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Jean Oliphant 1530–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Laurence Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Sandilands

Spouse(s): Alexander Bruce

Children(s): Robert BRUCE, Jean Bruce, Laurence Bruce, Alexander Bruce, William Bruce, George Bruce, James Bruce, Helen Bruce, Barbara Bruce, Marjory Bruce, Margaret Bruce

Jean Oliphant was born in 1530 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Laurence Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands. Jean Oliphant married Alexander Bruce, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Barbara Bruce, George Bruce, Helen Bruce, James Bruce, Jean Bruce, Laurence Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Marjory Bruce, Robert Bruce, William Bruce. Jean Oliphant passed away in 1624 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jean Oliphant was born in 1530 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Laurence Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands.
  • Jean Oliphant married Alexander Bruce, and had children including Alexander Bruce, Barbara Bruce, George Bruce, Helen Bruce, James Bruce, Jean Bruce, Laurence Bruce, Margaret Bruce, Marjory Bruce, Robert Bruce, William Bruce.
  • Jean Oliphant passed away in 1624 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS

Spouses(s)

Alexander Bruce
1560–1624
Birth Location: Cultmalindie, PER, Scotland
AB

Children(s)

Robert BRUCE
1590–1636
Birth Location: 1687729, Shetland, Scotland
RB
Jean Bruce
1593–1644
Birth Location: –
JB
Laurence Bruce
1586–
Birth Location: –
LB
Alexander Bruce
1588–
Birth Location: –
AB
William Bruce
1589–
Birth Location: –
WB
George Bruce
1590–1667
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
GB
James Bruce
1590–
Birth Location: –
JB
Helen Bruce
1591–
Birth Location: –
HB
Barbara Bruce
1592–
Birth Location: –
BB
Marjory Bruce
1594–1645
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MB
Margaret Bruce
1595–
Birth Location: –
MB

Jean Oliphant's Ancestors

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Jean Oliphant
1530–1624
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Colin OLIPHANT
1487–1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490–1549
Caithness, Scotland
James Sandilands
1476–1534
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine Scott
1478–1540
Smeeth, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Scotland
1451–1527
Elizabeth Lady
1462–1525
William Sir
1459–1524
Sybilla Dame
1452–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Scotland
1425–1482
Mariot Erskine
1430–1482
George Huntly
1430–1501
Annabella Countess
1432–1509
John Scott
1423–1485
Agnes Beaufit
1431–1487
John Lewknor
1455–1471
Johanna Halsham
1422–1531

Jean Oliphant's Descendants

1.
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Jean Oliphant (1530–1624) m. Alexander Bruce (1560–23 Oct 1624)
  1. 1. Robert BRUCE 1590–1636 m. MARJORIE BRUCE 1592–1631
    1. 1. WILLIAM (3rd of Sumburgh & Symbister) BRUCE 1620–1675 m. Margaret Sinclair 1628–1660 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1620–1647
      1. 1. Robert Bruce 1654–1687 m. Barbara Stewart 1646–1688
        1. 1. Janet Bruce 1680–1712 m. John Mowat 1680–
        2. 2. Robert Bruce 1679–1684
        3. 3. William Bruce 1680–1690
        4. 4. LAURENCE (Sumburgh Symbister) BRUCE 1681–1737
        5. 5. Hugh Bruce 1682–1710
        6. 6. Grizel Bruce 1684–1746
        7. 7. Catherine Bruce 1685–1740
        8. 8. Robert 1679–1684
      2. 2. Barbara Bruce 1667–
      3. 3. Dorothea Bruce 1663–
      4. 4. Margaret Bruce 1665–
    2. 2. Laurence Bruce 1628–1683
  2. 2. Jean Bruce 1593–1644 m. Hugh (of Brugh) Sinclair 1546–1605 m. Thomas Black 1600–
    1. 1. Christina Sinclair 1590– m. James (of Goat) Sinclair 1590–1628
      1. 1. GRIZEL SINCLAIR 1606–1637 m. JOHN (of Bigtown) STEWART 1591–1659
        1. 1. Laurence Stewart 1622–1703 m. Katherine Sinclair 1629–1658
        2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1622–1650
        3. 3. David Stewart 1624–
        4. 4. Katherine Stewart 1624–
        5. 5. James Stewart 1626–
      2. 2. Laurence Sinclair 1615–1675
    2. 2. Margaret (of Brugh) Sinclair 1599–1619
    3. 3. Agnes Black 1625–
  3. 3. Laurence Bruce 1586–
  4. 4. Alexander Bruce 1588–
  5. 5. William Bruce 1589–
  6. 6. George Bruce 1590–1667
  7. 7. James Bruce 1590–
  8. 8. Helen Bruce 1591–
  9. 9. Barbara Bruce 1592–
  10. 10. Marjory Bruce 1594–1645
  11. 11. Margaret Bruce 1595–

Jean Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Jean Oliphant in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1624
1624
Age 94
Death of Jean Oliphant in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: Scotland
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