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Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1512

Birth Location: Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Apr 1583

Death Location: Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Colin Campbell

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Stewart, Katharine Ruthven

Children(s): Lady Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Colin Campbell, Patrick Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Margaret (Cunningham), Janet Campbell, Mary Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Annas Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Sir Campbell, Mary Campbell, Mary Campbell, St Glenorchy, Lady Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Colin Campbell, Patrick Campbell

The story of Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll began in 1512 in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland. Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll married Katharine Ruthven, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Annas Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Archibald Gillespic Dow Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Colin Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Henry Alexander Campbell, Janet Macevir Campbell, John Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Lady Elizabeth Or Annas Campbell, Lady Margaret Baroness Duart Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Margaret Campbell Cunningham, Mary Campbell, Patrick Campbell, Patrick Of Auchinyre Campbell, Sir Knight Duncan Black Knight 7 Th Laird Of Glenorchy 1St Baronet Campbell, St Bart Of Glenorchy. Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll passed away in 1583 in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll began in 1512 in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland.
  • Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll married Katharine Ruthven, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Annas Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Archibald Gillespic Dow Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Colin Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Henry Alexander Campbell, Janet Macevir Campbell, John Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Lady Elizabeth Or Annas Campbell, Lady Margaret Baroness Duart Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Margaret Campbell Cunningham, Mary Campbell, Patrick Campbell, Patrick Of Auchinyre Campbell, Sir Knight Duncan Black Knight 7 Th Laird Of Glenorchy 1St Baronet Campbell, St Bart Of Glenorchy.
  • Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll passed away in 1583 in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Colin Argyll's Ancestors

Self
Colin Argyll
1512–1583
Birth Place: Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
Colin Campbell
1480–1523
Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colin Argyll's Descendants

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Colin (Campbell Earl of) Argyll (7 Jul 1512–11 Apr 1583) m. Margaret Stewart (Aug 1520–26 Jul 1564) m. Katharine Ruthven (27 Jan 1525–September 1580)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret, Baroness Duart) Campbell 1550–1597 m. Sir (John) Wallace 1553–1586
    1. 1. Williame Wallace 1570–1645 m. Agnace Maxwell 1578–1630
      1. 1. Catharine Wallace 1621–1701 m. ANDREW Shedd 1620–1690
        1. 1. Thomas (Shed) Sr 1649–1729 m. HELEN Pullan 1650–1730
        2. 2. Jane Shed 1647–
      2. 2. John Wallace 1598–1652
      3. 3. Margaret Wallace 1605–1655
      4. 4. William Wallace 1607–1685
      5. 5. John Wallace 1606–1614
      6. 6. Jhone Wallace 1606–1674
      7. 7. John Wallace 1606–1674
    2. 2. Annabell (Blair) Wallace 1578–1639
    3. 3. Katherine Wallace 1580–
    4. 4. John Wallace 1582–1625
    5. 5. Annabella (Wallace) Blair 1574–1602
    6. 6. Thomas Wallace 1577–1640
    7. 7. Isabel Wallace 1580–1641
    8. 8. Bessie Wallace 1576–1626
    9. 9. Margaret Wallace 1587–
  2. 2. Duncan Campbell 1550–1631
  3. 3. Colin Campbell 1554–1610
  4. 4. Patrick Campbell 1555–1622
  5. 5. Archibald Campbell 1560–1630
  6. 6. Beatrice Campbell 1557–1619
  7. 7. Margaret Campbell 1548–1640
  8. 8. Duncan Campbell 1550–1631
  9. 9. Margaret (Campbell) (Cunningham) 1552–1610
  10. 10. Janet (MacEvir) Campbell 1563–1633
  11. 11. Mary Campbell 1563–1618
  12. 12. Elizabeth Campbell 1565–
  13. 13. Annas Campbell 1565–1589
  14. 14. Katherine Campbell 1563–
  15. 15. Sir (Knight Duncan Black Knight 7 th Laird of Glenorchy 1st Baronet) Campbell 1550–1631
  16. 16. Mary Campbell 1572–1618
  17. 17. Mary Campbell 1551–1571
  18. 18. St (Bart of) Glenorchy 1550–1631
  19. 19. Lady (Elizabeth or Annas) Campbell 1560–1589
  20. 20. Beatrice Campbell 1557–1622
  21. 21. Archibald (Gillespic dow) Campbell 1545–1640
  22. 22. Colin Campbell 1554–1610
  23. 23. Patrick (of Auchinyre) Campbell 1556–1622

Colin Argyll's Timeline

2 Records

1512
7 Jul 1512
Birth of Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
1583
11 Apr 1583
Age 71
Death of Colin Campbell Earl of Argyll in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1512
    Event Place: Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glenurquhay Argyle, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ellister
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1583
    Event Place: Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 29
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The heraldry of the Campbells : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0399

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