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Alexander Ogilvie 1537–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 June 1562

Death Location: Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Collard

Mother: Jeanette Gordon

Spouse(s): Barbara Ogilvie

Children(s): Walter Deskford

Alexander Ogilvie was born in 1537 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Van Collard And Jeanette Gordon. Alexander Ogilvie married Barbara Ogilvie, and had children including Walter Ogilvy 1St Lord Of Deskford. Alexander Ogilvie passed away in 1562 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Alexander Ogilvie was born in 1537 in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Van Collard And Jeanette Gordon.
  • Alexander Ogilvie married Barbara Ogilvie, and had children including Walter Ogilvy 1St Lord Of Deskford.
  • Alexander Ogilvie passed away in 1562 in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Ogilvie's Ancestors

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Alexander Ogilvie
1537–1562
Birth Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van Collard
1515–1575
Findlater Castle, Banff en Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Jeanette Gordon
1496–1577
Kenmure, Kircudbrightshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Janet (Abernathy) Gordon
1510–1577
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Adam Sutherland
1474–1538
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Ogilvie's Descendants

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Alexander Ogilvie (1537–27 June 1562) m. Barbara Ogilvie (1539–1565)
  1. 1. Walter (Ogilvy 1st Lord Of) Deskford 1560–1623 m. Mary (Maria) Douglas 1557–1607
    1. 1. James (Ogilvy 1st Earl Of) Findlater 1590–1652 m. Elizabeth Leslie 1592–
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ogilvy Countess Of) Findlater 1612–1665 m. Patrick (Ogilvy 2nd Earl Of) Findlater 1611–1658
        1. 1. James (Isaac) Ogilvy 1640–1711 m. Lady (Anne Seton Montgomerie of) Eglinton 1632–1687
      2. 2. Anne Ogilvy 1615–1665
    2. 2. Alexander Ogilvy 1587–1669
    3. 3. Margaret (Anne) Ogilvy 1580–
    4. 4. Marion Ogilvy 1593–
    5. 5. Mary Ogilvy 1597–1646

Alexander Ogilvie's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Alexander Ogilvie in Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1562
27 June 1562
Age 25
Death of Alexander Ogilvie in Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1562
    Event Place: Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Scotland, Red Books of Scotland

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