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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 chief

Mother: Lady MacDonald

Spouse(s): Mary MacLeod

Children(s): Roderick Scotland

In 1536, Roderick Og The 8th McNeill entered the world in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill 34Th Chief 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 12Ggf Macneil Lord Of Barra The Turbulent 15Th Of Barra 35Th Chief Mcneill Died 1594 At Battle Of Glenlivet Shot By Fieldpiece Bera Scotland. Roderick Og The 8th McNeill passed away in 1570 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1536, Roderick Og The 8th McNeill entered the world in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Gilleonan The 7Th Chief Of Barra Mcneill 34Th Chief 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 12Ggf Macneil Lord Of Barra The Turbulent 15Th Of Barra 35Th Chief Mcneill Died 1594 At Battle Of Glenlivet Shot By Fieldpiece Bera Scotland.
  • Roderick Og The 8th McNeill passed away in 1570 in Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilleonan chief
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
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

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

Self
Roderick McNeill
1536–1570
Birth Place: Barra, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Gilleonan "The 7th Chief of Barra" McNeill 34th chief
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 (12GGF MacNeil, Lord of Barra the Turbulent 15th of Barra, 35th Chief McNeill; Died 1594 at Battle of Glenlivet, Shot by Fieldpiece Bera,) Scotland 1555–1594 m. (DL) (Marion Macdonald -) MacNeill 1554–1609
    1. 1. Neill (Og Barra MacNeill (36th Chief) McNeill) 1572–1662
      1. 1. Lachlan (Buie, of Tearfergus & Losset) McNeill 1604–1695 m. Margaret (10GGM McAllister of) Tore 1615–1692
        1. 1. Cathleen ((or Catherine)) MacNeill 1645–1740 m. Archibald (Buie) Buea 1640–1679

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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