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Sir John Melville 1505–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Raith, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Dec 1548

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Melville

Mother: Janet Bonar

Spouse(s): Lady Napier

Children(s): Lady Melville

In 1505, Sir John Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir John Melville And Janet Bonar. Sir John Melville married Lady Helen Napier, and had children including Lady Katherine Melville. Sir John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Sir John Melville entered the world in Raith, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir John Melville And Janet Bonar.
  • Sir John Melville married Lady Helen Napier, and had children including Lady Katherine Melville.
  • Sir John Melville passed away in 1548 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Sir Melville's Ancestors

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Sir Melville
1505–1548
Birth Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Melville
1460–1548
Raith, Fife, Scotland
Janet Bonar
1465–1506
Rossie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Melville's Descendants

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Sir (John) Melville (1505–13 Dec 1548) m. Lady (Helen) Napier (Nov 1510–1588)
  1. 1. Lady (Katherine) Melville 1545–1598 m. Sir (John) Brown 1530–1602
    1. 1. Johnne Brown 1550–1610 m. Isabell Webster 1548–1636
      1. 1. Katherine Brown 1581–1601 m. John Andersone 1574–1614
        1. 1. William (John) Anderson 1599–1632 m. Margaret Fergus 1587–1651

Sir Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir John Melville in Raith, Fife, Scotland
Raith, Fife, Scotland
1548
13 Dec 1548
Age 43
Death of Sir John Melville in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Raith, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 13; Page: 244
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 3116210

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

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