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William Dobh Macleod 1415 – 1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 1480

Death Location: Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland

Father: John MacLeod

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s): Janet MacLean

Children(s): Alexander MacLeod, Alexander MacLeod, alexander MacLeod, Mary MacLeod

William Dobh Macleod was born in 1415 in Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England, the child of John Iain Borb MacLeod and Margaret Mary Douglas. William Dobh Macleod married Janet MacLean, and had children including Alexander (Alasdair) Crotach MacLeod, Alexander Alasdair MacLeod, alexander MacLeod, Mary MacLeod. William Dobh Macleod passed away in 1480 in Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Dobh Macleod was born in 1415 in Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England, the child of John Iain Borb MacLeod and Margaret Mary Douglas.
  • William Dobh Macleod married Janet MacLean, and had children including Alexander (Alasdair) Crotach MacLeod, Alexander Alasdair MacLeod, alexander MacLeod, Mary MacLeod.
  • William Dobh Macleod passed away in 1480 in Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John MacLeod
1392 – 1442
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Douglas
1398 – 1448
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet MacLean
1428 – 1490
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM

Children(s)

Alexander MacLeod
1455 – 1547
Birth Location: Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander MacLeod
1460 – 1547
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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alexander MacLeod
1474 – 1544
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary MacLeod
Birth Location: –
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William Macleod's Ancestors

Self
William Macleod
1415 – 1480
Birth Place: Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England
Parents
John Iain Borb MacLeod
1392 – 1442
Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Mary) Douglas
1398 – 1448
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Cleireach) MacLeod
1360 – 1402
Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England
Janet MacLean
1428 – 1490
Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Archibald Douglas
1372 – 1424
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Stewart
1370 – 1456
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John MacLeod
1320 – 1392
O'Neil
1340 – 1450
John MacLean
<Living>
Archibald Douglas
1328 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1321 – 1409
John Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1345 – 1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcolm MacLeod
1296 – 1370
Dorothea Campbell
1300 –
<Living>
James Douglas,
1287 – 1330
Maurice Moray
1305 – 1346
Joanna Menteith
1310 – 1367
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
John Drummond
1318 – 1373
Mary Montefex
1318 –

William Macleod's Descendants

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William (Dobh) Macleod (1415 – 1480) m. Janet MacLean (ABT 1428 – ABT 1490)
  1. 1. Alexander ((Alasdair) Crotach) MacLeod (1455 – 1547) m. Margaret Cameron (1475 – 1547)
    1. 1. William MacLeod (1515 – AUG 1551) m. Agnes Fraser (1528 – 29 JAN 1595) m. Janet Fraser (1487 – 1500)
    2. 2. Ann MacLeod (ABT 1516 – ) m. Thomas Fraser (ABT 1514 – ) m. Thomas Fraser (ABT 1520 – )
    3. 3. Donald (Mac) Leod (1517 – ABT 1557) m. Argyll (1518 – ) m. Argyll
    4. 4. Tormod MacLeod (1519 – MAR 1584) m. Giles (Julian) Maclean (1526 – 1568)
      1. 1. Margaret Macleod (ABT 1533 – ) m. Donald (Gorm) MacDonald (ABT 1480 – 1506)
      2. 2. Christiana Macleod (ABT 1537 – ) m. Torquil (Dubh) MacLeod (ABT 1525 – JUL 1597) m. MacDonald (ABT 1535 – ) m. Ranalf MacDonald (ABT 1537 – )
      3. 3. Alexander (Mac) Leod (ABT 1540 – ABT 1626) m. Marjory MacKenzie (ABT 1589 – ) m. Alexander MacLeod (ABT 1559 – )
      4. 4. Jannet (Mac) Leod (ABT 1544 – ) m. John Maclean (ABT 1542 – )
      5. 5. William MacLeod (1560 – OCT 1590) m. Dingwall (1580 – ) m. Janet MacIntosh (1568 – )
      6. 6. Roderick (Ruairidh (Rory) Mor (15th Chief) MACLEOD) Sir (1562 – JAN 1625) m. Isabel MacDonald (1575 – 1615)
      7. 7. Margaret MacLeod (ABT 1562 – ) m. Donald (Gorme Mor) MacDonald (1548 – DEC 1616)
      8. 8. Miss Macleod (ABT 1562 – ) m. Mac Leod (<1560> – ) m. Mac Donald (<1560> – )
      9. 9. Roderick (Ruairidh) Macleod (ABT 1573 – JAN 1629) m. Isabel MacDonald (1575 – 1615)
        1. 1. John (Iain Mor) MacLeod (1595 – SEP 1649) m. Sybill (Kintall) McKenzie (unknown – AFT 1647) m. Isobel Mackenzie (ABT 1576 – )
        2. 2. Moire MacLeod (1596 – ) m. John (Mc) Donald (ABT 1587 – 1670)
        3. 3. Marjorie Macleod (1601 – 13 MAR 1632) m. John (Wasson,) Sr. (1598 – 1669)
        4. 4. Donald (Mac) Leod (ABT 1601 – ABT 1706) m. Margaret Macdonald m. Janet MacDonald (ABT 1603 – ) m. MacDonald m. Margaret Fraser
        5. 5. Mary Macleod (1605 – 1670) m. Lachlan Maclean (ABT 1599 – )
        6. 6. Margaret Macleod (ABT 1605 – ) m. Hector (Mor) MacLean (ABT 1597 – 1626)
        7. 7. Roderick (Sir of Talisker) MacLeod (ABT 1606 – 1675) m. Mary M'Kinnon (1597 – ) m. Rae (<1597> – ) m. Barbara Reay m. Barbara MacKay (ABT 1608 – )
        8. 8. Janet (Mac) Leod (ABT 1609 – ) m. John (Mac) Leod (<1607> – ) m. John (Garbh) MacLeod (BEF 1648 – )
        9. 9. Norman MacLeod (ABT 1614 – 3 MAR 1705) m. Catherine MacDonald (ABT 1633 – ) m. Margaret Mackenzie (ABT 1622 – )
        10. 10. Isabel MacLeod (ABT 1614 – ) m. Lauchlan (MacLean) VII (ABT 1611 – )
        11. 11. William MacLeod (ABT 1617 – ABT 1698) m. Elizabeth Munro (ABT 1620 – ABT 1683)
        12. 12. Catherine MacLeod (UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN) m. Iain (Garbh MacLeod of) Raasay (UNKNOWN – UNKNOWN)
    5. 5. Margaret (Dunvegan) Macleod (1525 – 20 SEP 1580) m. Allan MacDonald (1524 – APR 1593)
  2. 2. Alexander (Alasdair) MacLeod (1460 – 1547) m. Margaret Cameron (1475 – 1547) m. Margaret Cameron (1547 – 1547)
  3. 3. alexander MacLeod (ABT 1474 – ABT 1544)
  4. 4. Mary MacLeod (UNKNOWN – ) m. Lachlan (Mc) Lean (<1460> – ) m. Roderick (Rory Mor) Mackenzie (1487 – 17 MAR 1532)

William Macleod's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of William Dobh Macleod in Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England
Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England
1480
1480
Age 65
Death of William Dobh Macleod in Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland
Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Dunvegan, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Bloody Bay, Tobermory, Mull, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iowa, United States
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