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Margaret Sandilands 1507–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

Death Date: 1566

Death Location: Berridale, Caithness, Scotland

Father: James Calder

Mother: Margaret Erroll

Spouse(s): Laurence Oliphant

Children(s): Margaret Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Catherine Oliphant, Peter Turin, Lilias Oliphant, William Oliphant

Margaret Sandilands was born in 1507 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, the child of James Sandilands 5Th Of Calder And Margaret Kerr Countess Of Erroll. Margaret Sandilands married Laurence Oliphant 3Rd Lord Oliphant, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant Of Turin, William Oliphant. Margaret Sandilands passed away in 1566 in Berridale, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaret Sandilands was born in 1507 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland, the child of James Sandilands 5Th Of Calder And Margaret Kerr Countess Of Erroll.
  • Margaret Sandilands married Laurence Oliphant 3Rd Lord Oliphant, and had children including Catherine Oliphant, Jean Oliphant, Laurence Oliphant, Lilias Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant, Peter Oliphant Of Turin, William Oliphant.
  • Margaret Sandilands passed away in 1566 in Berridale, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Calder
1433–1504
Birth Location: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Margaret Erroll
1437–1532
Birth Location: Saint Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME

Spouses(s)

Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Location: Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
LO

Children(s)

Margaret Oliphant
1526–1580
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MO
Laurence Oliphant
1535–1593
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
LO
Jean Oliphant
1530–1624
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JO
Catherine Oliphant
1534–1612
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
CO
Peter Turin
1539–1594
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
PT
Lilias Oliphant
1540–1588
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LO
William Oliphant
1542–
Birth Location: Forfar, Tays, Scotland
WO

Margaret Sandilands's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Parents
James Sandilands 5th of Calder
1433–1504
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Kerr Countess of) Erroll
1437–1532
Saint Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Sandilands - Fourth Lord of) Calder
1411–1439
Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Dundas
1413–1459
Dundas, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Christian
1375–
Scotland
Mary Christian
1370–1482
Inverleith, Peebleshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Calder
1385–1426
Janet Calder
1390–1430
James Dundas
1350–1451
Christiana Stewart
1380–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jnr
1346–1405
Johanna Scots
1350–1382
John Dundas
1358–1451
Unknown
1335–

Margaret Sandilands's Descendants

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Margaret Sandilands (1507–1566) m. Laurence (Oliphant 3rd Lord) Oliphant (29 Mar 1506–26 Mar 1566)
  1. 1. Margaret Oliphant 1526–1580 m. James (Clephane of Hilcairney, later of) Carslogie 1532–1560 m. William Murray 1521–
  2. 2. Laurence Oliphant 1535–1593 m. Margaret Hay 1535–1594 m. Margaretha Hay 1535–1594
    1. 1. Elizabeth Oliphant 1560–1618 m. Willem (Douglas -10th Earl of) Angus 1554–1611
      1. 1. William Douglas 1589–1660 m. Margaret (Hamilton Countess of) Angus 1585–1623 m. Mary (Gordon - Marchioness of) Douglas 1610–1674
        1. 1. Jean Douglas 1615–1669 m. John (Hamilton Of Carriden First Lord Of) Bargany 1615–1661
        2. 2. James Douglas 1618–1645 m. Mary (Hamilton, Countess of) Angus 1620–
        3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1588–1660 m. Charles (James) Alexander 1611–1661
        4. 4. Lucy (Hamilton Douglas Countess Of) Nithsdale 1600–1713 m. Robert Maxwell 1645–1683 m. Henry Maxwell 1611–1670 m. Robert (Maxwell Sir of Sweetheart, 4th Earl of) Nithsdale 1598–
        5. 5. Sir (George Douglas Laird of) Dunbarton 1601–1663 m. Katherine (Tindell of) Pumpherston 1605–1655
        6. 6. Archibald Douglas 1609–1655 m. Anne Stuart 1614–1646 m. Jean Wemyss 1629–1715
        7. 7. William Douglas 1610–1633
        8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1610–1660 m. William (Alexander 2nd Earl of) Stirling 1602–1638
        9. 9. Lady (Grizel) Douglas 1615–1623 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
        10. 10. Grizel Douglas 1616–1646 m. William (Carmichael Master of) Carmichael 1605–1657
        11. 11. Flora Douglas 1621–1667 m. Edward (Harris) Sr 1620–1673 m. William Harris 1620–1673
      2. 2. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1585–1648 m. William (Alexander) Livingston 1584–1648
      3. 3. Catherine Douglas 1590–1608 m. Sir (Andrew) Kerr 1590–
      4. 4. Francis Sandilands 1591–1611
      5. 5. James (Douglas 1st Lord) Mordington 1591–1656 m. Anne Oliphant 1604–1630 m. Elizabeth Hay 1600–1656
      6. 6. Patrick Campbell 1592–1678
      7. 7. Francis Douglas 1593–1650 m. Lillias Fleming 1595–
      8. 8. Elizabeth Douglas 1594–1640 m. John (Campbell 4th Thane of) Cawdor 1576–1642
      9. 9. Margaret (Elizabeth) Douglas 1595–1611
      10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1600–
      11. 11. John Douglas 1607–
      12. 12. Wilhelm Douglas 1610–1659
    2. 2. Katherine Oliphant 1551– m. James Weymss 1549–
    3. 3. Margaret Oliphant 1551–
    4. 4. Laurence (Oliphant Master of) Oliphant 1552–1585 m. Christiana (Elizabeth) Douglas 1554–1598
    5. 5. John (Oliphant of Newtyle, Master of) Oliphant 1552–1603 m. Jean Chisholm 1547– m. Katherine Gray 1527–1596 m. Lilias Gray 1542–1614
    6. 6. James Oliphant 1555– m. Janet Riddick 1555–1635
    7. 7. William Oliphant 1556– m. Katherine Brown 1563–
    8. 8. Euphemia Oliphant 1560– m. James Johnstone 1560–1633
    9. 9. John (Newlands) Oliphant 1567–1603
    10. 10. Jean Oliphant 1568– m. Alexander (Bruce 5th of) Cultmalundy 1560–1624
    11. 11. Margaret Oliphant 1573– m. Robert Scott 1569–
    12. 12. William Oliphant 1576–
    13. 13. John Oliphant 1578–
  3. 3. Jean Oliphant 1530–1624 m. William Moncrieffe 1526–1574
  4. 4. Catherine Oliphant 1534–1612 m. George (Dundas 17th Laird of) Dundas 1535–1598
  5. 5. Peter (Oliphant of) Turin 1539–1594 m. Agnes Collace 1540–1585 m. Jean Hepburn 1535–
  6. 6. Lilias Oliphant 1540–1588 m. David Lundie 1533–1585
  7. 7. William Oliphant 1542–

Margaret Sandilands's Timeline

2 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Margaret Sandilands in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , 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: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Sandilands, person ID L414-LY9.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1566
    Event Place: Berridale, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Margaret Sandilands, person ID L414-LY9.
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