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Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant 1506–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 29, 1506

Birth Location: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: March 29, 1566

Death Location: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom

Father: Colin Oliphant

Mother: Oliphant Hay

Spouse(s): Margaret Sandilands

Children(s): Catherine Oliphant

In 1506, Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant entered the world in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Colin Oliphant Smith 2Nd Lord Of Oliphant And Oliphant Smith Elizabeth Mr John Oliphant Thomas Robertson Agnes Hay Elizabeth Hay. Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Catherine Oliphant. Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom.

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  • In 1506, Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant entered the world in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Colin Oliphant Smith 2Nd Lord Of Oliphant And Oliphant Smith Elizabeth Mr John Oliphant Thomas Robertson Agnes Hay Elizabeth Hay.
  • Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant married Margaret Sandilands, and had children including Catherine Oliphant.
  • Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant passed away in 1566 in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Birth Location: Kellie Castle, East Neuk of Fife, Fife, Scotland
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Oliphant Hay
1490–1549
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Birth Location: Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Catherine Oliphant
1534–1612
Birth Location: Kelly, Scotland
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Sir Oliphant's Ancestors

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Sir Oliphant
1506–1566
Birth Place: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Colin Oliphant SMITH 2nd Lord of Oliphant
1487–1513
Kellie Castle, East Neuk of Fife, Fife, Scotland
Oliphant (Smith, Elizabeth Mr John Oliphant Thomas Robertson Agnes Hay Elizabeth) Hay
1490–1549
Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Oliphant) Smith
1460–1516
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Elizabeth Campbell
1458–1516
Ardinglass, Lochgoihead, Argylishire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1439–1500
Isabel Hay
1441–1509
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1416–1445
Margaret Auchterhouse
1420–1471
William Hay
1415–1461

Sir Oliphant's Descendants

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Sir (Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant") Oliphant (March 29, 1506–March 29, 1566) m. Margaret Sandilands (1507–1566)
  1. 1. Catherine Oliphant 1534–1612 m. George Dundas 1519–1598
    1. 1. James (of Arniston Dundas) Sir 1570–1629 m. Marie (of Wedderburn) Home 1579–1661
      1. 1. James (DUNDAS Jr.) Sir 1620–1679 m. Marion BOYD 1620–1661
        1. 1. Senator (Robert, 2nd Lord of Arniston, M.P.) Dundas 1650–1726 m. Margaret Sinclair 1664–1695
        2. 2. Captain (Charles) Dundas 1668–

Sir Oliphant's Timeline

2 Records

1506
March 29, 1506
Birth of Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant in Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1566
March 29, 1566
Age 60
Death of Sir Laurence Colin "Master of Oliphant" Oliphant in Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom
Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 29, 1506
    Event Place: Calder, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 29, 1566
    Event Place: Aldwick, Caithness, Scotland, United kingdom
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