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James Colville 1480–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Dec 1540

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Colville

Mother: Lady Arnot

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The story of James Colville began in 1480 in Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland. James Colville passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Colville began in 1480 in Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • James Colville passed away in 1540 in Scotland.

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James Colville's Ancestors

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James Colville
1480–1540
Birth Place: Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Colville
1446–1513
Hiltoun, Stirlings, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Arnot
1450–1527
Balbarton, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Colville
1426–1496
Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Livingstone
1424–1494
Drumry, Fifeshire, Scotland
Sir (John Arnot, Laird Portmoak Of Kinross) 16th
1400–1450
Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Majorie Boswell
1395–1480
Great-Grandparents
Lord Mar)
1435–1509
Christine Crichton
1420–1475
Robert Drumry)
1380–1445
Margaret Somerville
1385–1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of James Colville in Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
1540
4 Dec 1540
Age 60
Death of James Colville in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1540
    Event Place: Scotland

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