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John Melville 1384 – 1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1384

Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: AUG 1463

Death Location: Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria

Father: Thomas Melville

Mother: Margaret Ayr

Spouse(s): Marjory Scott

Children(s): John Melville, Alexander Melville, Elizabeth Melville, Thomas Melville, John Melville, William Melville

The story of John Melville began in 1384 in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Melville married Marjory Scott, and had children including John Melville, Alexander Melville, Elizabeth Melville, Thomas Melville, John Melville, William Melville. John Melville passed away in 1463 in Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria.

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Biography

  • The story of John Melville began in 1384 in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Melville married Marjory Scott, and had children including John Melville, Alexander Melville, Elizabeth Melville, Thomas Melville, John Melville, William Melville.
  • John Melville passed away in 1463 in Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Melville
1360 – 1429
Birth Location: Melville, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Ayr
1365 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Scott
1389 –
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Melville
1364 – 1429
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Melville
1410 –
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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Elizabeth Melville
1413 – 1507
Birth Location: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Thomas Melville
1415 –
Birth Location: Lasswade, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Melville
1420 –
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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William Melville
1424 – 1502
Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland
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John Melville's Ancestors

Self
John Melville
1384 – 1463
Birth Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Melville
1360 – 1429
Melville, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Ayr
1365 –
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Melville
1332 –
Lasswade, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mrs (John) Melville
1337 –
Scotland
John Ayr
1337 –
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mrs (John) Ayr
1346 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fife
1305 –
Mrs Melville
1304 –
John Ayr
1300 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melville's Descendants

1.
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John Melville (1384 – AUG 1463) m. Marjory Scott (1389 – )
  1. 1. John Melville (1364 – 1429) m. Miss Stewart (ABT 1314 – Unknown)
  2. 2. Alexander Melville (1410 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Melville (1413 – 1507) m. David, (5th Laird of Balmuto) Boswell (1410 – 1470) m. David Boswell (1398 – 17 JUN 1490)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Boswell (ABT 1436 – 1479) m. George Douglas (1429 – 12 MAR 1463)
      1. 1. Robert Douglas (1445 – 1526) m. . m. Margaret Balfour (ABT 1460 – ABT 1482) m. Margaret Hay (1453 – 1500)
        1. 1. Robert Douglas (1505 – 1547) m. Christian Stewart (1548 – 20 SEP 1580)
        2. 2. Catherine Douglas (1530 – )
        3. 3. Eupheme Douglas (1533 – JUN 1580)
        4. 4. Robert Douglas (1533 – 18 AUG 1580) m. Christian Stewart (1548 – 20 SEP 1580)
        5. 5. Janet Douglas (1538 – ) m. James Colville (1532 – 15 MAY 1562)
        6. 6. William Douglas (2 JUL 1539 – 24 SEP 1606) m. Agnes Leslie (1539 – FEB 1594) m. Catherine Mill (1543 – )
        7. 7. George Douglas (1544 – 1625) m. Janet Lindsay (1568 – ) m. Margaret Durie
        8. 8. Henry Douglas (1472 – )
        9. 9. Thomas Douglas (1475 – 1539) m. Elisabeth Boyd (1475 – )
        10. 10. Margaret Douglas (1482 – 24 MAY 1508) m. Patrick Haliburton (1475 – 6 DEC 1505)
        11. 11. Henry Douglas (ABT 1485 – )
        12. 12. Margaret Douglas (ABT 1489 – )
        13. 13. Margaret Douglas (ABT 1501 – ) m. Henry Stewart
      2. 2. Agnes Douglas (1467 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1472 – ) m. David Stewart ( – ABT 1491)
      4. 4. Thomas Douglas (ABT 1475 – ) m. Elisabeth Boyd (1475 – ) m. Elizabeth Boyd (unknown – unknown) m. Elizabeth Elphinstone (ABT 1518 – )
    2. 2. Catherine Boswell (1426 – ) m. Thomas Multrare (1442 – 6 FEB 1506/1507)
    3. 3. Isabella Boswell (From 1426 to 1444 – ) m. Thomas Lundy (1450 – )
    4. 4. David Boswell (1437 – 1493) m. Grizel Wemyss (1447 – 1464) m. Margaret Sinclair (1465 – )
    5. 5. Robert Boswell (1439 – )
    6. 6. Janet Boswell (1441 – )
    7. 7. Janet Boswell (1442 – )
    8. 8. Agnes Boswell (1443 – )
    9. 9. Mary Boswell (ABT 1456 – )
    10. 10. Katherine Boseville m. Thomas Moutray (1481 – 1500)
  4. 4. Thomas Melville (1415 – )
  5. 5. John Melville (ABT 1420 – ) m. Tulloch (ABT 1433 – )
    1. 1. Majory Melville (1481 – ) m. James Auchineck (1440 – 1509)
  6. 6. William Melville (ABT 1424 – 20 OCT 1502) m. Euphemia Lundy (1424 – 1502)

John Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1384
1384
Birth of John Melville in Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1463
AUG 1463
Age 79
Death of John Melville in Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1384
    Event Place: Raith House, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1463
    Event Place: Salzburg Stadt, Salzburg, Austria
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