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Sir Alexander Napier 1479–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1479

Birth Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet Chisholm

Children(s): Lady Merchiston

In 1479, Sir Alexander Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Bell The Cat Douglas And Elizabeth Catherine Boyd Douglas. Sir Alexander Napier married Janet Chisholm, and had children including Lady Helen Napier Countess Of Leven And Melville Lady Of Merchiston. Sir Alexander Napier passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1479, Sir Alexander Napier entered the world in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Bell The Cat Douglas And Elizabeth Catherine Boyd Douglas.
  • Sir Alexander Napier married Janet Chisholm, and had children including Lady Helen Napier Countess Of Leven And Melville Lady Of Merchiston.
  • Sir Alexander Napier passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Napier's Ancestors

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Sir Napier
1479–1513
Birth Place: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Bell The Cat Douglas
1445–1513
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Catherine Boyd) Douglas
1453–1498
East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Stirling
1415–1471
Keir, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Crichton
1420–
Crichton, Mid-Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Napier's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander) Napier (1479–9 September 1513) m. Janet Chisholm (1487–1542)
  1. 1. Lady (Helen Napier Countess of Leven and Melville,Lady of) Merchiston 1510–1588 m. John Melville 1480–1548
    1. 1. Margaret (Katherine Melville) Lady 1526–1598
      1. 1. Catherine (Keterin Katerin) Browne 1561–1650 m. Alexander Mastertoun 1550–1614
    2. 2. James Melville 1535–1617
    3. 3. Alison Melville 1529–1572
    4. 4. Margaret Melville 1539–
    5. 5. Andrew Melville 1533–1621
    6. 6. William Mellville 1536–1613
    7. 7. Robert Melville 1527–1617
    8. 8. John Melville 1527–1603
    9. 9. David Melville 1535–1594
    10. 10. Walter Melville 1533–
    11. 11. Margaret (Katherine) Melville 1526–1558

Sir Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1479
1479
Birth of Sir Alexander Napier in Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1513
9 September 1513
Age 34
Death of Sir Alexander Napier in Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1479
    Event Place: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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