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Walter Napier 1537–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kilmahew Castle, Scotland

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Kilmahew

Mother: Margaret Fullwood

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Walter Napier was born in 1537 in Kilmahew Castle, Scotland, the child of John Napier Of Kilmahew And Margaret Sempil Of Fullwood. Walter Napier passed away in 1557 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Walter Napier was born in 1537 in Kilmahew Castle, Scotland, the child of John Napier Of Kilmahew And Margaret Sempil Of Fullwood.
  • Walter Napier passed away in 1557 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Walter Napier's Ancestors

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Walter Napier
1537–1557
Birth Place: Kilmahew Castle, Scotland
Parents
John Napier of Kilmahew
1500–1548
Kilmahew, Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Sempil of) Fullwood
1494–1589
Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (William Sempill of) Renfrew
1485–1552
Elitstoun, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret Mariot Montgomery of) Kilwinning
1487–1523
Eglinton, Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Semphill
1470–1547
Jonete Spreule
1470–1550
Hugh (Montgomerie)
1460–1546
Helen Campbell
1460–1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Montgomery
1483–1520
Lady Edmonstone
1485–1551

Walter Napier's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Walter Napier in Kilmahew Castle, Scotland
Kilmahew Castle, Scotland
1557
1557
Age 20
Death of Walter Napier in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kilmahew Castle, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

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