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Robert Keith 1537–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: , Scotland

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Keith

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay

Children(s): George Marischal, Barbara Keith, Jean Keith, John Keith, Margaret Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Keith, William Keith

Robert Keith was born in 1537 in , Scotland, the child of William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith. Robert Keith married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Barbara Keith, George Keith 5Th Earl Marischal, Jean Keith, John Keith, Margaret Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Keith, William Keith. Robert Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Robert Keith was born in 1537 in , Scotland, the child of William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith.
  • Robert Keith married Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Barbara Keith, George Keith 5Th Earl Marischal, Jean Keith, John Keith, Margaret Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Keith, William Keith.
  • Robert Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keith
1506–1581
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1531–1594
Birth Location: Erroll, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

George Marischal
1553–1623
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Barbara Keith
1565–
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Keith
1560–
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Keith
1561–
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Keith
1554–
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Keith
1563–1619
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Keith
1558–
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Keith
1556–1577
Birth Location: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Keith's Ancestors

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Robert Keith
1537–1580
Birth Place: , Scotland
Parents
William - 3rd Earl of Marischal Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Sir (William Alexander of Inverugie) Keith
1500–1522
Inverugie, Morayshire, Scotland
Janet ((Gray)) Grey
1500–1539
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Keith
1458–1521
Janet Dunbar
1457–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Keith's Descendants

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Robert Keith (1537–10 August 1580) m. Elizabeth Hay (1531–9 February 1594)
  1. 1. George (Keith, 5th Earl) Marischal 1553–1623
  2. 2. Barbara Keith 1565–
  3. 3. Jean Keith 1560–
  4. 4. John Keith 1561–
  5. 5. Margaret Keith 1554–
  6. 6. Mary Keith 1563–1619
  7. 7. Robert Keith 1558–
  8. 8. William Keith 1556–1577

Robert Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Robert Keith in , Scotland
, Scotland
1580
10 August 1580
Age 43
Death of Robert Keith in Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1580
    Event Place: Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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