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Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl 1530–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1530

Birth Location: Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Sept 1584

Death Location: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Campbell

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In 1530, Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl entered the world in Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gillespic Roy Archibald The Red Campbell Master Of The King S Household Iv Earl Of Argyll Knight And Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell. Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl passed away in 1584 in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1530, Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl entered the world in Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir Gillespic Roy Archibald The Red Campbell Master Of The King S Household Iv Earl Of Argyll Knight And Lady Helen Hamilton Countess Argyll Campbell.
  • Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl passed away in 1584 in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Knight
1508–1558
Birth Location: Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland
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Lady Campbell
1515–1590
Birth Location: Clydesdale, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Colin Earl's Ancestors

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Colin Earl
1530–1584
Birth Place: Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Gillespic Roy Archibald, "The Red", Campbell, Master of the King's Household, IV Earl of Argyll Knight
1508–1558
Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Helen Hamilton, Countess Argyll,) Campbell
1515–1590
Clydesdale, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Colin II 'Cailen Malloch' Campbell (3rd Earl of Argylll, 3rd Laird of Glenurchy)) Ii
1486–1529
Glenorchy Castle, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Janet (\ Jeanette , Countess Argyll 3rd Earl of Huntly, Gordon of Huntley ( Granddaughter of King James 1 of) Scotland)
1479–1530
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (James Hamilton, 2nd Lord of Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, Duke of) Chatellerault
1500–1529
Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Beaton\Bethune, Lady of Creich & Hamilton, Baroness of Torrance, 5th Baroness of Hamilton, 6th Baroness of Raploch, 4th Countess of Arran, Countess of Abercrom, 1st Countess of Beaton, Duchess of) Beaton
1500–1529
Creich, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Argyll
1465–1513
Sir Orbisto
1468–1512
Lady Hamilton
1474–1531
John Bethune
1470–
Lady Beaton
1471–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colin Earl's Timeline

2 Records

1530
abt 1530
Birth of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl in Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1584
10 Sept 1584
Age 54
Death of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll Earl in Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1530
    Event Place: Boquhan, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sept 1584
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
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