John Melville

Scottish courtier executed for his support of the Protestant cause
Person human Q6248448
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John Melville

Summary

John Melville is a human[1]. He died on +1548-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • John Melville died on +1548-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Melville died on +1548-12-13T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Melville's father was John Melville, younger of Raith[5].
  • John Melville's mother was Janet Bonar[6].
  • John Melville was married to Helen Napier[7].
  • A child of John Melville was Robert Melville[8].
  • A child of John Melville was Alison Melville[9].
  • A child of John Melville was unknown son Melville[10].
  • A child of John Melville was James Melville of Halhill[11].
  • A child of John Melville was William Melville[12].
  • A child of John Melville was Sir Andrew Melville[13].
  • John Melville is recorded as male[14].
  • John Melville's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Melville's honorific prefix is recorded as Sir[16].
  • John Melville's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0by1k9v[17].
  • John Melville's family name is recorded as Melville[18].
  • John Melville's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Melville's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[20].
  • John Melville's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[21].
  • John Melville's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 18549[22].
  • John Melville's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00118166[23].
  • John Melville's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10008195[24].
  • John Melville's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Melville-38[25].
  • John Melville's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p71306.htm#i713051[26].
  • John Melville's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as TP updated between September 2019 and August 2020[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Melville's father was he, younger of Raith[5]. His mother was Janet Bonar[6].

Personal Life

John Melville was married to Helen Napier[7]. Children include Robert Melville[8], a judge[28], 1527–1621[29]; Alison Melville[9]; unknown son Melville[10]; James Melville of Halhill[11], a diplomat[30], 1535–1617[31]; William Melville[12]; and Sir Andrew Melville[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1548-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1548-12-13T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Melville ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

Who were John Melville's parents?

John Melville's father was John Melville, younger of Raith[5]. John Melville's mother was Janet Bonar[6].

Who was John Melville married to?

John Melville's spouses include Helen Napier[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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