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Alexander Oliphant 1504–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 FEB 1579

Death Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Father: Colin Oliphant

Mother: Elizabeth Keith

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The story of Alexander Oliphant began in 1504 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. Alexander Oliphant passed away in 1579 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Oliphant began in 1504 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander Oliphant passed away in 1579 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Oliphant's Ancestors

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Alexander Oliphant
1504–1579
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1490–1549
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Oliphant
1464–1513
Argyll, Scotland
Isabel (Elizabeth) Campbell
1462–1516
Nisbet, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
William (Richard) Keith
1458–1527
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1474–1549
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1431–1500
Isabel Hay
1441–1509
Anna Cowle
1440–1462
George Campbell
1445–1513
William Keith
1425–1482
Mariota Erskine
1440–1482
George Gordon
1441–1501
Annabella Stewart
1432–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oliphant
1397–1444
Margaret Ogilvie
1403–1468
William Hay
1423–1462
Beatrice Douglas
1429–1507
John McCowle
1418–1444
John McCowle
1404–
George Campbell
1395–1490
Elizabeth Stewart
1427–1478
William Keith
1389–1444
Mary Hamilton
1395–1442
Thomas Erskine
1410–1493
Jeanette Douglas
1415–1490
Alexander Gordon
1410–1470
Elizabeth Crichton
1410–1479
James Stewart
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1407–1445

Alexander Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Alexander Oliphant in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
1579
11 FEB 1579
Age 75
Death of Alexander Oliphant in Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Anstruther, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1579
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

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