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Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird 1512–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1512

Birth Location: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Apr 1583

Death Location: Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Campbell

Mother: Lady (Campbell)

Spouse(s): Lady Campbell, Margaret Stewart

Children(s): Margaret Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Colin Campbell, Patrick Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Anna Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Janet Campbell, Mary Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Robert Graham, Lord Glenurchy, Maria Campbell, Sir Campbell, Archibald Campbell, stBart Glenorchy, John Campbell, Marion Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Ann Campbell, Colin Campbell, Colin Campbell, Margaret Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell

Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird was born in 1512 in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Sir Colin 3Rd Laird Of Glenorchy Campbell And Lady Marjory Stewart Baroness Campbell. Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird married Janet Stewart, Lady Katherine Ruthven Baroness Campbell, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Ann Campbell, Anna Campbell, Archibald 2Nd Earl Of Argyll Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Archibald Gillespick Dow Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Colin Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Henry Alexander Campbell, Janet Macevir Campbell, John Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Lord Duncan Campbell Glenurchy, Margaret Campbell, Maria Campbell, Marion Campbell, Mary Campbell, Patrick Auchinyre Campbell, Robert Graham, Sir Duncan Glenurchy Campbell, Stbart Of Glenorchy. Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird passed away in 1583 in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird was born in 1512 in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland, the child of Sir Colin 3Rd Laird Of Glenorchy Campbell And Lady Marjory Stewart Baroness Campbell.
  • Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird married Janet Stewart, Lady Katherine Ruthven Baroness Campbell, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Ann Campbell, Anna Campbell, Archibald 2Nd Earl Of Argyll Campbell, Archibald Campbell, Archibald Gillespick Dow Campbell, Beatrice Campbell, Colin Campbell, Duncan Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Henry Alexander Campbell, Janet Macevir Campbell, John Campbell, Katherine Campbell, Lord Duncan Campbell Glenurchy, Margaret Campbell, Maria Campbell, Marion Campbell, Mary Campbell, Patrick Auchinyre Campbell, Robert Graham, Sir Duncan Glenurchy Campbell, Stbart Of Glenorchy.
  • Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird passed away in 1583 in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

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Sir Laird's Ancestors

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Sir Laird
1512–1583
Birth Place: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
Parents
Sir Colin 3rd Laird of Glenorchy Campbell
1480–1523
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Stewart, Baroness) (Campbell)
1500–1523
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Duncan ("2nd Laird of Glenorchy") Campbell
1455–1513
Kilchurn Castle, Glenorchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret of Angus Douglas, Baroness) Campbell
1456–1482
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
John (I Lord Stewart van Balveny Earl van) Atholl
1440–1512
Bavelny, Fifeshire, Schotland
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1519
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Laird's Descendants

