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Laurence Oliphant 1535–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1535

Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 June 1593

Death Location: Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Cruvie

Spouse(s): Margaretha Angus

Children(s): Lady Oliphant

In 1535, Laurence Oliphant entered the world in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Laurens Oliphant 3Rd Baron Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie. Laurence Oliphant married Margaretha Hay Countess Van Angus, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Douglass Nee Oliphant. Laurence Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1535, Laurence Oliphant entered the world in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord Laurens Oliphant 3Rd Baron Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie.
  • Laurence Oliphant married Margaretha Hay Countess Van Angus, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Douglass Nee Oliphant.
  • Laurence Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Laurence Oliphant's Ancestors

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Laurence Oliphant
1535–1593
Birth Place: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Laurens Oliphant, 3rd Baron Oliphant
1506–1566
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Sandilands of) Cruvie
1507–1566
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Colin (Oliphant Master of) Oliphant
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Campbell, of Glenoroch,) Argyll
1462–1516
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
James Sandelands
1482–1559
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Marione (Fairlie) SANDELANDS
1437–1549
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant's Descendants

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Laurence Oliphant (8 May 1535–16 June 1593) m. Margaretha (Hay Countess Van) Angus (1535–9 February 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth Douglass nee) Oliphant 1558–1619 m. Sir (Willem Douglass 10th Earl van) Angus 1552–1611
    1. 1. William (Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of) Douglas 1589–1660 m. Lady (Mary) Gordon 1610–1674
      1. 1. Sir (William DOUGLAS) III 1634–1694 m. Anna (HAMILTON Duchess of) Hamilton 1632–1716
        1. 1. Margaret Murry 1660–1731 m. Robert Hamilton 1656–1744

Laurence Oliphant's Timeline

3 Records

1535
8 May 1535
Birth of Laurence Oliphant in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1551
11 May 1551
Age 16
Laurence Oliphant was married in Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
16 June 1593
Age 58
Death of Laurence Oliphant in Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1535
    Event Place: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 May 1551
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 June 1593
    Event Place: Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

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