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Sir Colin Campbell, 1542 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 September 1584

Death Location: Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland

Father: Sir Campbell,

Mother: Lady Graham,

Spouse(s): Anne Campbell,

Children(s): Archibald Campbell,, Jane Campbell,, Colin Campbell,

In 1542, Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll entered the world in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald "Gillespie Roy" Campbell, and Lady Margaret Graham,. Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll married Anne Agnes (Annabel) Keith Campbell,, and had children including Archibald "Gillesbuig Grumach" Campbell,, Jane Campbell,, Colin Campbell,. Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll passed away in 1584 in Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll entered the world in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, born to Sir Archibald "Gillespie Roy" Campbell, and Lady Margaret Graham,.
  • Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll married Anne Agnes (Annabel) Keith Campbell,, and had children including Archibald "Gillesbuig Grumach" Campbell,, Jane Campbell,, Colin Campbell,.
  • Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll passed away in 1584 in Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Campbell,'s Ancestors

Self
Sir Campbell,
1542 – 1584
Birth Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald "Gillespie Roy" Campbell,
1508 – 1558
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Graham,
1522 – 1558
Menteith, Perthshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (Colin 'Cailen Malloch') Campbell,
1486 – 1529
Glenorchy Castle, Lorn, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjory Stewart
1479 – 1524
Castle Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
William Graham,
1500 – 1544
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Margaret Moubray
1501 – 1548
Barnbougle Castle, Dalmeny House, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Campbell,
1455 – 1513
Lady Douglas,
1456 – 1482
John Balveny,
1439 – 1512
Beatrix Douglas,
1430 – 1473
Alexander Graham,
1472 – 1536
Margaret Buchanan
1475 – 1537
John Moubray,
2nd-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
Patrick Graham
1421 – 1453
Isobel Erskine,
1444 – 1500
Sir Buchanan,
1439 – 1526
Isabelle Graham
1444 – 1510

Sir Campbell,'s Descendants

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Sir (Colin) Campbell, (1542 – 10 September 1584) m. Anne (Agnes (Annabel) Keith) Campbell, (14 Jul 1530 – 16 Jul 1588)
  1. 1. Archibald ("Gillesbuig Grumach") Campbell, (1576 – Oct 1638) m. Lady (Anne Agnes) Douglas, (1574 – 3 May 1607) m. Anne Cornwallis (1589 – 12 Jan 1634)
    1. 1. Anne Campbell (1593 – 14 Jun 1638) m. George Gordon, (1591 – 30 March 1649)
      1. 1. James Gordon ( – 1649)
      2. 2. Charles (Earl of Aboyne) Gordon
    2. 2. Archibald (Duncan) Campbell, (1598 – 27 May 1661) m. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1610 – 11 May 1677)
      1. 1. Archibald Campbell, (26 Feb 1629 – 30 Jun 1685) m. Lady (Mary Ann) Stewart, (21 July 1629 – 15 May 1668) m. Anna ("Anne" MacKenzie) , (1627 – 2 May 1707)
        1. 1. Archibald Campbell, (25 Jul 1658 – 25 Sep 1703) m. Lady (Lorne Elizabeth) Tollemache, (26th Jul 1659 – 9 May 1735)
        2. 2. Mary Campbell (17 Jul 1657 – 1721)
        3. 3. John Campbell,
      2. 2. Neil Campbell (1630 – Apr 1692)
  2. 2. Jane Campbell,
  3. 3. Colin Campbell,

Sir Campbell,'s Timeline

4 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
1542
1542
Birth of Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland
1584
10 Sep 1584
Age 42
Death of Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
1584
10 September 1584
Age 42
Death of Sir Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll in Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland
Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1584
    Event Place: Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] 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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1584
    Event Place: Darnaway, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilmun, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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