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Willem Lord Keith 1527–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Marischal

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Hay

Children(s): Johanna Keith, George Keith

Willem Lord Keith was born in 1527 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Keith Iii Of Marischal And Margaret Keith. Willem Lord Keith married Elisabeth Hay, and had children including George Lord Keith, Johanna Keith. Willem Lord Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Willem Lord Keith was born in 1527 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Keith Iii Of Marischal And Margaret Keith.
  • Willem Lord Keith married Elisabeth Hay, and had children including George Lord Keith, Johanna Keith.
  • Willem Lord Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Willem Keith's Ancestors

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Willem Keith
1527–1580
Birth Place: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Keith III of Marischal
1506–1581
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Robert) Keith
1483–1525
Stonehaven, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
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
Andrew Gray
1446–1514
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Keith's Descendants

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Willem (Lord) Keith (1527–10 August 1580) m. Elisabeth Hay (1535–9 August 1593)
  1. 1. Johanna Keith 1558–
  2. 2. George (Lord) Keith 1553–1623 m. Margaret (Holme Countess) Marischal 1565–1627
    1. 1. Marion Home 1581–1605
    2. 2. James (Sir Keith) Benholm 1585–1635
    3. 3. Alexander Keith 1611–
    4. 4. Gilbert Keith 1602–
    5. 5. James Keith 1596–1650
    6. 6. Jean Keith 1622–
    7. 7. Margaret Keith 1594–1615
    8. 8. Mary Keith 1613–1620
    9. 9. Robert (Alexander) Keith 1612–1648
    10. 10. Robert Keith 1619–
    11. 11. Sir (George) Keith 1605–
    12. 12. Anna (Keith Countess of Morton Duchess of) Queensbury 1586–1648

Willem Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Willem Lord Keith in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
10 August 1580
Age 53
Death of Willem Lord Keith in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    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: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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