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Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant 1506–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 29, 1506

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: March 29, 1566

Death Location: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Robert Flodden

Mother: Lady Argyll

Spouse(s): Margaret Cruvie

Children(s): Laurens Oliphant, William Oliphant, William Arniston, Laurence Oliphant, Baron Oliphant, William Oliphant, Lawrence Oliphant, Earl Thurmster, Jenat Oliphant, Walter Smith, (Jenat) Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Lady Oliphant, Peter Smith, Lady Oliphant, Elizabeth Smith, William Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Lady Oliphant

In 1506, Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine Of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden And Lady Isabel Elizabeth Campbell Of Glenoroch Argyll. Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie, and had children including Anna Oliphant, Baron Lawrence Smith 4Th Lord Oliphant, Earl Laurence Oliphant Of Newton And Thurmster, Elizabeth Oliphant Smith, Frances Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Jenat Margaret Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina Oliphant, Jenat Oliphant, Lady Catherine Katherine Oliphant, Lady Jean Oliphant Of Oliphant, Lady Margaret Oliphant Of Oliphant, Laurence Laurens Or Lang Oliphant 4Th Lord Of Oliphant, Laurens Lord Oliphant, Lawrence Baron Of Newton And Of Thrumster Lord Of Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Peter Laugton Elephant Smith, Peter Laugton Oliphant, Walter Oliphant Smith, William Oliphant, William Oliphant Of Arniston. Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1506, Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant entered the world in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, born to Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine Of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden And Lady Isabel Elizabeth Campbell Of Glenoroch Argyll.
  • Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie, and had children including Anna Oliphant, Baron Lawrence Smith 4Th Lord Oliphant, Earl Laurence Oliphant Of Newton And Thurmster, Elizabeth Oliphant Smith, Frances Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Jenat Margaret Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina Oliphant, Jenat Oliphant, Lady Catherine Katherine Oliphant, Lady Jean Oliphant Of Oliphant, Lady Margaret Oliphant Of Oliphant, Laurence Laurens Or Lang Oliphant 4Th Lord Of Oliphant, Laurens Lord Oliphant, Lawrence Baron Of Newton And Of Thrumster Lord Of Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Peter Laugton Elephant Smith, Peter Laugton Oliphant, Walter Oliphant Smith, William Oliphant, William Oliphant Of Arniston.
  • Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Flodden
1458–1513
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Lady Argyll
1462–1516
Birth Location: New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Cruvie
1507–1566
Birth Location: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

Laurens Oliphant
1529–1592
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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William Oliphant
1528–1593
Birth Location: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland
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William Arniston
1539–1576
Birth Location: Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant
1529–1593
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Baron Oliphant
1545–1592
Birth Location: Perth,,Perth,Scotland
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William Oliphant
1526–
Birth Location: –
WO
Lawrence Oliphant
1527–1592
Birth Location: Thrumster, Scotland
LO
Earl Thurmster
1550–1605
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
ET
Jenat Oliphant
1528–1574
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
JO
Walter Smith
1523–1567
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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(Jenat) Oliphant
1531–1580
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Lilias Oliphant
1540–1588
Birth Location: Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
LO
Lady Oliphant
1534–1602
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
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Peter Smith
1542–1594
Birth Location: Balnamoon, Angus, Scotland
PS
Lady Oliphant
1530–1624
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Smith
1535–1596
Birth Location: Daventry, Northampton, England
ES
William Oliphant
1545–1593
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Jean Oliphant
1568–
Birth Location: –
JO
Lady Oliphant
1533–1566
Birth Location: Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
LO

Baron Oliphant's Ancestors

Self
Baron Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Third Lord Erskine Fourth Erskine of Mar Lord Erskine Flodden
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Campbell, of Glenoroch,) Argyll
1462–1516
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Baron Oliphant's Descendants

