Margaret Colville (bef. 1467 - bef. 1506)

Born before 3 Oct 1467 in Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Feb 1506 at about age 38 in Scotland [uncertain]

Biography

Margaret Colville is a member of Clan Colville.

Margaret Colville was born in Scotland.

Margaret Colville lived during the medieval period.

Margaret was the daughter of Sir Robert Colvill of Ochiltree.

She married John Sempill^[1] before 3 Oct 1479.^[2] They had issue:

1. William, 2nd Lord Sempill^[3]
2. Francis, sued by John Montgomery of Corscraig on 4 May 1502^[3]
3. Gabriel^[3]
4. Marian, contract to m. George Maxwell^[3]
5. Isabel, contracted to m. Robert Crawford of Greenock prior to 11 Mar 1503.^[3]

Margaret died shortly after 21 Apr 1504, exact date and place unknown but certainly before 16 Feb 1505-06.^[3] and was interred in the Collegiate Church in Lochwinnoch Park, Sempill, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Research Notes

• Birth:

Margaret's marriage to John Sempill is estimated to have been prior to 1485 and with a minimum age of 12 for females to marry, her birth was prior to 1573.

• Marriage:

The first born male child, William, had a first born male child, Robert, who is estimated to have been born before 1501 placing William's birth prior to 1486 and the marriage of Margeret to John Sempill prior to 1485. Her husband, John, was knighted on 10 Nov 1488 and one would expect he was of full age so born before Nov 1464 making him legally capable to marry before 1478.

• Death:

Margaret died shortly after 21 Apr 1504 and it is left to the reader to interpret what shortly truly means. Her husband remarried on 16 Feb 150/56, so it is certainly under 22 months. Were there reason to believe that her five children were still young, it would not be unusual for a man to remarry almost immediately but their first born male was certainly of full age and it is likely all the cildren were at least at the age of discretion so one would expect that a year of mourning had been allowed placing Margaret's death between Apr 1504 and Feb 1505, a period of ten month or Sep 1504 +/- 5 months.

• Clan MacFarlane: Margaret Colville

• The Peerage: Margaret Colville

• Find A Grave: Memorial #210916967

Sources

1. ↑ Semple, William Alexander, "Genealogical history of the family Semple from 1214 to 1888", Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Lockwood, and Brainerd Company, 1888, Hathitrust, p. 10
2. ↑ The marriage is confirmed years later, on 9 Sep 1501: Reg. Mag. Sig., "Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum : The register of the Great seal of Scotland, A.D. 1513-1546 published by the authority of the Lords commissioners of H.M. Treasury.", Edinburgh: General Register House, 1883, Vol. 2., Archive.org, p. 552, no. 2598
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas,1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, pp, 532-3

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q75488577