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Willem Lord Keith 1527–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: William, Keith

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Hay

Children(s): Robert Keith, Rebecca Keith, Christian Keith, Margaret Keith, Robert Keith, Barbara KEITH, Elizabeth Keith, John KEITH, Christian Keith, Alexander Keith, Jean Keith, Johanna Keith, Sir Marischall, Alexander Keith, William KEITH, Lady Keith, Sir Keith*

Willem Lord Keith was born in 1527 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of William 4Th Earl Of Marischal Keith And Lady Margaret Keith. Willem Lord Keith married Elisabeth Hay, and had children including Alexander Keith, Barbara Keith, Christian Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Jean Keith, Johanna Keith, John Keith, Lady Elizabeth Keith, Margaret Keith, Rebecca Keith, Robert Lord Altire Keith, Sir George 5Th Earl Of Marischall Keith, Sir Lord George Keith Marischall, William Keith. Willem Lord Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Willem Lord Keith was born in 1527 in Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of William 4Th Earl Of Marischal Keith And Lady Margaret Keith.
  • Willem Lord Keith married Elisabeth Hay, and had children including Alexander Keith, Barbara Keith, Christian Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Jean Keith, Johanna Keith, John Keith, Lady Elizabeth Keith, Margaret Keith, Rebecca Keith, Robert Lord Altire Keith, Sir George 5Th Earl Of Marischall Keith, Sir Lord George Keith Marischall, William Keith.
  • Willem Lord Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Willem Keith's Ancestors

Self
Willem Keith
1527–1580
Birth Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
William, 4th Earl of Marischal Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Keith
1510–1556
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Lord Keith, Master of) Marischal
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth ((Beatrice)) Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1451–1527
Elizabeth Gordon
1474–1549
John Douglas
1459–1512
Janet Crichton
1461–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Earl Keith
1389–1464
Margaret Erskine
1430–1482
William Gordon
1452–1513
Isabel Innes
1450–1560
George Douglas
1417–1463
Isabel Sibbald
1418–1497
Sir Cranstonriddel
1435–1467

Willem Keith's Descendants

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Willem (Lord) Keith (1527–10 August 1580) m. Elisabeth Hay (1531–9 Feb 1593)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord Altire) Keith 1553–1623 m. LADY (MARGARET, COUNTESS OF MARISCHAL,) HOME 1557–1598
    1. 1. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Dunottar, Countess of) Morton 1586–1648 m. William (Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton, 1st Duke of) Queensberry 1584–1648 m. William Douglas 1585–1648
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald (Campbell 8 th Earl of) Argyll 1607–1661
        1. 1. Archibald Campbell 1628–1685 m. Lady (Margaret) Stewart 1629–1667 m. Anne Mackenzie 1627–1707
        2. 2. Neil Campbell 1630–1692
        3. 3. Jean Campbell –1700
        4. 4. Jane Campbell 1638–1700
        5. 5. Archibald (Argyll Campbell 9th Earl Of) Argyll 1629–1685
        6. 6. Mary Campbell 1634–1690
        7. 7. William (twin) Campbell 1632–1667
        8. 8. Anne Campbell 1630–1652
        9. 9. James Campbell 1634–
        10. 10. Mary CAMPBELL 1633–1731
        11. 11. Jean ((twin)) Campbell 1632–1712
        12. 12. Annabella Campbell 1627–1652
        13. 13. unknown (daughter) Campbell 1636–
        14. 14. John CAMPBELL 1655–1729
        15. 15. Sir (Duncan Baronet Auchinbreck) Campbell –1700
        16. 16. Lord (Neil) Campbell 1630–1692
        17. 17. Lady (Jean) CAMPBELL 1625–1642
        18. 18. Anne Campbell 1629–1671
        19. 19. SirDuncan (Fourth) Campbell 1640–1700
        20. 20. Archibald (Duke of Argyll) Campbell –1703
      2. 2. Sir (James Thomas) Douglass 1605–1686
      3. 3. Robert Douglas 1616–1649
      4. 4. Isabel (Douglas of) Morton 1605–1650
      5. 5. Euphemia Douglas 1551–1586
      6. 6. Agnes Douglas 1574–1607
      7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas 1570–1631
      8. 8. Robert Douglas 1611–1682
      9. 9. Robert Douglas 1562–1584
      10. 10. James Morton 1620–1686
      11. 11. Lady (Isabel) Douglas 1605–1650
      12. 12. Archibald Campbell 1607–1678
      13. 13. Nicolas Douglas 1610–1686
      14. 14. John Douglas, 1624–1650
      15. 15. Willem (Sir) Douglas 1609–1643
      16. 16. George Douglass 1612–1728
      17. 17. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
      18. 18. George Douglas 1622–1624
      19. 19. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
      20. 20. Isabel Douglas 1630–1672
      21. 21. James Douglas 1632–1686
      22. 22. Lady (Isobel Morton) DOUGLAS 1640–1650
      23. 23. 14-James Douglas 1620–1686
      24. 24. Isabella Auchinlick 1630–1672
      25. 25. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1620–1672
      26. 26. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1600–1640
      27. 27. William (Morton) DOUGLAS 1618–1686
      28. 28. Robert (8th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1605–1649
      29. 29. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678
      30. 30. Lady (Agnes) Douglas 1609–
      31. 31. William (Douglas) Morton 1618–1681
      32. 32. Anne Douglas –1667
    2. 2. John (Keith of Invermay, later of) Benholm 1613–
    3. 3. Mary Keith 1615–1620
    4. 4. William (Keith, 6th Earl) Marischal 1585–1635
    5. 5. Margaret Keith 1594–1615
    6. 6. James (Sir Keith) Benholm 1585–1638
    7. 7. William (Marischal) Keith 1589–1661
    8. 8. Lord (William, 5th Earl Marischal,) Keith 1585–1638
    9. 9. Anna Keith 1585–1648
    10. 10. Jean Keith 1622–
    11. 11. ELIZABETH KEITH 1608–
    12. 12. George, (6th Earl Marischal, 2nd Lord Altrie Keith Keyth) Keath 1576–1614
    13. 13. Alexander KEITH 1584–
    14. 14. Gilbert Keith 1602–
    15. 15. Mary Keith 1589–1620
    16. 16. Lady (Mary) Keith 1578–
  2. 2. Rebecca Keith 1550–1610
  3. 3. Christian Keith 1548–1553
  4. 4. Margaret Keith 1549–1624
  5. 5. Robert (Lord Altire) Keith 1557–1577
  6. 6. Barbara KEITH 1561–1619
  7. 7. Elizabeth Keith 1560–1604
  8. 8. John KEITH 1559–1577
  9. 9. Christian Keith 1548–
  10. 10. Alexander Keith 1646–
  11. 11. Jean Keith 1551–
  12. 12. Johanna Keith 1558–1619
  13. 13. Sir (Lord George Keith) Marischall 1553–1623
  14. 14. Alexander Keith 1546–
  15. 15. William KEITH 1555–1577
  16. 16. Lady (Elizabeth) Keith 1517–1604
  17. 17. Sir (George, 5th Earl of Marischall,) Keith* 1553–1623

Willem Keith's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1580
    Event Place: Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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