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Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville 1508–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 May 1560

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Sir Ochiltree

Mother: Alison Heriot

Spouse(s): Lady Bruce*, Margaret Lindsay

Children(s): Sir Colville, John Colville

Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was born in 1508 in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Colville Of Ochiltree And Alison Hamilton Heriot. Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Lady Alison Ally Bruce, Margaret Lindsay, and had children including Elizabeth Colvill, John Colville, Margaret Bridges, Sir Robert Calquhoun 1St Lord Of Cleish Knight Of Cleish Kinross Colville. Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was born in 1508 in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir James Colville Of Ochiltree And Alison Hamilton Heriot.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Lady Alison Ally Bruce, Margaret Lindsay, and had children including Elizabeth Colvill, John Colville, Margaret Bridges, Sir Robert Calquhoun 1St Lord Of Cleish Knight Of Cleish Kinross Colville.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Sir Colville's Ancestors

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Sir Colville
1508–1560
Birth Place: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James Colville of Ochiltree
1480–1540
East Wemyss, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison ((Hamilton)) Heriot
1487–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Colville's Descendants

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Sir (Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross) Colville (1508–7 May 1560) m. Lady (Alison “Ally”) Bruce* (1510–21 May 1536) m. Margaret Lindsay (–6 Nov 1693)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Calquhoun, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish Kinross) Colville 1532–1586 m. Margaret (Stewart) Lindsey 1545–1601 m. Margaret Logan –1693
    1. 1. Robert (Colville 3rd Lord of) Cleish 1574–1634 m. Beatrix (Holden) Haldane 1571–1665
      1. 1. Captain (James Colville of Scotland Lord of Culros,) B&G 1597–1670 m. Margaret Colville 1616–1675 m. Margaret Colville 1598–1618
        1. 1. William Colville 1631–1670 m. Christian Garner 1637–1753
        2. 2. James (S Colville) II 1625–1709
        3. 3. Capt. (Alexander Colville Sr \ 8th) Gpa 1628–1659
        4. 4. Henry Colville 1640–1726
        5. 5. John Colville 1622–1712
        6. 6. Margaret Colville 1633–
        7. 7. Margaret Colville 1620–1621
        8. 8. Robert Colville 1619–1697
        9. 9. John COLVILLE 1635–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Colville) (Dalgleish) 1600–1665
      3. 3. Margaret COLVILLE 1600–1618
      4. 4. William COLVILLE 1596–1678
      5. 5. David Colville 1592–1647
    2. 2. Bethune Colville 1569–
    3. 3. John (Colville, Presbyterian Minister, Judge and) Author 1542–1605
    4. 4. James Colville 1572–
    5. 5. Margaret Colville 1552–1553
    6. 6. David Colville 1546–1605
    7. 7. Alexander Colville 1544–1605
    8. 8. Elizabeth Colville 1548–1549
    9. 9. Janet Colville 1570–1678
    10. 10. Euphame Colville 1561–1610
    11. 11. Robert Colvile 1570–1601
    12. 12. David Colville 1574–1615
    13. 13. Elizabeth Colville 1575–
    14. 14. Janet Colville 1576–
    15. 15. Janet Colville 1550–1551
    16. 16. John Colville 1574–1634
    17. 17. Lord (James) Colville –1540
    18. 18. Margaret Colville 1577–
    19. 19. Margaret Colville 1562–1646
    20. 20. Margaret Colville 1566–1603
  2. 2. John Colville 1542–1605

Sir Colville's Timeline

4 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1544
6 Jul 1544
Age 36
Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was married in Crumbie, Scotland
Crumbie, Scotland
1560
7 May 1560
Age 52
Death of Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1569
1569
Age 61
Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was married in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1544
    Event Place: Crumbie, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Halhill, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Poll Tax Returns, 1694

    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: Trabroun, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1560
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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