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John Melville 1507–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Father: Sir Raith

Mother: Margaret Wemyss

Spouse(s): Agnes Strang

Children(s): John Melville

John Melville was born in 1507 in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, the child of Sir John Thomas Melville Of Raith And Margaret Wemyss. John Melville married Agnes Strang, and had children including John Learmonth Melville. John Melville passed away in 1570 in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Melville was born in 1507 in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, the child of Sir John Thomas Melville Of Raith And Margaret Wemyss.
  • John Melville married Agnes Strang, and had children including John Learmonth Melville.
  • John Melville passed away in 1570 in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.

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John Melville's Ancestors

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John Melville
1507–1570
Birth Place: Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Thomas Melville of Raith
1490–1548
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Wemyss
1480–1588
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Melville's Descendants

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John Melville (1507–1570) m. Agnes Strang (1516–)
  1. 1. John (Learmonth) Melville 1542–1590 m. Christian (Matilda) Bethune 1547–1590
    1. 1. Matilda Melville 1559–1608 m. James (Traill) (Colonel) 1555–1635
      1. 1. Robert Traill 1603–1676 m. Jean Annan 1617–1650
        1. 1. James Traill 1651–1721 m. Jonet Row 1650–
        2. 2. William Trail 1640–1714
        3. 3. Robert Traill 1642–1716
        4. 4. Margaret Traill 1648–1718
        5. 5. Helen Trail 1644–1681
        6. 6. Agnes Traill 1646–1690
        7. 7. Robert Traill 1640–1714
      2. 2. James (Ramsay Grissell) Trail 1600–1663
      3. 3. Andrew TRAILL 1608–
      4. 4. Eleanor ((Traill)) Traill 1614–

John Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of John Melville in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 63
Death of John Melville in Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Little Moonsie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Cairnbre, Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

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