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John "The Red" Comyn 1211–1273 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1211

Birth Location: Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1273

Death Location: Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England

Father: Richard Comyn

Mother: Hextilda Tyndale

Spouse(s): Marian Galloway

Children(s): Marian Comyn, Dornagilla d'Comyn, B. Comyn

John "The Red" Comyn was born in 1211 in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England, the child of Richard Comyn And Hextilda Tyndale. John "The Red" Comyn married Marian Galloway, and had children including B Comyn, Dornagilla D Comyn, Marian De Comyn. John "The Red" Comyn passed away in 1273 in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John "The Red" Comyn was born in 1211 in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England, the child of Richard Comyn And Hextilda Tyndale.
  • John "The Red" Comyn married Marian Galloway, and had children including B Comyn, Dornagilla D Comyn, Marian De Comyn.
  • John "The Red" Comyn passed away in 1273 in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England.

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John Comyn's Ancestors

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John Comyn
1211–1273
Birth Place: Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Richard Comyn
1194–
Altyre, Morayshire, Scotland
Hextilda Tyndale
1200–
Haliburton, Berwickshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Comyn's Descendants

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John ("The Red") Comyn (1211–1273) m. Marian Galloway (1216–1300)
  1. 1. Marian (de) Comyn 1251–
  2. 2. Dornagilla d'Comyn 1251–1337 m. Alexander Macdougal 1252–
  3. 3. B. Comyn 1263–1283 m. William (de) Fortes 1263–1350

John Comyn's Timeline

2 Records

1211
1211
Birth of John "The Red" Comyn in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
1273
1273
Age 62
Death of John "The Red" Comyn in Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1211
    Event Place: Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John "The Red" Comyn, person ID G34V-CNB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1273
    Event Place: Whitewich Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for John "The Red" Comyn, person ID G34V-CNB.

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