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Lord William Keith 1527–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Marischal

Mother: Margaret Erskine

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In 1527, Lord William Keith entered the world in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Keith 4Th Earl Marischal And Margaret Erskine. Lord William Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Lord William Keith entered the world in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Keith 4Th Earl Marischal And Margaret Erskine.
  • Lord William Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Lord Keith's Ancestors

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Lord Keith
1527–1580
Birth Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal
1506–1581
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Erskine
1520–1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Keith Master of) Keith
1490–1524
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elisabeth (Douglas of) Morton
1490–1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Keith
1492–1521
Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane Aitken
1482–1539
Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Morton
1459–1513
Janet Morton
1481–1493
William Keith
1500–1521
Alexander Aitken
1446–1514
SCOT GGM
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Keith
1458–1521
Janet Dunbar
1457–1506

Lord Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Lord William Keith in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1580
10 August 1580
Age 53
Death of Lord William Keith in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1580
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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