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Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl 1520–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1520

Birth Location: Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 OCT 1582

Death Location: Balloch, , , Scotland

Father: Archibald Earl

Mother:

Spouse(s): Isabel Stewart,

Children(s): Sir Chan

In 1520, Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl entered the world in Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Campbell Campbell Earl And Elizabeth Somerville. Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl married Isabel Stewart, and had children including Sir Archibald Gillispe Campbell Earl Of Argyll Lord High Chan. Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl passed away in 1582 in Balloch, , , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl entered the world in Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Campbell Campbell Earl And Elizabeth Somerville.
  • Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl married Isabel Stewart, and had children including Sir Archibald Gillispe Campbell Earl Of Argyll Lord High Chan.
  • Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl passed away in 1582 in Balloch, , , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Earl
1501–1551
Birth Location: Auchreoch, Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Stewart,
1518–1580
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
IS

Children(s)

Sir Chan
1466–1513
Birth Location: Castle Lochow, Argylishire, Scotland, United Kingdom
SC

Colin Earl's Ancestors

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Colin Earl
1520–1582
Birth Place: Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald campbell Campbell, Earl
1501–1551
Auchreoch, Lawers, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colin Earl's Descendants

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Colin (Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell,) Earl (Abt. 1520–19 OCT 1582) m. Isabel Stewart, (1518–Aft 06 Feb 1580)
  1. 1. Sir (Archibald Gillispe Campbell, Earl of Argyll, Lord High) Chan 1466–1513 m. Lady (Elizabeth Lennox Stewart, Countess of) Argyll 1465–1529
    1. 1. Lady (Janet, Countess of Atholl,) Campbell 1490–1546 m. Sir (John, 2nd Earl of Atholl,) Stewart 1475–1513
      1. 1. Christiana (\ Christian) Stewart 1502–1580 m. John7th (Laird of Balfour) Bethune 1493–1546 m. James Arbutnott 1500–1521
        1. 1. Sir (John, 9th Lord of Balfour Bethune,) Beaton 1525–1575 m. Lady (Agnes) Anstruther 1526–1582
        2. 2. Patrick Lindsay –1589
      2. 2. Katherine Murray 1532–1594
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Elspeth) Stewart 1505–1579
      4. 4. Helen Stewart 1515–1577
      5. 5. Isobel Stewart 1533–
      6. 6. Janet Stewart 1505–1566
      7. 7. Jean Stewart 1492–1522
      8. 8. John (3rd Earl Atholl) Stewart 1507–1542
      9. 9. Margaret Stewart 1514–1555
      10. 10. Sir (John) Stewart 1492–1526

Colin Earl's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl in Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland
Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland
1582
19 OCT 1582
Age 62
Death of Colin Campbell, 1st Earl of Argyll Campbell, Earl in Balloch, , , Scotland
Balloch, , , Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Otter, Kilfinan, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1582
    Event Place: Balloch, , , Scotland
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