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Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll 1542–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1584

Death Location: Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Father: Archibald Argyll

Mother: Margaretha Graham

Spouse(s): Lady Aargyll

Children(s): Archibald knight

Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll was born in 1542 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Archibald Ii Campbell 4Th Earl Of Argyll And Margaretha Graham. Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll married Lady Agnes Anna Keith Countess Of Moray And Aargyll, and had children including Archibald Gillesbuig Grumach Campbell 7Th Earl Of Argyll A Scottish Peer Politician And Military Leader A Scottish Peer Politician And Military Leader Knight, Colin Campbell, Jane Campbell. Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll passed away in 1584 in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll was born in 1542 in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Archibald Ii Campbell 4Th Earl Of Argyll And Margaretha Graham.
  • Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll married Lady Agnes Anna Keith Countess Of Moray And Aargyll, and had children including Archibald Gillesbuig Grumach Campbell 7Th Earl Of Argyll A Scottish Peer Politician And Military Leader A Scottish Peer Politician And Military Leader Knight, Colin Campbell, Jane Campbell.
  • Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll passed away in 1584 in Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Colin Argyll's Ancestors

Self
Colin Argyll
1542–1584
Birth Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald II Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll
1508–1558
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaretha Graham
1522–1558
Menteith, Perthshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (Colin 'Cailen Malloch' Campbell, 3rd Lord of) Glenorchy
1486–1529
Glenorchy Castle, Lorn, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean Clan Gordon, Countess of) Argyll
1479–1530
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland
William (Graham, 3rd Earl of Menteith, Master of Menteith, a Scottish) magnate
1500–1544
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Margaret Moubray
1501–1548
Barnbougle Castle, Dalmeny House, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Toyer
1455–1513
Lady Campbell
1456–1482
Alexander Huntly
–1524
Janet Stewart
1468–1510
Alexander magnate
1472–1536
Margaretha Buchanan
1475–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Duntroon
1425–1475
Janet Campbell
1430–1489
George Scotland
1434–1501
Annabella Huntley
1432–1509
John Scotland
1439–1512
Beatrix Douglas
1430–1473
Patrick Graham
1421–1453
Isobel Strathearn
1444–1500
Sir Buchanan
1439–1526
Isabelle Graham
1444–1510

Colin Argyll's Descendants

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Colin (Campbell, 6th Earl of) Argyll (1542–10 September 1584) m. Lady (Agnes Anna Keith, Countess of Moray and) Aargyll (14 Jul 1530–16 Jul 1588)
  1. 1. Archibald ("Gillesbuig Grumach" Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, a Scottish peer, politician, and military leader, a Scottish peer, politician, and military leader,) knight 1576–1638 m. Anne Cornwallis 1589–1634 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Douglas, Countess of) Morton 1574–1607
    1. 1. Archibald (Duncan Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, 8th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, leader of) Covenanters 1598–1661 m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1677
      1. 1. Archibald (Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, chief of Clan Campbell, Royalist) supporter 1629–1685 m. Anna ("Anne" MacKenzie , Countess of Balcarr) (Lindsay)(Campbell) 1627–1707 m. Lady (Mary Ann Stewart, Countess of) Argyll 1629–1668
        1. 1. Archibald (Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish peer, Scottish Covenaters, 10th Earl of) Argyll 1658–1703 m. Lady (Lorne Elizabeth Tollemache, Countess) Argyll 1659–1735
        2. 2. Mary Campbell 1657–1721
      2. 2. Neil Campbell 1630–1692
    2. 2. Anne Campbell 1593–1638 m. George (Gordon, Marquis of) Huntly 1591–1649
      1. 1. James Gordon –1649

Colin Argyll's Timeline

4 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
1542
1542
Birth of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1584
10 Sep 1584
Age 42
Death of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
1584
10 September 1584
Age 42
Death of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland
Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1584
    Event Place: Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [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] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1584
    Event Place: Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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