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Sir (Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey) Laird (7 Jul 1512–11 Apr 1583) m. Lady (Katherine Ruthven Baroness) Campbell (1525–2 Jun 1579) m. Margaret Stewart (Aug 1520–Dec 1543)
  1. 1. Margaret Campbell 1552–1609 m. Allen MacDougall 1540–1598 m. Hector Maclean 1550– m. James (7th Earl of Glencairn) Cunningham 1550–1630 m. Sir (George) Campbell 1551–1622
    1. 1. Isabel (of Ragray) MacDougall 1570–1666 m. Alexander (Campbell Laird van) Lochnell 1560–1640
      1. 1. CATHERINE ((of Lochnell)) CAMPBELL 1816–1881 m. HECTOR ((2nd of Torloisk)) MACLEAN 1809–1667 m. Hector (Mac-Lean Laird van) Torloisk 1615–
        1. 1. Donald MacLean 1862–
        2. 2. Christina MacLean 1866–
        3. 3. Angus MacLean 1869–
        4. 4. Hector MacLean 1843–1913
        5. 5. Robert McLean 1836–
        6. 6. Isabell ((of Torloisk)) Maclean 1859– m. Lauchlan Maclean 1650–1687
        7. 7. LACHLAN ((3rd of Torloisk)) MACLEAN 1643–1690
        8. 8. HECTOR MACLEAN 1852–
        9. 9. JOHN ((of Tarbert)) MACLEAN 1642–
        10. 10. Lachlan (Mac-Lean Laird van) Torloisk 1649–1687
      2. 2. John Campbell 1592–1645
      3. 3. Catherine CAMPBELL 1609–
      4. 4. Duncan CAMPBELL 1596–1695
      5. 5. Isobel CAMPBELL 1614–
      6. 6. Colin ((of Ardintallan)) Campbell 1592–1671
      7. 7. John Campbell 1637–
      8. 8. Janet CAMPBELL 1603–1677
      9. 9. Catherine CAMPBELL 1620–
      10. 10. John (Angus) Livingstone 1908–1999 m. Catherine ("Cassie") McEachern 1909–2005
      11. 11. Donald Campbell 1612–
      12. 12. Alexander Campbell 1600–1678
      13. 13. Janet Campbell 1603–
      14. 14. Mary ("Mairi na Gleann") Campbell 1610–
    2. 2. John (Iain) Maclean 1470–1539
    3. 3. Hector (Owr) Maclean 1575–1628
    4. 4. John (Kilmarnock) Cunningham 1580–1629
    5. 5. Margaret (Blair) Cunningham 1590–1631
    6. 6. Margaret Cuninghame 1563–1742
    7. 7. Lady (Mary) Cunningham 1586–1647
    8. 8. Margaret Cunningham 1560–1604
    9. 9. Lady (Jean) Cunningham 1584–1608
    10. 10. Alexander Cunningham 1560–
    11. 11. James (Stevenstoun) Cunningham 1574–1612
    12. 12. Lady (Susanna) Cunningham –1623
    13. 13. Catherine Cunningham 1583–1647
    14. 14. Margaret Cunningham 1547–1604
    15. 15. Margaret Cunningham 1583–1622
    16. 16. Charles (Davidson) Campbell 1862–
    17. 17. Janet (Isobel) MacDougal 1570–1666
    18. 18. Isobel (Janet) Macdougall 1570–1635
    19. 19. Juliana (Egidia) Campbell 1575–1648
    20. 20. Margaret Campbell 1585–1597
    21. 21. Isabel Campbell –1612
    22. 22. George Campbell 1578–1612
    23. 23. Walter (1st Campbell of) Burnhouse 1586–
  2. 2. Duncan Campbell 1550–1631
  3. 3. Colin Campbell 1554–1610
  4. 4. Patrick (Auchinyre) Campbell 1556–1622
  5. 5. Archibald (Gillespick dow) Campbell 1545–1630
  6. 6. Katherine Campbell 1551–
  7. 7. Anna Campbell 1554–1589
  8. 8. Margaret Campbell 1548–1571
  9. 9. Janet (MacEvir) Campbell 1563–1633
  10. 10. Mary Campbell 1572–1618
  11. 11. Elizabeth Campbell 1560–
  12. 12. Robert Graham 1543–1575
  13. 13. Lord (Duncan Campbell) Glenurchy 1551–1631
  14. 14. Maria Campbell 1552–1618
  15. 15. Sir (Duncan Glenurchy) Campbell 1454–1513
  16. 16. Archibald (2nd Earl of Argyll) Campbell 1545–1613
    1. 1. Dugal Campbell 1512–1588
    2. 2. Janet Campbell 1468–1546
    3. 3. Alexander (Archibald Campbell) Skipness 1474–1537
    4. 4. Janet Campbell 1498–1544
    5. 5. Mary Campbell 1498–1533
    6. 6. Donald Campbell 1492–1562
    7. 7. Duncan Campbell 1510–
    8. 8. Isabel Campbell 1489–1529
    9. 9. Katherine Campbell 1486–1578
    10. 10. Donald Campbell 1510–1580
    11. 11. Archibald Campbell 1508–1558
  17. 17. stBart (of) Glenorchy 1550–1631
  18. 18. John Campbell 1565–1642
  19. 19. Marion Campbell 1574–1606
  20. 20. Margaret Campbell 1572–1609
  21. 21. Beatrice Campbell 1557–
  22. 22. Ann Campbell 1549–1589
  23. 23. Colin Campbell 1557–1631
  24. 24. Colin Campbell 1554–1610
  25. 25. Margaret Campbell 1552–1610
  26. 26. Archibald Campbell 1559–1630
  27. 27. Elizabeth Campbell 1560–

Sir Laird's Timeline

3 Records

1512
7 Jul 1512
Birth of Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird in Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
1551
13 Aug 1551 18 Aug 1551
Age 39
Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird was married
None
1583
11 Apr 1583
Age 71
Death of Sir Colin Campbell 6th Lord of Glenorchy The Grey Laird in Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1512
    Event Place: Glenorchy and Inishall, Argyll, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1551 18 Aug 1551
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glenurquhay Argyle, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colgrain Co Dumbarton
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glenorchy
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1583
    Event Place: Balloch/Loch Lomond, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The heraldry of the Campbells : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees

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