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Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain 1535–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1594

Death Location: Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir GGF***

Mother: Lady Stirlingshire

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In 1535, Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir John Thomas Sherwood Melville 4Th Laird Of Raith Earl Of Leven And Melville 11Th Ggf And Lady Helen Napier 2Nd Wife Of Murchison Stirlingshire. Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain passed away in 1594 in Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1535, Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir John Thomas Sherwood Melville 4Th Laird Of Raith Earl Of Leven And Melville 11Th Ggf And Lady Helen Napier 2Nd Wife Of Murchison Stirlingshire.
  • Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain passed away in 1594 in Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland.

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Sir Captain's Ancestors

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Sir Captain
1535–1594
Birth Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Thomas Sherwood Melville 4th Laird of Raith, Earl of Leven and Melville ***11th GGF***
1505–1548
Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Helen Napier (2nd wife) of Murchison,) Stirlingshire
1510–1588
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
John Melville
1460–1548
Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Bonar
1465–1506
Rossie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Captain's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland
1594
Oct 1594
Age 59
Death of Sir David Melville of Newmill, Captain in Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland
Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1594
    Event Place: Inchmohomo, Firthshire, Scotland

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