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Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, 1515 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 APR 1583

Death Location: Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: (Sir) Glenorchy

Mother: Princess (Campbell)

Spouse(s): Lady Ruthven, Katherine Ruthven, Margaret Stewart, Lady McTear

Children(s): Duncan, Cowl"

In 1515, Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy entered the world in Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland, born to (Sir) Colin Campbell, 3rd Lord Glenorchy and Princess Marjory, Baroness Campbell, Stewart (Campbell). Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy married Lady Lilias Baroness Drummond Ruthven, Katherine "Kate" Ruthven, Margaret Stewart, Lady Margaret Stuart\Stewart Plantagenet - McTear, and had children including Duncan, Campbell, 1st Baronet of Glenorchy, Black Duncan of the Cowl". Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy passed away in 1583 in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1515, Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy entered the world in Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland, born to (Sir) Colin Campbell, 3rd Lord Glenorchy and Princess Marjory, Baroness Campbell, Stewart (Campbell).
  • Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy married Lady Lilias Baroness Drummond Ruthven, Katherine "Kate" Ruthven, Margaret Stewart, Lady Margaret Stuart\Stewart Plantagenet - McTear, and had children including Duncan, Campbell, 1st Baronet of Glenorchy, Black Duncan of the Cowl".
  • Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy passed away in 1583 in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Campbell,'s Ancestors

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Sir Campbell,
1515 – 1583
Birth Place: Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland
Parents
(Sir) Colin Campbell, 3rd Lord Glenorchy
1481 – 1523
Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Princess (Marjory, Baroness Campbell, Stewart) (Campbell)
1490 – 1524
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Campbell,'s Descendants

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Sir (Colin II "The Grey Laird") Campbell, (1515 – 11 APR 1583) m. Lady (Lilias Baroness Drummond) Ruthven (1526 – 7 Jul 1579) m. Katherine ("Kate") Ruthven (1525 – 1580) m. Margaret Stewart (27 Jan 1526 – 2 Jun 1579) m. Lady (Margaret Stuart\Stewart Plantagenet -) McTear (Aug 1520 – 26 Jul 1564)
  1. 1. Duncan, (Campbell, 1st Baronet of Glenorchy, Black Duncan of the) Cowl" (7 August 1550 – 23 June 1631) m. Elizabeth (Moubray Sinclair) Campbell (1575 – 1 Oct 1654) m. Lady (Janet Baroness Campbell) Stewart (1557 – SEP 1593)
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Mitchell (1596 – 25 Mar 1678) m. Sir (Thomas Findlay, Burgess of) Glasgow (1594 – 1630)
      1. 1. Jonet (Janet) Findlay (1628 – 1690) m. Adam (Dickie) Dickey (1620 – 1653)
        1. 1. John Dickie (15 Dec 1653 – 1720) m. Margaret Thompson (1655 – )

Sir Campbell,'s Timeline

4 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy in Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland
1548
16 Apr 1548
Age 33
Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy was married
None
1551
28 Jan 1551
Age 36
Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy was married
None
1583
11 APR 1583
Age 68
Death of Sir Colin II "The Grey Laird" Campbell, Scottish Reformer, Knight of Glenorchy, 6th Laird of Glenorchy in Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Glenurchy, , Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1548

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1551

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glenurquhay Argyle, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Liniehartan, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 7
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1583
    Event Place: Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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