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Alexander Oliphant 1504–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 11 Feb 1579-80

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

Father: Colin Oliphant

Mother: Elizabeth Keith

Spouse(s): Katherine Leslie

Children(s): Elizabeth Oliphant

The story of Alexander Oliphant began in 1504 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. Alexander Oliphant married Katherine Leslie, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant. Alexander Oliphant passed away in 1579 in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Oliphant began in 1504 in Penrith, Cumberland, England.
  • Alexander Oliphant married Katherine Leslie, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • Alexander Oliphant passed away in 1579 in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Oliphant's Ancestors

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Alexander Oliphant
1504–1579
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
Parents
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1490–1549
Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John Oliphant
1460–1513
Gask, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Campbell
1462–1516
Castle Cunninghame, Ayrshire, Scotland
William Keith
1451–1527
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1462–1525
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1439–1500
Isabel Hay
1441–1509
Colin Campbell
1415–1475
Janet Stewart
1420–1489
William Keith
1425–1482
Mariot Erskine
1430–1482
George Gordon
1455–1501
Annabella Stewart
1432–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oliphant
1416–1445
Margaret Ogilvy
1420–1471
William Hay
1412–1462
Beatrice Douglas
1429–1490
Duncan Campbell
1370–1453
Margaret Stewart
1368–1465
John Stewart
1400–1463
Agnes MacDonald
1365–1413
William Keith
1389–1463
Marjorie Fraser
1393–1442
Thomas Erskine
1418–1493
Janet Douglas
1429–1489
Alexander Gordon
1410–1470
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445

Alexander Oliphant's Descendants

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Alexander Oliphant (1504–11 Feb 1579-80) m. Katherine Leslie (1510–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Oliphant 1535–1596 m. William Blysse 1530–1574
    1. 1. John Bliss 1562–1617 m. Alice Smith 1553–1625
      1. 1. Thomas Bliss 1589–1650 m. Margaret Hulins 1595–1684 m. Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1626
        1. 1. Ann Bliss 1620–1685 m. Robert Chapman 1616–1687
        2. 2. John Bliss 1640–1702
        3. 3. Martha Bliss 1611–1616
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1676
        5. 5. Amity Bliss 1632–1638
        6. 6. Samuel Bliss 1642–1720
        7. 7. Sarah Bliss 1635–1705
        8. 8. Hester Bliss 1627–1683
        9. 9. Mary Bliss 1628–1712 m. Joseph (Clark) Parsons 1620–1683
        10. 10. Hannah Bliss 1639–1662
        11. 11. Elizabeth Bliss 1637–1683
        12. 12. Samuel Bliss 1624–1719
      2. 2. Polly Bliss 1582–1667
      3. 3. Jonathan Bliss 1583–1636
      4. 4. Mary Bliss 1593–1667
      5. 5. Joan Bliss 1612–
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bliss 1560–
      7. 7. George Bliss 1591–1667 m. Ann Shaw 1615–1635
        1. 1. John Bliss 1645–1717 m. Demaris Arnold 1648–1720
      8. 8. Agnes Bliss 1581–
      9. 9. Constance Bliss 1584–1693
    2. 2. William Bliss 1562–1617
    3. 3. Agnes Blysse 1564–1592
    4. 4. Joyce Blysse 1568–1574
    5. 5. Anne Blysse 1573–1614
    6. 6. Nicholas Blysse 1548–1575
    7. 7. George Blysse 1554–1608
    8. 8. Thomas Blysse 1550–1635

Alexander Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Alexander Oliphant in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1579
11 Feb 1579-80
Age 75
Death of Alexander Oliphant in Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland
Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1579-80
    Event Place: Over-Kellie Carnebie, West Lothian, Scotland

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