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SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH 1532–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Aug 1580

Death Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: William, Keith

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Lady Hay

Children(s): Sir Marischal

SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH was born in 1532 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of William 4Th Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Lady Keith. SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH married Lady Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Sir George Keith Earl Of Marischal. SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH passed away in 1580 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH was born in 1532 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of William 4Th Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Lady Keith.
  • SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH married Lady Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Sir George Keith Earl Of Marischal.
  • SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH passed away in 1580 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William, Keith
1506–1581
Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
WK
Margaret Keith
1510–1556
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hay
1534–1594
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
LH

Children(s)

Sir Marischal
1553–1623
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
SM

SIR KEITH's Ancestors

Self
SIR KEITH
1532–1580
Birth Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
William, 4th Earl of Marischal Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Lady) Keith
1510–1556
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR KEITH's Descendants

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SIR (WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL,) KEITH (1532–10 Aug 1580) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hay (1534–9 Feb 1594)
  1. 1. Sir (George Keith Earl of) Marischal 1553–1623 m. Margaret Home 1565–1598
    1. 1. William Keith 1600–1635 m. Mary Erskine 1593–1665 m. Lady (Margaret) Erskine 1610–1664
      1. 1. Sir (George Marischal) Keith 1631–1694 m. Mary Hay 1633–1701
        1. 1. William Keith 1663–1712 m. Lady (Mary) Drummond 1675–1729
      2. 2. Mary Keith 1616–1663
      3. 3. MARY KEITH 1616–1663
    2. 2. Countess (Anne Morton) Keith 1586–1648
    3. 3. George Keith 1605–
    4. 4. Gilbert Keith 1602–
    5. 5. John (Keith) Dunottar 1611–
    6. 6. Jean Keith 1622–
    7. 7. Mary Keith 1615–1620
    8. 8. James (Sir Keith) Benholm 1585–1638
    9. 9. Agnes Keith 1586–1648
    10. 10. Margaret Keith 1594–1615
    11. 11. William (Marischal) Keith 1589–1661

SIR KEITH's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1580
10 Aug 1580
Age 48
Death of SIR WILLIAM MASTER OF MARISCHAL, KEITH in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1580
    Event Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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