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Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 1499 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1499

Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Apr 1583

Death Location: Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Campbell,

Mother: Marjory Stewart

Spouse(s): Katherine Ruthven, Margaret Stewart

Children(s): Duncan Campbell,, Janet Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Patrick Campbell

The story of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy began in 1499 in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland. Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy married Katherine Ruthven, Margaret Catherine Stewart, and had children including Duncan "Black Duncan" Campbell,, Janet MacEvir Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Patrick Campbell. Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy passed away in 1583 in Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy began in 1499 in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy married Katherine Ruthven, Margaret Catherine Stewart, and had children including Duncan "Black Duncan" Campbell,, Janet MacEvir Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Patrick Campbell.
  • Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy passed away in 1583 in Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Campbell,'s Ancestors

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Sir Campbell,
1499 – 1583
Birth Place: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Colin 'Cailen Malloch' Campbell,
1486 – 1529
Glenorchy Castle, Lorn, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Stewart
1479 – 1524
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Duncan) Campbell,
1455 – 1513
Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Angus) Douglas,
1456 – 1482
Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire, Scotland
John (I 'The Hearty' Stewart of) Balveny,
1439 – 1512
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Beatrix (Margaret 'The Fair Maid of Galloway') Douglas,
1430 – 1473
Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Campbell,
1425 – 1475
Janet Stewart,
1430 – 1489
James Stewart,
1399 – 1451
Joan Beaufort,
1406 – 1445
Archibald Douglas,
1390 – 1439
Lady Graham,
1408 – 1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Campbell,
1390 – 1454
Lady Stewart,
1397 – 1460
John Stewart,
1397 – 1463
Lady McDougal,
1408 – 1463
John Stewart,
1350 – 1421
Isabel MacDougall,
1355 – 1439
John Beaufort,
1371 – 1410
Margaret Holand,
1385 – 1440
Archibald Douglas,
1370 – 1424
Margaret Stewart,
1375 – 1450
Sir Graham,
1382 – 1413
Euphemia Stewart,
1375 – 1434

Sir Campbell,'s Descendants

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Sir (Colin “The Grey Laird”) Campbell, (1499 – 11 Apr 1583) m. Katherine Ruthven (27 Jan 1526 – 2 Jun 1579) m. Margaret (Catherine) Stewart (Aug 1520 – Dec 1543)
  1. 1. Duncan ("Black Duncan") Campbell, (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Lady (Jean "Janet" Stewart of) Atholl (1557 – 25 July 1595) m. Elizabeth Sinclair (1575 – 1 Oct 1654)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Jane) Campbell (1571 – 8 Aug 1631)
    2. 2. Sir (Robert) Campbell, (1575 – 17 Nov 1657) m. Lady (Isabel) MacIntosh, (1583 – 24 Dec 1667)
      1. 1. Sir (John) Campbell, (April 1606 – 16 Jun 1686) m. Lady (Mary Graham of) Strathearn (1619 – 28 Jan 1653)
        1. 1. John Campbell, (17 Jul 1635 – 19 Mar 1717) m. Mary Rich ( – 1666)
      2. 2. Duncan Campbell (1607 – 16 Aug 1630)
      3. 3. Colin Campbell (1616 – 22 Oct 1668)
    3. 3. Archibald Campbell, (25 Aug 1576 – 10 Nov 1640)
    4. 4. Sir (Colin) Campbell, (6 September 1577 – 6 Sep 1640)
    5. 5. Duncan Campbell (1578 – 1618)
  2. 2. Janet (MacEvir) Campbell (1563 – 1633)
  3. 3. Archibald Campbell (1545 – )
  4. 4. Duncan Campbell (7 August 1550 – 23 Jun 1631)
  5. 5. Margaret Campbell (1552 – 1 June 1610)
  6. 6. Patrick Campbell (1556 – 20 Aug 1622)

Sir Campbell,'s Timeline

4 Records

1499
1499
Birth of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
1499
1499
Birth of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy in Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
1583
11 Apr 1583
Age 84
Death of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy in Balloch, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland
Balloch, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland
1583
11 Apr 1583
Age 84
Death of Sir Colin “The Grey Laird” Campbell, 6th Lord of Glenorchy in Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland
Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1499
    Event Place: Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: West Lothian, & Midlothian; Gloucestershire: Edinburgh; Bristol- Commissariot Record of Edinburgh, Register of Testaments, 1514-1600; Bristol Wills, 1572-1792

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1583
    Event Place: Balloch, Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The heraldry of the Campbells : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1583
    Event Place: Balloch, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Killin, Stirling, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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