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Lawrence Oliphant 1506–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1506

Birth Location: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Death Date: 26 March 1566

Death Location: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Father: Colin Oliphant

Mother: Lady Argyll

Spouse(s): Margaret Sandilands

Children(s): Margaret Oliphand

Lawrence Oliphant was born in 1506 in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom), the child of Colin Oliphant Master Of Oliphant And Lady Isabel Elizabeth Campbell Of Glenoroch Argyll. Lawrence Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Margaret Oliphand. Lawrence Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom).

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Biography

  • Lawrence Oliphant was born in 1506 in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom), the child of Colin Oliphant Master Of Oliphant And Lady Isabel Elizabeth Campbell Of Glenoroch Argyll.
  • Lawrence Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Margaret Oliphand.
  • Lawrence Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom).

Immediate Family

Parents

Colin Oliphant
1458–1513
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Lady Argyll
1462–1516
Birth Location: New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

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

Margaret Oliphand
1563–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lawrence Oliphant's Ancestors

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Lawrence Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Place: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Parents
Colin Oliphant Master of Oliphant
1458–1513
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
Lady (Isabel Elizabeth Campbell, of Glenoroch,) Argyll
1462–1516
New Byth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lawrence Oliphant's Descendants

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Lawrence Oliphant (29 March 1506–26 March 1566) m. Margaret Sandilands (1507–1566)
  1. 1. Margaret Oliphand 1563– m. Jhon (\ John) Johnstoune 1562–1616
    1. 1. Allexander Johnstoun 1582–1650 m. Margaret (Bog) 11GG 1583–
      1. 1. Robert Johnstoune 1612– m. Issobell Baird 1590–
        1. 1. Marion Jonstoun 1630–1687 m. William Rosse 1635–

Lawrence Oliphant's Timeline

3 Records

1506
29 March 1506
Birth of Lawrence Oliphant in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1530
1530
Age 24
Lawrence Oliphant was married
None
1566
26 March 1566
Age 60
Death of Lawrence Oliphant in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1506
    Event Place: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 March 1566
    Event Place: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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