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Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle 1504–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1579

Death Location: Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Oliphant

Mother: Lady Montrose

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In 1504, Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle entered the world in Penrith, Cumberland, England, born to Sir Colin Robert Oliphant Iii 4Th Lord Of Erskine Of Mar Master Of Oliphant And Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Of Montrose. Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle passed away in 1579 in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1504, Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle entered the world in Penrith, Cumberland, England, born to Sir Colin Robert Oliphant Iii 4Th Lord Of Erskine Of Mar Master Of Oliphant And Lady Elizabeth Keith Countess Of Montrose.
  • Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle passed away in 1579 in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Alexander Castle's Ancestors

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Alexander Castle
1504–1579
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
Parents
Sir Colin Robert Oliphant III, 4th Lord of Erskine of Mar, Master of Oliphant
1487–1513
Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Keith, Countess of) Montrose
1490–1549
Dunnotar Castle, Carronhill, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (James V Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland,) Ilegitimate,
1499–1545
Edinburgh, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Isabel Marion Campbell Stewart , Countess Montrose, 2nd Earl of Atholl) Palace,
1502–1544
Inverary, Argylleshire, Scotland
Sir (William IV Keith, 2nd Earl of Marischal, 5th Baron of) Inverugie
1452–1527
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth I Gordon Countess of) Marischal
1462–1525
Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland,
1473–1513
Lady Mistress
1476–1543
Hugh Ayrshire
1470–1513
Lady Wallace
1465–1529
Sir GGF
1434–1501
Annabella GGM
1432–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
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1454–1508
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1444–1500
Coileáin Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Campbell
1437–1510

Alexander Castle's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1579
11 Feb 1579
Age 75
Death of Alexander Oliphant , Lord of Kellie Castle in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland
Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1579
    Event Place: Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland

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