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William Keith 1425 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1425

Birth Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 DEC 1482

Death Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Keith

Mother: Marjorie Fraser

Spouse(s): Mariot Erskine

Children(s): Lady Tullibardine, Mary Tulibardine, William Keith, Margaret Keith, Anthony Keith, Janet Keith, Robert Keith, John Keith, William Keith, Mary Keith, Alexander Keith, Anthony Keith, Margaret Inverugie, Janet Keith

William Keith was born in 1425 in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William de Keith and Marjorie Mary Fraser. William Keith married Mariot Muriella Erskine, and had children including Lady Mary Keith, Countess of Tullibardine, Mary Janet Keith Countress Tulibardine, William Keith, Margaret Keith, Anthony Keith, Janet Keith, Robert Keith, John Keith, William Keith, Mary Keith, Alexander Keith, Anthony Keith, Margaret (or Mary) Keith Of Inverugie, Janet Keith. William Keith passed away in 1482 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Keith was born in 1425 in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William de Keith and Marjorie Mary Fraser.
  • William Keith married Mariot Muriella Erskine, and had children including Lady Mary Keith, Countess of Tullibardine, