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Sir John Melville 1398 – 1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1398

Birth Location: Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1463

Death Location: Salzburg, Austria

Father: Lord Melville

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Scott

Children(s): Lady Melville

The story of Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith began in 1398 in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith married Lady Marjory Scott, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Melville. Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith passed away in 1463 in Salzburg, Austria.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith began in 1398 in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith married Lady Marjory Scott, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Melville.
  • Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith passed away in 1463 in Salzburg, Austria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Melville
1346 – 1427
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1375 –
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Scott
1389 – 1420
Birth Location: Balweary, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Melville
1413 – 1507
Birth Location: Raith, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Sir Melville's Ancestors

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Sir Melville
1398 – 1463
Birth Place: Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Melville
1346 – 1427
Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Stewart
1375 –
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John) Stewart
1348 – 1421
Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel) MacDougall
1362 – 1439
Lorn, Argyllshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1325 – 1386
Lady Bethune
1328 – 1417
Laird MacDougall
1316 – 1388
Lady Isaac
1337 – 1399
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Stewart
1276 – 1333
Lady Graham
1280 –
Sir Isaac
1306 – 1353
Lady Brus
1303 – 1353

Sir Melville's Descendants

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Sir (John) Melville (1398 – Aug 1463) m. Lady (Marjory) Scott (Abt. 1389 – 1420)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Melville (1413 – 1507) m. Lord (David) Boswell (Abt. 1398 – 17 Jun 1490)
    1. 1. Lady (Marjory) Boswell (Abt. 1439 – 1530) m. Laird (Sir Knight John Beaton) Bethune (Abt. 1435 – Bef. 1502)
      1. 1. Sir (Knight David Beaton) Bethune (Abt. 1460 – Abt. 1505) m. Lady (Janet “Jean”) Duddingston (Abt. 1467 – 1541)
        1. 1. Lady (Janet Beaton) (Bethune) (1486 – 1522) m. Laird (Alexander) Hamilton (1472 – 9 Sep 1513) m. John Calder

Sir Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1398
1398
Birth of Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith in Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1463
Aug 1463
Age 65
Death of Sir John Melville , 2nd of Raith in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Austria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1463
    Event Place: Salzburg, Austria
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