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James Colville 1480–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Colville

Mother: Elizabeth Arnot

Spouse(s): Alison Bruce

Children(s):

The story of James Colville began in 1480 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. James Colville married Alison Bruce. James Colville passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Colville began in 1480 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
  • James Colville married Alison Bruce.
  • James Colville passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Children(s)

James Colville's Ancestors

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James Colville
1480–1540
Birth Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Colville
1448–1513
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Arnot
1450–1527
Balberton, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Colville
1430–1496
Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Logan
1430–1521
Hiltoun, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Walter Arnot
1412–1480
Arnot Tower, Portmoak, Kinross-Shire, Scotland
Jonet (Forret) ♦
1425–1462
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Colville
1400–1466
Christian ♦
1406–
Simon Logan
1395–1439
Walter ♦
1390–1450
Marjory Boswell
1395–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Colville
1385–1450
Margaret ♦
1385–1441
Robert ♦
1371–1439
Katherine Stewart
1352–1446
William ♦
1360–1400
Mary ♦
1360–1405
John ♦
1372–1429
Mariota Jardyne
1380–1426

James Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of James Colville in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
1540
1540
Age 60
Death of James Colville in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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