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James Melville 1529–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Hallhill, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 NOV 1617

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Melville

Mother: Helen Napier

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Children(s):

James Melville was born in 1529 in Hallhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Melville And Helen Napier. James Melville passed away in 1617 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Melville was born in 1529 in Hallhill, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Melville And Helen Napier.
  • James Melville passed away in 1617 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Melville
1505–1548
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Helen Napier
1510–1588
Birth Location: Merchiston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Melville's Ancestors

Self
James Melville
1529–1617
Birth Place: Hallhill, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Melville
1505–1548
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Helen Napier
1510–1588
Merchiston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Napier
1479–1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Chisholm
1483–1540
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of James Melville in Hallhill, Fife, Scotland
Hallhill, Fife, Scotland
1617
13 NOV 1617
Age 88
Death of James Melville in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Hallhill, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1617
    Event Place: Scotland
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