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Margaret Sandilands 1507–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1566

Death Location: Berridale, Caithness, Scotland

Father: James Sandilands

Mother: Margaret Kerr

Spouse(s): Laurence Oliphant, Robert Auchenbowie

Children(s): Jenat Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, William Oliphant, Thomas Oliphant, Peter Oliphant, Catherine Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Elizabeth Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Catherine Oliphant, Peter Oliphant, William Oliphant, Catherine Oliphant

Margaret Sandilands was born in 1507 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Sandilands And Margaret Kerr. Margaret Sandilands married Laurence Oliphant, Robert Bruce 1St Of Auchenbowie, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Elizabeth Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Jenat Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant, Thomas Oliphant, William Oliphant. Margaret Sandilands passed away in 1566 in Berridale, Caithness, Scotland.

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  • Margaret Sandilands was born in 1507 in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of James Sandilands And Margaret Kerr.
  • Margaret Sandilands married Laurence Oliphant, Robert Bruce 1St Of Auchenbowie, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Elizabeth Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Jenat Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant, Thomas Oliphant, William Oliphant.
  • Margaret Sandilands passed away in 1566 in Berridale, Caithness, Scotland.

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Margaret Sandilands's Ancestors

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Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Birth Place: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Sandilands
1433–1505
Calder, Lanark, Scotland
Margaret Kerr
1437–1484
St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Sandilands
1400–1482
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
Dundas Castle, West Lothian, Scotland
Andrew (Trotter) Kerr
1405–1481
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Marjory Douglas
1415–1484
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Sandilands
1385–1426
Janet Calder
1387–1430
James Dundas
1370–1451
Christian Stewart
1379–1430
Robert Kerr
1380–1437
Marjory Douglas
1415–1484
William Douglas
1395–1464
Margaret Stewart
1400–1432
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sandilands
1346–1397
Johanna Stewart
1351–1404
John Dundas
1355–1412
Johanna Douglas
1365–1455
John Stewart
1350–1421
Isabel MacDougall
1352–1439
Henry Kerr
1355–1399
Elizabeth Michael
1358–1399
William Douglas
1395–1464
Margaret Stewart
1400–1432
Archibald Douglas
1370–1424
Margaret Stewart
1370–1456
Robert Stewart
1379–1449
Joan Stewart
1379–1439

Margaret Sandilands's Descendants

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Margaret Sandilands (1507–1566) m. Laurence Oliphant (29 Mar 1506–26 Mar 1566) m. Robert (Bruce 1st of) Auchenbowie (–Bef 25 Feb 1515)
  1. 1. Jenat Oliphant 1531–1574 m. William (Thomas) Beall 1535–1600
    1. 1. Janet Beall 1553–1619 m. Wilzem Broun 1562–1610 m. THOMAS BROWNE 1550–1607 m. Johnne Brown 1550–1610
      1. 1. William (R) Broun 1580– m. Grizel Cuthbert 1586–
        1. 1. Marjorie Broun 1611– m. Alexander Richie 1610–1660
        2. 2. Bessie Broun 1606– m. Harry Greg 1608–
        3. 3. Gails Brown 1607–
        4. 4. David Broun 1609–
        5. 5. Helen Brown 1613– m. Charles Wilson 1615–
        6. 6. Margaret Brown 1617–
        7. 7. Agnes Brown 1618– m. James Arnot 1618–
        8. 8. Catharine Brown 1620–
        9. 9. David Brown 1621–
        10. 10. William Brown 1622–
      2. 2. Margaret Broun 1578–1615 m. David Burne –1615
      3. 3. David Broun 1579– m. Christian Black 1575–1620
      4. 4. Janet Broun 1582– m. John Shortus 1578– m. Johne Hodge 1573–
      5. 5. Christian Broun 1585–
      6. 6. Wilzem Broun 1587– m. Catharine Smythe 1587–
    2. 2. Sibil Bell 1555–
  2. 2. Jean Oliphant 1520–1624
  3. 3. Margaret Oliphant 1526–1580 m. William Murray 1521– m. James Clephane 1532–
  4. 4. William Oliphant 1529–
  5. 5. Thomas Oliphant 1530–1593 m. Isabella Gibbs 1535–
  6. 6. Peter Oliphant 1530–1594 m. Agnes Collace 1534–
  7. 7. Catherine Oliphant 1534–1612
  8. 8. Laurence Oliphant 1535–1593 m. Margaret Hay 1535–1594 m. Mary (Marjorie) Rollo 1540–1625 m. Lillias Graham 1608–1669 m. Jane Murray 1583–1630
  9. 9. Elizabeth Oliphant 1535–1596
  10. 10. Margaret Oliphant 1538–1580
  11. 11. Lilias Oliphant 1540–1588 m. David Lundie 1533–1585
  12. 12. Catherine Oliphant 1540– m. George Dundas 1540–1598
  13. 13. Peter Oliphant 1542–1594 m. Lilias Gray 1542–1614
  14. 14. William Oliphant 1553–
  15. 15. Catherine Oliphant 1554–

Margaret Sandilands's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Margaret Sandilands in Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1566
1566
Age 59
Death of Margaret Sandilands in Berridale, Caithness, Scotland
Berridale, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaret Sandilands, person ID L414-LY9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for Margaret Sandilands, person ID L414-LY9.

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