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Baron (Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of) Oliphant (March 29, 1506–March 29, 1566) m. Margaret (Sandilands of) Cruvie (1507–1566)
  1. 1. Laurens (Lord) Oliphant 1529–1592 m. Margaretha (HAY Oliphant (11th paternal great) grandmother) 1535–1594
    1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth Douglass nee Oliphant) Offutt 1558–1619 m. Sir (Willem Douglas 10th Earl) Angus 1589–1611
      1. 1. Lady (Mary Ershine Livingston nee) Douglass 1578–1648
      2. 2. James (First Lord Mordington) Douglass 1591–1656
      3. 3. Lady (Catherine Kerr nee) Douglass 1586–1608
      4. 4. Lord (Francis of Sandilands) Douglass 1592–1650
      5. 5. Lady (Elisabeth Douglas of) Angus 1600–1640
      6. 6. Lady (Margaret Elisabeth Campbell nee) Douglas 1589–1640
      7. 7. Elizabeth Bailey 1574–1640
      8. 8. Sir (William, "1st Earl of Queensbury",) Douglas 1592–1640
      9. 9. Count Wilhelm 1610–1659
      10. 10. Mary Douglas 1878–1920
      11. 11. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1574–1640
      12. 12. Lady (Agnes Mary) Douglas 1578–1600
      13. 13. Mary (Douglass) (Lady) 1578–1648
      14. 14. Lady (Margaret Elisabeth Campbell nee) Douglas 1589–1640
      15. 15. Sir (James Douglass 1st Lord) Mordington 1591–1656
      16. 16. Catherine (Douglass) Lady 1586–1608
      17. 17. Francis (Douglass Lord of) Sandilands) 1592–1650
      18. 18. Douglas (Sir Francis) Sandilands 1591–1611
      19. 19. Willem (Markgraaf) Douglas 1589–1660 m. Margaretha (Hamilton) (Douglas) 1585–1623 m. Lady (Mary Anne Douglass nee Gordon (1st Marquess of) Huntly) 1610–1674
        1. 1. Sir (George Pompherston Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663
        2. 2. Lady (Griss[z]ell Douglas) (Carmichael) 1615–1641
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1601–1660
        4. 4. Jean Douglas 1602–1669
        5. 5. Archibald (Douglas, Earl of Angus, 1st Earl of) Ormond 1609–1655 m. Lady (Anne Stuart* of) Darnley 1614–1646 m. Lady (Jane) Wemyss 1629–1715
        6. 6. James Douglas 1617–1645
        7. 7. Lord (William Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, Ruglen, Douglas, 3rd Duke of Hamilton) Hamilton 1634–1694
        8. 8. Lucy Douglas 1602–1713
        9. 9. Lady (Joanna- Jean-Jane Drummond nee) Douglass 1650–1676
        10. 10. Maj-Gen (George Douglas, 1st Earl of) Dunbarton 1636–1692
        11. 11. Lady (Hannah Isabelle Mansfield nee) Douglass 1642–1691
        12. 12. Lady (Henrietta “Anna” Douglass; Countess of Annandale; Countess of) Hartfell 1633–1673
        13. 13. Lady (Catherine) Douglass 1629–1641
        14. 14. Archibald (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1610–1655
        15. 15. Isabel Douglas 1638–
      20. 20. Sir (William Douglas Hamilton, 11th Earl of Angus, 1st Marquis of) Douglas 1589–1659 m. Margaret (Campbell) Hamiliton 1585–1617 m. Lady (Anna Keyth of Keith and Altrie, Countess of Morton, Duchess of) Queensbury 1585–1648 m. Lady (Mary Anne Douglass nee Gordon (1st Marquess of) Huntly) 1610–1674
        1. 1. Archibald (Douglas, Earl of Angus, 1st Earl of) Ormond 1609–1655 m. Lady (Anne Stuart of) Darnley 1614–1646 m. Lady (Jean Wemyss*, Countess) Wemyss 1629–1715
        2. 2. Lady (Lucy) Douglas 1602–1699 m. Baron (John Robert Herries) Maxwell 1605–1677 m. John (Robert Herries) Maxwell 1598–1677
        3. 3. Lady (Margaret Alexander nee) Douglass 1611–1660
