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Sir John Boswell 1564–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1564

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: William Kinghorn

Mother: Ellen Kellok

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mags Atkin

The story of Sir John Boswell began in 1564 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Sir John Boswell had children including Mags Atkin. Sir John Boswell passed away in 1640 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Boswell began in 1564 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • Sir John Boswell had children including Mags Atkin.
  • Sir John Boswell passed away in 1640 in Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Boswell's Ancestors

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Sir Boswell
1564–1640
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William George Boswell, Sir, of Kinghorn
1533–1606
Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Ellen (Kelloch Kello) Kellok
1542–1574
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
David (G) Boswell
1505–1582
Balmuto, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Moncrieff
1505–1583
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Boswell's Descendants

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Sir (John) Boswell (29 Mar 1564–1640)
  1. 1. Mags Atkin 1568– m. Sir (John) Boswell 1564–1640
    1. 1. Isobel Bosuell 1580– m. James Gray 1590–
      1. 1. William Gray 1621–
        1. 1. Euphan Gray 1653– m. Alexander Morrison 1655–

Sir Boswell's Timeline

3 Records

1564
29 Mar 1564
Birth of Sir John Boswell in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1579
Abt. 1579
Age 15
Sir John Boswell was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1640
1640
Age 76
Death of Sir John Boswell in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1564
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1579
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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