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John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant 1552–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Feb 1603

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Laurence Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Hay

Spouse(s): Jean Chisholm, Katherine Gray, Lilias Gray

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John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant was born in 1552 in Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Laurence Oliphant And Margaret Hay. John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant married Jean Chisholm, Katherine Gray, Lilias Gray. John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant passed away in 1603 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant was born in 1552 in Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Laurence Oliphant And Margaret Hay.
  • John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant married Jean Chisholm, Katherine Gray, Lilias Gray.
  • John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant passed away in 1603 in Scotland.

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John Oliphant's Ancestors

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John Oliphant
1552–1603
Birth Place: Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Laurence Oliphant
1535–1593
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Hay
1535–1594
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence (Oliphant 3rd Lord) Oliphant
1506–1566
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
George (Hay 7th Earl of) Erroll
1508–1573
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Ruthven
1506–
Ruthven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Margaret Montrose
1492–1549
James Calder
1433–1504
Margaret Erroll
1437–1532
Thomas Erroll
1481–1513
Margaret Logie
1475–1529
John Robertson
1499–1546
Margaret Cricihton
1498–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oliphant
1465–1516
Elizabeth Campbell
1462–1532
William Castle
1451–1527
Lady Marischal
1462–1525
John Calder
1411–1439
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
Mary Christian
1375–
Mary Christian
1370–1482
William Erroll
1449–1507
Isabel Gordon
1462–1511
Euphemia Boyd
1453–

John Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1552
1552
Birth of John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant in Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
1603
1 Feb 1603
Age 51
Death of John Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of Oliphant in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Oliphant, person ID LZ46-6Q1.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1603
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Oliphant, person ID LZ46-6Q1.

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