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Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant 1545–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1545

Birth Location: Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 January 1593

Death Location: Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland

Father: Baron Oliphant

Mother: Margaret SANDILANDS

Spouse(s): Margaretha Hay

Children(s): Lady Offutt

The story of Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant began in 1545 in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland. Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant married Margaretha Hay, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Douglass Nee Oliphant Offutt. Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant began in 1545 in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant married Margaretha Hay, and had children including Lady Elisabeth Douglass Nee Oliphant Offutt.
  • Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant passed away in 1593 in Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Baron Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret SANDILANDS
1507–1566
Birth Location: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaretha Hay
1535–1594
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Offutt
1558–1618
Birth Location: Berridale, Caithness, Schotland [Note spelling ]
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Lord Oliphant's Ancestors

Self
Lord Oliphant
1545–1593
Birth Place: Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Baron Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of Oliphant
1506–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret SANDILANDS
1507–1566
Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1500–1549
Caithness, Sutherland, Scotland
James (Sandilands of) Cruvie
1482–1559
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Kinloth-Kerr
1437–1549
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1425–1481
Margery Douglas
1425–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Oliphant's Descendants

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Lord (Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of) Oliphant (8 May 1545–16 January 1593) m. Margaretha Hay (1535–9 Feb 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Elisabeth Douglass nee Oliphant) Offutt 1558–1618 m. William (Douglas 10th Earl of) Angus 1552–1611
    1. 1. William, (11th Earl of Angus Douglas) Sir 1588–1660 m. Lady (Margaretha Douglas Hamilton*) Kerr 1585–1623 m. Lady (Anna Keyth of Keith and Altrie, Countess of Morton, Duchess of) Queensbury 1585–1648 m. Lady (Mary Anne Douglass nee Gordon (1st Marquess of) Huntly) 1610–1674
      1. 1. Lady (Janet Douglas "The White Lady of Glamis Castle". Lady) Glamis 1502–1551 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
        1. 1. David (Douglas 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaret Hamilton 1529–1596 m. Janet (Boswell) 15ggm 1545–1594

Lord Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1545
8 May 1545
Birth of Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant in Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland
1593
16 January 1593
Age 48
Death of Lord Laurens Oliphant 4th Lord of Oliphant in Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland
Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1545
    Event Place: Erroll, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 January 1593
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, , Scotland
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