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Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville 1629 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Aug 1679

Death Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Melvin

Mother: Jonet BOYD

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert Melvin

Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville was born in 1629 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Melville Melvin and Jonet Kerr BOYD. Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville had children including Robert Melvin. Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville passed away in 1679 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville was born in 1629 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, the child of Sir James Melville Melvin and Jonet Kerr BOYD.
  • Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville had children including Robert Melvin.
  • Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville passed away in 1679 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Melvin
1605 – 1700
Birth Location: Alloa, Ayrshire/Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
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Jonet BOYD
1607 – 1673
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Melvin
1650 – 1725
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
RM

Sir Melville's Ancestors

Self
Sir Melville
1629 – 1679
Birth Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Melville Melvin
1605 – 1700
Alloa, Ayrshire/Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
Jonet (Kerr) BOYD
1607 – 1673
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James) Melvin\Melville
1559 – 1622
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Jean (Fitz Alexander Sin) Clair
1570 – 1624
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Melvin\Melville
1535 – 1574
Margaret Rollo
1535 – 1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Melville's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John Alexander Melvin \) Melville (1629 – 13 Aug 1679)
  1. 1. Robert Melvin (1650 – 1725)
    1. 1. James Melvin (1680 – Abt 1708)
      1. 1. Daniel Melvin (29 Nov 1700 – 1794)
        1. 1. Daniel (James) Melvin (22 August 1769 – 28 August 1846) m. Sarah Melvin (26 June 1772 – 12 November 1844)

Sir Melville's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629
Birth of Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1679
13 Aug 1679
Age 50
Death of Sir John Alexander Melvin \ Melville in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1679
    Event Place: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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