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John Sandilands 6th of Calder 1455–1494 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1455

Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Feb 1494

Death Location: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Calder

Mother: Margaret Cruivie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scrymgeour

Children(s): James Sandilands, Alison Sandilands

John Sandilands 6th of Calder was born in 1455 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Sandilands 5Th Of Calder And Margaret Kinloch Heiress Of Cruivie. John Sandilands 6th of Calder married Elizabeth Scrymgeour, and had children including Alison Sandilands, James Sandilands. John Sandilands 6th of Calder passed away in 1494 in West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • John Sandilands 6th of Calder was born in 1455 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Sandilands 5Th Of Calder And Margaret Kinloch Heiress Of Cruivie.
  • John Sandilands 6th of Calder married Elizabeth Scrymgeour, and had children including Alison Sandilands, James Sandilands.
  • John Sandilands 6th of Calder passed away in 1494 in West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Calder
1433–1504
Birth Location: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Cruivie
1437–1493
Birth Location: Cruivie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scrymgeour
1460–1485
Birth Location: Dendee City, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Sandilands
1482–1559
Birth Location: Scotland
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Alison Sandilands
1484–1531
Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Calder's Ancestors

Self
John Calder
1455–1494
Birth Place: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Sandilands 5th of Calder
1433–1504
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Kinloch - Heiress of) Cruivie
1437–1493
Cruivie, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Sandilands - Fourth Lord of) Calder
1411–1439
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
Dundas, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (Kinloch of) Curvie
1412–1478
Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Campbell
1413–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Calder
1385–1426
Janet Calder
1390–1430
James Dundas
1350–1451
Christiana Stewart
1380–1459
Sir Sandilands
1386–1426
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jnr
1346–1405
Johanna Scots
1350–1382
John Dundas
1358–1451
Unknown
1335–

John Calder's Descendants

1.
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John (Sandilands 6th of) Calder (1455–Feb 1494) m. Elizabeth Scrymgeour (1460–1485)
  1. 1. James Sandilands 1482–1559 m. Marion Forrester 1486–1562 m. Jean 1500–1562 m. Lady (Margaret Kinloth) Kerr 1487–1549 m. Marion Forrester 1486–1562 m. Jean 1502–1562
    1. 1. Margaret Sandilands 1507–1566 m. Laurence (Oliphant 3rd Lord) Oliphant 1506–1566
      1. 1. Margaret Oliphant 1526–1580 m. James (Clephane of Hilcairney, later of) Carslogie 1532–1560 m. William Murray 1521–
      2. 2. Laurence Oliphant 1535–1593 m. Margaret Hay 1535–1594 m. Margaretha Hay 1535–1594
        1. 1. Elizabeth Oliphant 1560–1618 m. Willem (Douglas -10th Earl of) Angus 1554–1611
        2. 2. Katherine Oliphant 1551– m. James Weymss 1549–
        3. 3. Margaret Oliphant 1551–
        4. 4. Laurence (Oliphant Master of) Oliphant 1552–1585 m. Christiana (Elizabeth) Douglas 1554–1598
        5. 5. John (Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of) Oliphant 1552–1603 m. Jean Chisholm 1547– m. Katherine Gray 1527–1596 m. Lilias Gray 1542–1614
        6. 6. James Oliphant 1555– m. Janet Riddick 1555–1635
        7. 7. William Oliphant 1556– m. Katherine Brown 1563–
        8. 8. Euphemia Oliphant 1560– m. James Johnstone 1560–1633
        9. 9. John (Newlands) Oliphant 1567–1603
        10. 10. Jean Oliphant 1568– m. Alexander (Bruce 5th of) Cultmalundy 1560–1624
        11. 11. Margaret Oliphant 1573– m. Robert Scott 1569–
        12. 12. William Oliphant 1576–
        13. 13. John Oliphant 1578–
      3. 3. Jean Oliphant 1530–1624 m. William Moncrieffe 1526–1574
      4. 4. Catherine Oliphant 1534–1612 m. George (Dundas 17th Laird of) Dundas 1535–1598
      5. 5. Peter (Oliphant of) Turin 1539–1594 m. Agnes Collace 1540–1585 m. Jean Hepburn 1535–
      6. 6. Lilias Oliphant 1540–1588 m. David Lundie 1533–1585
      7. 7. William Oliphant 1542–
    2. 2. John (Sandilands of) Calder 1505–1565 m. Margaret Bartoun 1507–1552 m. Lady (Janet Fleming Lady of) Biggar 1527–1592
    3. 3. James Sandilands 1511–1579 m. Janet Murray 1513–1596
    4. 4. Alison Sandilands 1513–1584 m. John Cockburn 1503–1583
    5. 5. Margaret (Sandilands of Oliphant) Bruce 1515–1609 m. Sir (James) Dundas 1509–1553
    6. 6. Agnes Sandilands 1517– m. James Drummond 1504–
    7. 7. Mary Sandilands 1528–1580 m. James PENMAN 1516–1578
    8. 8. Margaret Sandilands 1530–
  2. 2. Alison Sandilands 1484–1531 m. Alexander (Boswell 3rd of) Balmuto 1472–1513

John Calder's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1455
Birth of John Sandilands 6th of Calder in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1494
Feb 1494
Age 39
Death of John Sandilands 6th of Calder in Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1455
    Event Place: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Sandilands, person ID G4BV-6RZ.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1494
    Event Place: Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Sandilands, person ID G4BV-6RZ.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Sandilands, person ID G4BV-6RZ.
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