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Laurence Oliphant 1545–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1545

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

Death Date: 26 March 1593

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

Father: Lord Oliphant

Mother: Margaret Cruvie

Spouse(s): LADY Earl

Children(s): George 10mggf

Laurence Oliphant was born in 1545 in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Laurens Oliphant 3Rd Baron Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie. Laurence Oliphant married Lady Margaret Evelyn Bessie Hay Johnston Earl, and had children including George Sir Lord Caskieben Of That Ilk Johneston 10Mggf. Laurence Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Laurence Oliphant was born in 1545 in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord Laurens Oliphant 3Rd Baron Oliphant And Margaret Sandilands Of Cruvie.
  • Laurence Oliphant married Lady Margaret Evelyn Bessie Hay Johnston Earl, and had children including George Sir Lord Caskieben Of That Ilk Johneston 10Mggf.
  • Laurence 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
1545–1593
Birth Place: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Laurens Oliphant, 3rd Baron Oliphant
1506–1566
Calder,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Margaret (Sandilands of) Cruvie
1507–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Laurence Oliphant's Descendants

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Laurence Oliphant (8 May 1545–26 March 1593) m. LADY (Margaret Evelyn Bessie Hay Johnston) Earl (Jul 1520–1559)
  1. 1. George (Sir Lord Caskieben of that Ilk Johneston) 10mggf 1544–1593
    1. 1. Elizabeth Sinclair 1575–1654
      1. 1. Janet (or Jane) Campbell 1615–1671 m. James (of Abbotshill & Park) Hunter 1608–1672
        1. 1. Robert (Hunter, 1st of Doglands Provost of) Ayr 1642–1708 m. Agnes Paterson 1638–1690
        2. 2. David Hunter 1817–

Laurence Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1545
8 May 1545
Birth of Laurence Oliphant in Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1593
26 March 1593
Age 48
Death of Laurence 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 1545
    Event Place: Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1593
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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