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John Melville 1486–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 December 1548

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir (Knight)

Mother: Janet Bonar

Spouse(s): Margaret Wemyss

Children(s): Lady Melville

John Melville was born in 1486 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Melville Knight And Janet Bonar. John Melville married Margaret Wemyss, and had children including Lady Janet Erskine Melville. John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Melville was born in 1486 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Melville Knight And Janet Bonar.
  • John Melville married Margaret Wemyss, and had children including Lady Janet Erskine Melville.
  • John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Melville's Ancestors

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John Melville
1486–1548
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Melville (Knight)
1504–1603
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
Janet Bonar
1506–
Carnbee, Fife, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melville's Descendants

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John Melville (1486–13 December 1548) m. Margaret Wemyss (1485–)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet Erskine) Melville 1500–1573 m. James Kirkcaldy 1500–1556 m. Sir (James) Kirkaldy 1490–1556
    1. 1. Marjory Kirkcaldy 1550– m. James Shaw 1550–1593
      1. 1. James Shaw 1575–1623 m. Margaret Meldrum 1579–1623
        1. 1. Jonet Shaw 1601–1650 m. Johnne (Dowgall ( Dougald or Dugal) ) 1608–
        2. 2. Mairiorie Schaw 1595–
        3. 3. Alexander (Sir) Shaw 1590–1682
        4. 4. Julianna Shaw 1600–1641
    2. 2. William Kirkaldy 1520–1573
    3. 3. Agnes Kirkcaldy 1522–1553
    4. 4. James Kirkcaldy 1530–
    5. 5. Thomas Kirkcaldy 1538–1573

John Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of John Melville in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1548
13 December 1548
Age 62
Death of John Melville in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 December 1548
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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