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Colin Campbell Earl 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1512

Birth Location: Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 April 1583

Death Location: Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Colin Sir

Mother: Princess Baroness

Spouse(s): Catherine Ruthven

Children(s): James Glencairn, Robert Graham, Janet Campbell, Duncan, Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Dugald Campbell, Mary Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Patrick Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Colin Campbell, James Campbell, Archibald Monzie, Beatrix Campbell

Colin Campbell Earl was born in 1512 in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland, the child of Colin Campbell Laird Of Glenurchy 3Rd Earl Argyll Sir And Princess Marjory Stewart Baroness. Colin Campbell Earl married Catherine Ruthven, and had children including Archibald Campbell Of Monzie, Archibald Gillespick Of Dow Campbell, Beatrix Campbell, Colin Campbell, Dugald 2Nd Of Kilmory Campbell, Duncan Campbell, James Campbell, James Cunningham 7Th Earl Van Glencairn, Janet Macevir Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Mary Campbell, Patrick Dark Haired Struck Campbell, Robert Graham. Colin Campbell Earl passed away in 1583 in Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Colin Campbell Earl was born in 1512 in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland, the child of Colin Campbell Laird Of Glenurchy 3Rd Earl Argyll Sir And Princess Marjory Stewart Baroness.
  • Colin Campbell Earl married Catherine Ruthven, and had children including Archibald Campbell Of Monzie, Archibald Gillespick Of Dow Campbell, Beatrix Campbell, Colin Campbell, Dugald 2Nd Of Kilmory Campbell, Duncan Campbell, James Campbell, James Cunningham 7Th Earl Van Glencairn, Janet Macevir Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Mary Campbell, Patrick Dark Haired Struck Campbell, Robert Graham.
  • Colin Campbell Earl passed away in 1583 in Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Colin Earl's Ancestors

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Colin Earl
1512–1583
Birth Place: Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
Colin Campbell. Laird of Glenurchy. 3rd Earl Argyll Sir
1480–1523
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Princess (Marjory Stewart) Baroness
1478–1524
Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Stewart Earl of) Atholl
1440–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1518
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colin Earl's Descendants

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Colin (Campbell) Earl (7 Jul 1512–11 April 1583) m. Catherine Ruthven (27 January 1525–September 1580)
  1. 1. James (Cunningham 7th Earl van) Glencairn 1550–1630 m. Margaretha Campbell 1550–1610 m. Agnes Hay 1582–1630
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Cunningham 1580–1615
    2. 2. Margaret Cunningham 1580–1604
  2. 2. Robert Graham 1543–1575
  3. 3. Janet (MacEvir) Campbell 1563–1633
  4. 4. Duncan, Campbell 1550–1631
  5. 5. Margaret Campbell 1552–1610
  6. 6. Dugald (2nd of Kilmory) Campbell 1565–1612
  7. 7. Mary Campbell 1551–1618
  8. 8. Katherine Campbell 1563–
  9. 9. Archibald (Gillespick of Dow) Campbell 1545–1630
  10. 10. Patrick (Dark Haired Struck) Campbell 1560–1622
  11. 11. Margaret Campbell 1548–1571
  12. 12. Colin Campbell 1554–1610
  13. 13. James Campbell 1555–
  14. 14. Archibald (Campbell of) Monzie 1557–1640
  15. 15. Beatrix Campbell 1557–1618

Colin Earl's Timeline

2 Records

1512
7 Jul 1512
Birth of Colin Campbell Earl in Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Castle Glenurchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
1583
11 April 1583
Age 71
Death of Colin Campbell Earl in Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch Castle, 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: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1583
    Event Place: Balloch Castle, Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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