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Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant 1535–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1535

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

Death Date: 16 Jan 1593

Death Location: Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Laurence Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Sandilands

Spouse(s): Margaret Hay

Children(s): Elizabeth Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, John Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, William Oliphant

The story of Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant began in 1535 in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant married Margaret Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant, James Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, John Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Laurence Master Of Oliphant Oliphant, William Oliphant. Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant began in 1535 in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant married Margaret Hay, and had children including Elizabeth Oliphant, James Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, John Oliphant, Katherine Oliphant, Laurence Master Of Oliphant Oliphant, William Oliphant.
  • Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Berridale, 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
Laurence 3rd Lord Oliphant Oliphant
1506–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Laurence Oliphant's Descendants

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Laurence (4th Lord Oliphant) Oliphant (8 May 1535–16 Jan 1593) m. Margaret Hay (1535–9 February 1594)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Oliphant 1558–1618 m. William (Archibald 10th Earl Of Angus de) Douglas 1554–1611
    1. 1. William (1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of of Angus) Douglas 1589–1660 m. Margaret Hamilton –1621 m. Lady (Mary) Gordon 1610–1674
      1. 1. William (1st Earl Of Selkirk) Douglas 1634–1694 m. Anne Hamilton 1632–1716
        1. 1. James Hamilton 1658–1712 m. Lady (Anne Duchess Of Hamilton) Spencer 1666–1690 m. Lady (Barbara) Fitzroy 1672–1737 m. Elizabeth Gerard 1680–1744
        2. 2. General (George Eagleton 1st Earl of Orkney Douglas Arran) Hamilton 1666–1737 m. Elisabeth (Countess of Orkney de Villiers Former Mistress of William III & II, King of England\Scotland,) 1680-1695 1666–1733
        3. 3. John Douglas-Hamilton 1665–1744
        4. 4. Archibald Hamilton 1673–1754
        5. 5. Charles Hamilton 1663–1739
      2. 2. Archibald Douglas 1610–1659
      3. 3. Isabel Douglas 1630–1691
      4. 4. George (1st Earl Of Dunbarton) Douglas 1636–1692
      5. 5. Johanna Douglas 1650–
  2. 2. Jean Oliphant 1555–1624
  3. 3. John Oliphant 1552–1603
  4. 4. Katherine Oliphant 1551–
  5. 5. Laurence (Master Of Oliphant) Oliphant 1558–1584
  6. 6. William Oliphant 1552–

Laurence Oliphant's Timeline

3 Records

1535
8 May 1535
Birth of Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
1573
Age 38
Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant was married in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
16 Jan 1593
Age 58
Death of Laurence 4th Lord Oliphant Oliphant in Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1535
    Event Place: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1573
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1593
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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