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Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean 1515–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Sep 1570

Death Location: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

Father: Lachlan MacLean

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary MacDonald

Children(s): Hector Duart

In 1515, Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean entered the world in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to Lachlan Catanach Xi Of Maclean And Marion Mac Lean. Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean married Mary Islay Of The Glens Macdonald, and had children including Hector Mac Lean Laird Van Duart. Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean passed away in 1570 in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean entered the world in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland, born to Lachlan Catanach Xi Of Maclean And Marion Mac Lean.
  • Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean married Mary Islay Of The Glens Macdonald, and had children including Hector Mac Lean Laird Van Duart.
  • Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean passed away in 1570 in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lachlan MacLean
1465–1523
Birth Location: Duart Castle, Mull, Scotland, United Kingdom
LM

Spouses(s)

Mary MacDonald
1515–1550
Birth Location: Island of Islay, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
MM

Children(s)

Hector Duart
1530–1575
Birth Location: Duart Castle, Mull, Scotland
HD

Hector MacLean's Ancestors

Self
Hector MacLean
1515–1570
Birth Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
Lachlan Catanach XI of MacLean
1465–1523
Duart Castle, Mull, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hector MacLean's Descendants

1.
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Hector (Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan) MacLean (1515–15 Sep 1570) m. Mary (Islay of The Glens) MacDonald (1515–1550)
  1. 1. Hector (Mac-Lean Laird van) Duart 1530–1575 m. Janet (of Argyll) Campbell 1540–1577
    1. 1. Lachlan (Mac-Lean Sir van Dowart *of Dowart 14th Clan) Chief 1558–1598 m. Lady (Margaretha 'Margaret' Cunningham of) Glencairn 1565–1598
      1. 1. Sir (Hector^** Og Maclean (15th Clan Chief, 11th Laird of Duart, 1st Laird of) Torloisk) 1578–1623 m. Jeannette (Janet of Kintail MacLean) MacKenzie 1576–1618
        1. 1. Lachlan (Og Barrach (Laird) McLean of) Torloisk 1574–1649 m. Marion Campbell 1574–1606

Hector MacLean's Timeline

22 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1520
1520/26/33/39/50
Age 5
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
1520
1520
Age 5
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND
1520
1520
Age 5
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1523
Abt 1523/1524
Age 8
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1526
Circa 1526
Age 11
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart, Isle Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart, Isle Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1527
Abt 1527
Age 12
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1527
Abt. 1527
Age 12
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1530
ca. 1530
Age 15
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1534
abt 1534
Age 19
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1539
1539
Age 24
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1539
1539
Age 24
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1543
Abt 1543
Age 28
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Dunnyveg, , Argyll, Scotland
Dunnyveg, , Argyll, Scotland
1550
1550
Age 35
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1557
1557
Age 42
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart, Scotland
Duart, Scotland
1557
1557
Age 42
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1557
28 Oct 1557
Age 42
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1560
28 Oct 1560 (1557)
Age 45
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Duart Castle, Craignure, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Craignure, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1568
1568
Age 53
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
1570
15 Sep 1570
Age 55
Death of Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean in Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
1574
Aft. 1574
Age 59
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Scotland
Scotland
1758
14 May 1758
Age 243
Hector Mor VIII Lord Duart 12th Chief of MacLean Knight of Duart Castle, 7th Lord of Duart & Morven, 11th Chief of Clan MacLean was married in Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 152026333950
    Event Place: Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1560 (1557)
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Craignure, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, SCOTLAND

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1523/1524
    Event Place: , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Circa 1526
    Event Place: Duart, Isle Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1527
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1527
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ca. 1530
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1534
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1543
    Event Place: Dunnyveg, , Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Duart, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aft. 1574
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1758
    Event Place: Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth,Perth,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1570
    Event Place: Duart Castle, Duart, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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