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Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant 1506–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1506

Birth Location: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Mar 1566

Death Location: Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Auchterarder, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Colin Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Montrose

Spouse(s): Margaret Sandilands

Children(s): Margaret Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Catherine Oliphant, Peter Turin, Lilias Oliphant, William Oliphant

The story of Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant began in 1506 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant Of Turin, William Oliphant. Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Auchterarder, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant began in 1506 in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant Of Turin, William Oliphant.
  • Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Auchterarder, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Birth Location: Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Margaret Montrose
1492–1549
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Oliphant
1526–1580
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant
1535–1593
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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Jean Oliphant
1530–1624
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Oliphant
1534–1612
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Peter Turin
1539–1594
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lilias Oliphant
1540–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Oliphant
1542–
Birth Location: Forfar, Tays, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant's Ancestors

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Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Place: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Colin Oliphant Master of Oliphant
1487–1513
Aberdalgie, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Keith Countess of) Montrose
1492–1549
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Oliphant -2nd Lord) Oliphant
1465–1516
Scotland
Elizabeth Campbell
1462–1532
Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland
William (Keith 2nd Lord Keith, 3rd Earl of Marischal, William of the Tower Born at Dunottar) Castle
1451–1527
Perth, Perth and Kinross, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Gordon, Countess of) Marischal
1462–1525
Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence 'norsct
1439–1500
Isabel Hay
1441–1509
Colin Argyll
1433–1493
Lady Campell
1437–1510
William Marischal
1425–1483
Muriella Marischal
1435–1482
George Huntly
1430–1503
Annabella Scotland
1432–1494
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Aberdalgie
1415–1444
Margaret Ogilvy
1420–1468
William Scotland
1423–1462
Beatrice Erroll
1429–1490
Archibald Campbell
1405–1440
Isobel Macdougal
1408–1466
John Lorne
1397–1463
William Scotland
1389–1464
Mary Hamilton
1395–1442
Thomas Erskine
1410–1493
Janet Douglas
1415–1490
Alexander Badenoch
1410–1470
Elizabeth Huntly
1410–1479
James Scotland
1394–1437
Joan Scotland
1407–1445

Laurence Oliphant's Descendants

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Laurence (Oliphant 3rd Lord) Oliphant (29 Mar 1506–26 Mar 1566) m. Margaret Sandilands (1507–1566)
  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
      1. 1. William Douglas 1589–1660 m. Margaret (Hamilton Countess of) Angus 1585–1623 m. Mary (Gordon - Marchioness of) Douglas 1610–1674
        1. 1. Jean Douglas 1615–1669 m. John (Hamilton Of Carriden First Lord Of) Bargany 1615–1661
        2. 2. James Douglas 1618–1645 m. Mary (Hamilton, Countess of) Angus 1620–
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1588–1660 m. Charles (James) Alexander 1611–1661
        4. 4. Lucy (Hamilton Douglas Countess Of) Nithsdale 1600–1713 m. Robert Maxwell 1645–1683 m. Henry Maxwell 1611–1670 m. Robert (Maxwell Sir of Sweetheart, 4th Earl of) Nithsdale 1598–
        5. 5. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663 m. Katherine (Tindell of) Pumpherston 1605–1655
        6. 6. Archibald Douglas 1609–1655 m. Anne Stuart 1614–1646 m. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715
        7. 7. William Douglas 1610–1633
        8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1610–1660 m. William (Alexander 2nd Earl of) Stirling 1602–1638
        9. 9. Lady (Grizel) Douglas 1615–1623 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
        10. 10. Grizel Douglas 1616–1646 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
        11. 11. Flora Douglas 1621–1667 m. Edward (Harris) Sr 1620–1673 m. William Harris 1620–1673
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1585–1648 m. William (Alexander) Livingston 1584–1648
      3. 3. Catherine Douglas 1590–1608 m. Sir (Andrew) Kerr 1590–
      4. 4. Francis Sandilands 1591–1611
      5. 5. James (Douglas 1st Lord) Mordington 1591–1656 m. Anne Oliphant 1604–1630 m. Elizabeth Hay 1600–1656
      6. 6. Patrick Campbell 1592–1678
      7. 7. Francis Douglas 1593–1650 m. Lillias Fleming 1595–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Douglas 1594–1640 m. John (Campbell 4th Thane of) Cawdor 1576–1642
      9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Douglas 1595–1611
      10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1600–
      11. 11. John Douglas 1607–
      12. 12. Wilhelm Douglas 1610–1659
    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–

Laurence Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1506
29 Mar 1506
Birth of Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant in Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
1566
26 Mar 1566
Age 60
Death of Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland
Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1506
    Event Place: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Laurence Oliphant, person ID LCQQ-WPL.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1566
    Event Place: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Laurence Oliphant, person ID LCQQ-WPL.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trinity Gask Parish Churchyard, Auchterarder, , Perth and Kinross, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Laurence Oliphant, person ID LCQQ-WPL.
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