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Lady Margaret Oliphant 1456–1518 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1456

Birth Location: Gask, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 1518

Death Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Oliphant

Mother: Isabel Hay

Spouse(s): Sir Elphinstone

Children(s): Lord Elphinstone

In 1456, Lady Margaret Oliphant entered the world in Gask, Angus, Scotland, born to Sir Laurence Baran De Oliphant And Isabel Hay. Lady Margaret Oliphant married Sir John Knight Of Pittendreich Elphinstone, and had children including Lord 1St Alexander Cambridge Flodden Elphinstone. Lady Margaret Oliphant passed away in 1518 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1456, Lady Margaret Oliphant entered the world in Gask, Angus, Scotland, born to Sir Laurence Baran De Oliphant And Isabel Hay.
  • Lady Margaret Oliphant married Sir John Knight Of Pittendreich Elphinstone, and had children including Lord 1St Alexander Cambridge Flodden Elphinstone.
  • Lady Margaret Oliphant passed away in 1518 in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Lady Oliphant's Ancestors

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Lady Oliphant
1456–1518
Birth Place: Gask, Angus, Scotland
Parents
Sir Laurence Baran De Oliphant
1430–1500
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabel Hay
1441–1509
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Oliphant's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Oliphant (Jan 1456–1518) m. Sir (John knight of Pittendreich) Elphinstone (Jan 1474–19 Oct 1508)
  1. 1. Lord (1st Alexander "Cambridge" " Flodden") Elphinstone 1480–1513 m. Elizabeth (Lady Aberdeenshire Scotland) Barlow 1476–1518
    1. 1. Alexander (2nd Lord of Hagg) Elphinstone 1510–1547 m. Katherine Erskine 1514–1552
      1. 1. Sir (Robert 3rd Baron) ELPHINSTONE 1530–1602 m. Margaret Drummond 1528–1589
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Elphinstone 1561–1613 m. Robert Innes 1562–1596

Lady Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1456
Jan 1456
Birth of Lady Margaret Oliphant in Gask, Angus, Scotland
Gask, Angus, Scotland
1518
1518
Age 62
Death of Lady Margaret Oliphant in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1456
    Event Place: Gask, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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