        4. 4. Sir (George Pompherston Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663
        5. 5. Lady (Griss[z]ell Douglas) (Carmichael) 1615–1641
        6. 6. Jean Douglas 1602–1669
        7. 7. Flora Douglas 1621–1667
        8. 8. John Douglas 1598–1637
        9. 9. Sir (George Pompherston Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663
        10. 10. Lady (Griss[z]ell Douglas) (Carmichael) 1615–1641
        11. 11. Margaret Douglas 1601–1660
        12. 12. Jean Douglas 1602–1669
        13. 13. James Douglas 1617–1645
        14. 14. Lord (William Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, Ruglen, Douglas, 3rd Duke of Hamilton Douglas-Hamilton) * 1634–1694
        15. 15. Lady (Joanna- Jean-Jane Drummond nee) Douglass 1650–1676
        16. 16. Maj-Gen (George Douglas, 1st Earl of) Dunbarton 1636–1692
        17. 17. Lady (Hannah Isabelle Mansfield nee) Douglass 1642–1691
        18. 18. Lady (Henrietta “Anna” Douglass; Countess of Annandale; Countess of) Hartfell 1633–1673
        19. 19. Lady (Catherine) Douglass 1629–1641
        20. 20. Archibald (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1610–1655
      21. 21. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1574–1640
      22. 22. Lady (Agnes Mary) Douglas 1578–1600
      23. 23. Sir (William Douglas Hamilton, 11th Earl of Angus, 1st Marquis of) Douglas 1589–1659
      24. 24. Mary (Douglass) (Lady) 1578–1648
      25. 25. Lady (Margaret Elisabeth Campbell nee) Douglas 1589–1640
      26. 26. Catherine (Douglass) Lady 1586–1608
      27. 27. Francis (Douglass Lord of) Sandilands) 1592–1650
      28. 28. William Douglas 1568–1659
    2. 2. Laurence (Master OLIPHANT (11th paternal great) uncle) 1552–1585
    3. 3. John Oliphant –1603
    4. 4. Margaret Oliphant 1551–
    5. 5. Euphemia Oliphant 1551–
    6. 6. Jean Oliphant 1555–1618
    7. 7. William Oliphant 1558–1603
    8. 8. Patrick Oliphant 1558–1635
    9. 9. Margaret (Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina) Oliphant 1551–
    10. 10. Laurence Oliphant 1590–1679
    11. 11. George Oliphant 1564–
  2. 2. William Oliphant 1528–1593
  3. 3. William (Oliphant, of) Arniston 1539–1576
  4. 4. Laurence ((Laurens or Lang) Oliphant, 4th Lord of) Oliphant 1529–1593
  5. 5. Baron (Lawrence Smith 4th Lord) Oliphant 1545–1592
  6. 6. William Oliphant 1526–
  7. 7. Lawrence (Baron of Newton and of Thrumster Lord of) Oliphant 1527–1592
  8. 8. Earl (Laurence Oliphant of Newton and) Thurmster 1550–1605
  9. 9. Jenat Oliphant 1528–1574
  10. 10. Walter (Oliphant) Smith 1523–1567
  11. 11. (Jenat) (Margaret Euphemia Janet Charlotte Alexandrina) Oliphant 1531–1580
  12. 12. Lilias Oliphant 1540–1588
  13. 13. Lady (Catherine (Katherine)) Oliphant 1534–1602
  14. 14. Peter (Laugton Elephant) Smith 1542–1594
  15. 15. Lady (Jean Oliphant, of) Oliphant 1530–1624
  16. 16. Elizabeth (Oliphant) Smith 1535–1596
  17. 17. William Oliphant 1545–1593
  18. 18. Jean Oliphant 1568–
  19. 19. Lady (Margaret Oliphant, of) Oliphant 1533–1566

Baron Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1506
March 29, 1506
Birth of Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1566
March 29, 1566
Age 60
Death of Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland
Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 29, 1506
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 29, 1566
    Event Place: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland
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