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Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland 1510–1551 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1510

Birth Location: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1551

Death Location: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland

Father: Sir Thane

Mother: Lady Cawdor

Spouse(s): Isabel Grant

Children(s): Beatrice Campbell

In 1510, Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland entered the world in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Campbell Lord Cawdor 5Th Laird Of Glenorchy Lord Of Thane And Lady Morella Murielle Campbell Of Cawdor Heiress Of The Old Thanes Cawdor. Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland married Isabel Grant, and had children including Beatrice Campbell. Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland passed away in 1551 in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland.

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  • In 1510, Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland entered the world in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland, born to Sir John Campbell Lord Cawdor 5Th Laird Of Glenorchy Lord Of Thane And Lady Morella Murielle Campbell Of Cawdor Heiress Of The Old Thanes Cawdor.
  • Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland married Isabel Grant, and had children including Beatrice Campbell.
  • Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland passed away in 1551 in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland.

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Sir Scotland's Ancestors

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Sir Scotland
1510–1551
Birth Place: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Campbell Lord Cawdor 5th Laird of Glenorchy Lord of Thane
1487–1562
Campbell Castle, Cawdor, Thane, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Lady (Morella Muriëlle Campbell of Cawdor Heiress of The Old Thanes) Cawdor
1498–1575
Calder Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
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Sir Scotland's Descendants

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Sir (William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in) Scotland (17 Mar 1510–Dec 1551) m. Isabel Grant (1514–1540)
  1. 1. Beatrice Campbell 1540–1575 m. Patrick (2nd of Glenmoriston) Grant 1547–1581
    1. 1. John (Mór A Chaisteil Grant, 3rd Laird of) Glenmoriston 1576–1637 m. Elizabeth (Lucy) Innes 1590–1690
      1. 1. Patrick (Grant 4th Laird of) Glenmoriston 1605–1643 m. Lady (Mary) Margaret 1595–1681
        1. 1. Mary (Janet "MacLean") Grant 1640–1694 m. Colin (William Chisholm 1st of) Knockfin 1638–1691

Sir Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1510
17 Mar 1510
Birth of Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
1551
Dec 1551
Age 41
Death of Sir William Archibald Campbell 2nd of Cawdor, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Master of the Royal Household in Scotland in Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland
Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1510
    Event Place: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1551
    Event Place: Cawdor Castle, Cawdor, Moray, Scotland., Grampian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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