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John Melville 1486 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1486

Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Dec 1548

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Melville

Mother: Janet Bonar

Spouse(s): Margaret Wemyss, Helen Napier

Children(s): Janet Melville, Alison Melville

In 1486, John Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to John Melville and Janet Bonar. John Melville married Margaret Wemyss, Helen de Napier, and had children including Janet Melville, Alison ( Isobel) Melville. John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1486, John Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to John Melville and Janet Bonar.
  • John Melville married Margaret Wemyss, Helen de Napier, and had children including Janet Melville, Alison ( Isobel) Melville.
  • John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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John Melville's Ancestors

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John Melville
1486 – 1548
Birth Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Melville
1460 – 1513
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Janet Bonar
1470 – 1506
Rossie, Perthshire Scotland
Grandparents
William Melville
1424 – 1502
Raith House, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia Lundy
1435 – 1504
Milton of Balgonie, Fife, Scotland
William Bonar
1440 – 1489
Rossie, Forfarshire, Scotland
Christian Balfour
1400 – 1490
Burleigh, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Melville
1382 – 1463
Margaret Scott
1389 – 1424
Robert Lundy
1410 – 1445
Helen Sibbald
1409 – 1438
John Bonar
1415 –
Anne Ramsay
1420 – 1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Melville
1364 – 1427
Margaret Stewart
1370 –
William Scott
1354 –
Unknown
Sir Lundy
1390 – 1463
Elizabeth Lindsay
1397 –
Andrew Sibbald
1395 –
Joan Mackay
1395 –
William Bonar
1400 – 1469
Christian Balfour
1400 – 1490

John Melville's Descendants

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John Melville (Abt 1486 – 13 Dec 1548) m. Margaret Wemyss (1485 – ) m. Helen (de) Napier (Nov 1510 – 1588)
  1. 1. Janet Melville (1505 – 1565) m. James Kirkcaldy (1500 – 1556)
    1. 1. James Kirkcaldy (1518 – 1573) m. Helen Leslie (Abt 1534 – Jun 1577) m. Helen Leslie (1545 – 15 May 1579)
    2. 2. William Kirkaldy (1520 – 3 Aug 1573) m. Margaret Learmonth (28 Aug 1525 – 2 Mar 1572) m.
      1. 1. William Kirdaldy (Abt 1539 – )
      2. 2. Janet Kirkcaldy (1540 – 1572) m. Thomas Kerr (1529 – 1586)
        1. 1. William Kerr (16 May 1562 – 13 Jan 1598) m. Mary (Ann) Clifford (9 Sep 1573 – 7 Mar 1603) m. Elizabeth Lyon (Abt 1555 – Abt 1590) m. Elizabeth Lyon (1565 – 1616) m. Elizabeth Ord (1572 – 1616) m. Elizabeth Lyon (1562 – 1607)
        2. 2. Andrew Kerr (1565 – 19 Dec 1631) m. Katherine Houston (1568 – 1646) m. Anna Stewart (Abt 1566 – 1670)
        3. 3. Mary Kerr (Abt 1565 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Kerr (1570 – 24 May 1594)
        5. 5. Julian Kerr (1572 – 30 Mar 1637) m. Patrick Hume ( – Aft Mar 1637) m. Thomas Hamilton (Jan 1563 – 29 May 1637)
        6. 6. James Kerr (1577 – Jul 1645) m. Mary (Fox) Rutherford (1575 – ) m. Janet (1590 – 1586) m. Mary Rutherford (Abt 1583 – ) m. Lady (Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and) Somerset (31 May 1590 – 27 Aug 1632) m. Janet Scott (1605 – 1645)
        7. 7. Janet Ker m. Patrick Hume ( – Abt 1608)
      3. 3. Janet Kirkaldy (1540 – 1572)
    3. 3. Agnes Kirkcaldy (1522 – 1553) m. Robert Drummond (1520 – 12 Mar 1592)
    4. 4. Thomas Kirkcaldy (1538 – 3 Aug 1573)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Kirkcaldy ( – Aft 1578) m. John Mowbray ( – Aft 1584)
    6. 6. George Kirkaldy
    7. 7. Marjory Kirkaldy
    8. 8. Thomas Kirkaldy
  2. 2. Alison (( Isobel)) Melville ( – 1552) m. William Echlin (Abt 1528 – )

John Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1486
Abt 1486
Birth of John Melville in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland
1548
13 Dec 1548
Age 62
Death of John Melville in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1486
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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