville 1671–1675
  10. 10. Charles Melville 1673–1680

Catherine Leslie's Timeline

6 Records

1639
13 May 1639
Birth of Catherine Countess Leven Leslie in Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1683
1683
Age 44
Catherine Countess Leven Leslie was married in Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
1683
17 Nov 1683
Age 44
Catherine Countess Leven Leslie was married
None
1713
2 Apr 1713
Age 74
Death of Catherine Countess Leven Leslie in Melville House, Monimail, Fife, Fifeshire,Scotland
Melville House, Monimail, Fife, Fifeshire,Scotland
1713
2 Apr 1713
Age 74
Death of Catherine Countess Leven Leslie in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1713
2 April 1713
Age 74
Death of Catherine Countess Leven Leslie in Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1639
    Event Place: Markinch, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1683
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The commissariot record of Glasgow Register of testamenis, 1547-1800
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1713
    Event Place: Melville House, Monimail, Fife, Fifeshire,Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1713
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1713
    Event Place: Raith Park, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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