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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: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Colville

Mother: Elisabeth Arnot

Spouse(s): Francesca Colquhoun

Children(s): John Colvill, Thomas Colville, Robert Colville, Matthew Colville, William Colville, Euphame Colville, Henry Colville, Elizabeth 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 Robert Of Ochiltree Colville And Elisabeth Arnot. Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Francesca Of Cleish Colquhoun, and had children including Elizabeth Colville, Euphame Colville, Henry Colville, John Colvill, Matthew Colquhoun Colville, Robert Colquhoun Colville, Thomas Colville, William Colville. Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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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 Robert Of Ochiltree Colville And Elisabeth Arnot.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Francesca Of Cleish Colquhoun, and had children including Elizabeth Colville, Euphame Colville, Henry Colville, John Colvill, Matthew Colquhoun Colville, Robert Colquhoun Colville, Thomas Colville, William Colville.
  • Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Colville's Ancestors

Self
Sir Colville
1508–1560
Birth Place: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert of Ochiltree Colville
1456–1513
Hiltoun & Ochiltree, Scottland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Arnot
1456–1526
Baltarton
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. Francesca (of Cleish) Colquhoun (1512–23 November 1592)
  1. 1. John Colvill 1533–1605 m. Lady (Janet Scotland) RUSSELL 1550–1638
    1. 1. Margaret Colville 1575–1603 m. Jerome Lindsey 1565–1642
      1. 1. David ((Rev) Lindsay) Lindsay 1601–1667 m. Susannah Opie 1605–1667
        1. 1. HELEN LINDSEY 1650–1698 m. Thomas Opie 1627–1702
        2. 2. Robert Lindsey 1634–
        3. 3. Thomas (Opie) Lindsey 1627–
        4. 4. Rachel Lindsay 1636–
    2. 2. John Colvill 1574–
    3. 3. Thomas Colvill 1575–
    4. 4. Robert (III) Colville 1574–1634
  2. 2. Thomas Colville 1537–
  3. 3. Robert (Colquhoun) Colville 1532–1584
  4. 4. Matthew (Colquhoun) Colville 1534–1577
  5. 5. William Colville 1535–1584
  6. 6. Euphame Colville 1540–
  7. 7. Henry Colville 1538–1596
  8. 8. Elizabeth Colville 1546–1607

Sir Colville's Timeline

7 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
1521
ABT 1521
Age 13
Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was married
None
1537
15 Jul 1537
Age 29
Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was married in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
1543
ABT 1543
Age 35
Sir Robert, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville was married
None
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: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1521

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1537
    Event Place: Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1543

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1544
    Event Place: Crumbie, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Halhill, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Poll Tax Returns, 1694

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Trabroun, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1560
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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