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Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss 1532–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 1532

Birth Location: Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland

Death Date: 16 May 1562

Death Location: Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Colville

Mother: Lady Bruce

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In 1532, Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss entered the world in Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland, born to Sir James Colville And Lady Alison Ally Bruce. Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss passed away in 1562 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss entered the world in Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland, born to Sir James Colville And Lady Alison Ally Bruce.
  • Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss passed away in 1562 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Sir Wemyss's Ancestors

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Sir Wemyss
1532–1562
Birth Place: Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland
Parents
Sir James Colville
1512–1540
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Alison “Ally”) Bruce
1506–1536
Clackmannan, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Colville Liard van Ochiltree en Hiltoun) III
1467–1513
Ochiltree Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Arnot of) Balbarton
1457–1528
Balbarton, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Ochiltree
1452–1495
Margaret Logan
1454–1493
Sir Balbarton
1430–1500
Lady Forret
1425–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ochiltree
1437–1489
Eufame Wallace
1438–1488
John Arnot
1385–1450
Marjory Balmuto
1394–1480

Sir Wemyss's Timeline

2 Records

1532
August 1532
Birth of Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss in Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland
Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland
1562
16 May 1562
Age 30
Death of Sir (Capt.) James Colville of Easter Wemyss in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 1532
    Event Place: Easter Wemyss (Fife) Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1562
    Event Place: Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

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