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Sir John Leven Melville 1475–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 DEC 1548

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Melville

Mother: Janet Bonar

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In 1475, Sir John Leven Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to John Melville And Janet Bonar. Sir John Leven Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1475, Sir John Leven Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to John Melville And Janet Bonar.
  • Sir John Leven Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Sir Melville's Ancestors

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Sir Melville
1475–1548
Birth Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Melville
1460–1494
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Janet Bonar
1420–1506
Rossie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William) Melville
1424–1502
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia Lundy
1424–1502
William Bonar
1440–1548
Rossie, Fife, Scotland
Helen Napier
1445–1588
Merchiston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Raith
1395–1463
Marjory Balweary
1389–1424
John Bonar
1415–1478
Anne Ramsey
1420–1465
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir John Leven Melville in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland
1548
13 DEC 1548
Age 73
Death of Sir John Leven Melville in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1548
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Age:
    72-73

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