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Sir Robert Colville, 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: 07 May 1560

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Ochiltree

Mother: Margaret Forrester

Spouse(s): Margaret Lindsay

Children(s): John Author

The story of Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville began in 1508 in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Margaret Lindsay, and had children including John Colville Presbytarian Minister Judge And Author. Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville began in 1508 in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville married Margaret Lindsay, and had children including John Colville Presbytarian Minister Judge And Author.
  • Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville passed away in 1560 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ochiltree
1480–1540
Birth Location: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
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Margaret Forrester
1480–1520
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lindsay
1516–1592
Birth Location: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Author
1549–1605
Birth Location: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Sir Colville's Ancestors

Self
Sir Colville
1508–1560
Birth Place: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir James Colville of Ochiltree
1480–1540
East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Forrester
1480–1520
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Colville's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross) Colville (1508–07 May 1560) m. Margaret Lindsay (1516–23 Nov 1592)
  1. 1. John (Colville, Presbytarian Minister, Judge and) Author 1549–1605 m. Janet, (Lady of Scotland,) Russell 1550–1638
    1. 1. Agnes (Margaret) Colville 1575–1640 m. John (Stewart of) Lettershuna 1577–
      1. 1. Catherine Stewart 1613–1684 m. Archibald (Campbell Of) Auchincloich 1600–1687
        1. 1. Alexander (Campbell, Laird of) Auchencloich 1635–1698
        2. 2. Sibella Campbell 1637–
      2. 2. James Lindsay 1605–1674
    2. 2. Margaret (Lady of Annatland Angusshire Scotland) Colville 1575–1603

Sir Colville's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1560
07 May 1560
Age 52
Death of Sir Robert Colville, 1st Lord of Cleish, Knight of Cleish, Kinross Colville in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 May 1560
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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