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John Sempill 1460–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: England

Father: Thomas Elliotstoun

Mother: Elizabeth Ross

Spouse(s): Margaret Colville

Children(s):

John Sempill was born in 1460 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Sempill Vii Of Elliotstoun And Elizabeth Ross. John Sempill married Margaret Colville. John Sempill passed away in 1513 in England.

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Biography

  • John Sempill was born in 1460 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Sempill Vii Of Elliotstoun And Elizabeth Ross.
  • John Sempill married Margaret Colville.
  • John Sempill passed away in 1513 in England.

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John Sempill's Ancestors

Self
John Sempill
1460–1513
Birth Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Sempill VII of Elliotstoun
1440–1488
Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Ross
1447–1495
Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Sempill VI of) Elliotstoun
1415–1480
Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (de) Cathcart
1418–1445
Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Ross First Lord Of) Halkhead
1413–1501
Tulloch Castle, Dingwall, Ross, Scotland
Marjory (Margaret) Mure
1415–1491
Caldwell, Renfrewshire, Schotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Eliotstoun
1406–1478
Marjory Bruce
1390–1456
John Cathcart
1393–1446
Margaret Douglas
1483–1535
John Castle
1391–1447
Elizabeth Seton
1405–1479
John Rowallan
1445–1501
Elizabeth Lindsay
1424–1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Elliotstoun
1370–1445
John Sempill
1372–
Alan Cathcart
1362–1445
Janet Maxwell
1377–1411
William Drumlanrig
1430–1484
Elizabeth Sanquhar
1435–1539
Donald Isles
1351–1423
Mariota-nic-Walter Isles
1363–1429
Alexander Gordon
1381–1441
Elizabeth Gordon
1384–1438
Robert Castle
1430–1506
Margaret Newton
1432–1506
John Dunrod
1380–1450
Joan Stewart
1407–1477

John Sempill's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of John Sempill in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 53
Death of John Sempill in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Sempill, person ID GKTB-5RL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Sempill, person ID GKTB-5RL.

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