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Sir John Boswell 1529–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Balmuto Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Balmuto, Fife, Scotland

Father: David Boswell

Mother: Elizabeth Moncreiffe

Spouse(s): Isobel Sandilands

Children(s):

The story of Sir John Boswell began in 1529 in Balmuto Castle, Scotland. Sir John Boswell married Isobel Sandilands. Sir John Boswell passed away in 1610 in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Boswell began in 1529 in Balmuto Castle, Scotland.
  • Sir John Boswell married Isobel Sandilands.
  • Sir John Boswell passed away in 1610 in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Boswell's Ancestors

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Sir Boswell
1529–1610
Birth Place: Balmuto Castle, Scotland
Parents
David Boswell
1498–1582
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Moncreiffe
1505–1568
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander Boswell
1472–1513
Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Mary) Ramsay
1480–1513
Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
John Moncrieff
1475–1513
Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrix) Forman
1482–1530
Hankhead, Lankarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Boswell's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir John Boswell in Balmuto Castle, Scotland
Balmuto Castle, Scotland
1610
1610
Age 81
Death of Sir John Boswell in Balmuto, Fife, Scotland
Balmuto, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Balmuto Castle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Balmuto, Fife, Scotland

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