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Katherine Lady of Raith Melville 1526–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Melville

Mother: Helen Napier

Spouse(s): John Finmont

Children(s): Jean Lockhart

Katherine Lady of Raith Melville was born in 1526 in Raith, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir John Ii Earl Of Leven And Melville And Helen Napier. Katherine Lady of Raith Melville married John Browne Broun 3Rd Laird Of Fordell 1St Laird Of Finmont, and had children including Jean Lockhart. Katherine Lady of Raith Melville passed away in 1558 in Raith, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Katherine Lady of Raith Melville was born in 1526 in Raith, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir John Ii Earl Of Leven And Melville And Helen Napier.
  • Katherine Lady of Raith Melville married John Browne Broun 3Rd Laird Of Fordell 1St Laird Of Finmont, and had children including Jean Lockhart.
  • Katherine Lady of Raith Melville passed away in 1558 in Raith, Fife, Scotland.

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Katherine Melville's Ancestors

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Katherine Melville
1526–1558
Birth Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John II, Earl of Leven and Melville
1475–1548
Raith, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Napier
1510–1588
Merchiston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Katherine Melville's Descendants

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Katherine (Lady of Raith) Melville (1526–1558) m. John (Browne\Broun 3rd Laird of Fordell, 1st Laird of) Finmont (1500–1558)
  1. 1. Jean Lockhart 1550–1600

Katherine Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Katherine Lady of Raith Melville in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 32
Death of Katherine Lady of Raith Melville in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland

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