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John Keith The Rector 1539–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 19 May 1596

Death Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Marischal

Mother: Margaret Lady

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In 1539, John Keith The Rector entered the world in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, born to Lord William Keith 3Th Earl Of Marischal And Margaret Elizabeth Seton Keith Of Inverugie Lady. John Keith The Rector passed away in 1596 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1539, John Keith The Rector entered the world in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, born to Lord William Keith 3Th Earl Of Marischal And Margaret Elizabeth Seton Keith Of Inverugie Lady.
  • John Keith The Rector passed away in 1596 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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John Rector's Ancestors

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John Rector
1539–1596
Birth Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Keith 3th Earl of Marischal
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Seton Keith of Inverugie) Lady
1511–1556
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1528
Dundottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1490–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Sir (William) Keith
1470–1521
Inverugie, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rector's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of John Keith The Rector in Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
1596
19 May 1596
Age 57
Death of John Keith The Rector in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1596
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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