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George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland 1636–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 May 1707

Death Location: Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Baron Raith

Mother: Dame Innertell

Spouse(s): Catherine Leslie, Catherine Leven)

Children(s): James Melville, Alexander Melville, John Melville, Margaret Melville, David Melville, Mary Melville, George Melville, Anna Melville, Katharine Melville, Charles Melville, John Leslie-Melville

The story of George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland began in 1636 in Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland married Catherine Countess Leven Leslie, Catherine Leslie Countess Leven, and had children including Alexander Melville Baron Of Raith Master Of Melville, Anna Leslie Melville, Charles Melville, David Leslie Melville 3Rd Earl Of Levin 2Nd Earl Of Melville, George Melville, James Henry Melville, John 9Th Earl Of Leven Leslie Melville, John Melville, Katharine Melville, Margaret Melville, Mary Marie Melville. George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland passed away in 1707 in Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland began in 1636 in Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland married Catherine Countess Leven Leslie, Catherine Leslie Countess Leven, and had children including Alexander Melville Baron Of Raith Master Of Melville, Anna Leslie Melville, Charles Melville, David Leslie Melville 3Rd Earl Of Levin 2Nd Earl Of Melville, George Melville, James Henry Melville, John 9Th Earl Of Leven Leslie Melville, John Melville, Katharine Melville, Margaret Melville, Mary Marie Melville.
  • George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland passed away in 1707 in Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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George Scotland's Ancestors

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George Scotland
1636–1707
Birth Place: Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Baron John Melville, 3rd Lord of Monimail 7th of Raith
1591–1648
Raith, Scotland
Dame (Anne Erskine of) Innertell
1610–1648
Invertiel, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
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George Scotland's Descendants

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George (1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for) Scotland (1636–20 May 1707) m. Catherine (Countess Leven) Leslie (13 May 1639–2 April 1713) m. Catherine (Leslie (Countess) Leven) (13 May 1639–2 Apr 1713)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Melville 1665–1707 m. Margaret Fortune 1663– m. Elizabeth Moncriefe 1672–1707
    1. 1. Andrew Melville 1696– m. Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Innes 1699–
      1. 1. Mary Melville 1725–1796 m. John Millar 1721–1794
        1. 1. David Millar 1746– m. Margaret WILSON❌ 1750–1861
        2. 2. Mary Millar 1747–
        3. 3. Isabel Miller 1750–1816 m. Alexander (Buchanan Audie) Muir 1750–1816 m. James Litch 1744–1816
        4. 4. John Millar 1756–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Millar 1750–1816 m. Robert Marr 1749– m. Charles Marr 1756–1821
    2. 2. Christan Melvill 1686–
    3. 3. Catherine Melville 1695–
    4. 4. Margaret Melville 1697–1783
    5. 5. Robert Melvill 1687–
    6. 6. Jannet Melville 1685–
  2. 2. Alexander (Melville Baron of Raith; Master of) Melville 1655–1698
  3. 3. John Melville 1657–
  4. 4. Margaret Melville 1658–1713
  5. 5. David (Leslie Melville 3rd Earl of Levin, 2nd Earl of) Melville 1660–1728
  6. 6. Mary (Marie) Melville 1662–1713
  7. 7. George Melville 1664–
  8. 8. Anna (Leslie) Melville 1668–1668
  9. 9. Katharine Melville 1671–1675
  10. 10. Charles Melville 1673–1680
  11. 11. John (9th Earl Of Leven) Leslie-Melville 1670–1707

George Scotland's Timeline

3 Records

1634
1634
Birth of George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland in Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1636
1636
Birth of George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland in Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1707
20 May 1707
Age 71
Death of George 1st Earl of Melville Melville 4th Lord Melville Secretary of state for Scotland in Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Monimail, Scotland., Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1707
    Event Place: Monimail, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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