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Roderick Og The 8th McNeill 1536–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father: Gilleonan GGF***

Mother: Lady MacDonald

Spouse(s): Mary MacLeod

Children(s): Roderick Mcneill

In 1536, Roderick Og The 8th McNeill entered the world in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill 14Th Ggf And Lady Catherine Clanranald Macdonald. Roderick Og The 8th McNeill married Mary Macleod The 10Th Chief And First Female Chief Of Clan Macleod, and had children including Roderick The Turbulent Mcneill. Roderick Og The 8th McNeill passed away in 1570 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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  • In 1536, Roderick Og The 8th McNeill entered the world in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill 14Th Ggf And Lady Catherine Clanranald Macdonald.
  • Roderick Og The 8th McNeill married Mary Macleod The 10Th Chief And First Female Chief Of Clan Macleod, and had children including Roderick The Turbulent Mcneill.
  • Roderick Og The 8th McNeill passed away in 1570 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilleonan GGF***
1505–1578
Birth Location: Argyll, Isle of Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Lady MacDonald
1516–1589
Birth Location: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Mary MacLeod
1536–1602
Birth Location: Rowdell, Harries, West Isle Dunvegan, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

Roderick Mcneill
1555–1594
Birth Location: Gigha, Argyll, Scotland
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Roderick McNeill's Ancestors

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Roderick McNeill
1536–1570
Birth Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Gilleonan "The 7th Chief of Barra" McNeill ***14th GGF***
1505–1578
Argyll, Isle of Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Clanranald) MacDonald
1516–1589
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roderick McNeill's Descendants

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Roderick (Og The 8th) McNeill (1536–1570) m. Mary (MacLeod, the 10th Chief and first female Chief of Clan) MacLeod (1536–abt 1602)
  1. 1. Roderick ("the Turbulent") Mcneill 1555–1594
    1. 1. Alexander McNeill 1595–1651 m. Jessie MacMullin 1610–1710
      1. 1. Hector (Mac) Neil 1637–1730 m. MacLeod (of) Lewis 1639–1699
        1. 1. Robert McNeill 1670–1711 m. Margaret Maclean 1650–1732

Roderick McNeill's Timeline

2 Records

1536
1536
Birth of Roderick Og The 8th McNeill in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 34
Death of Roderick Og The 8th McNeill in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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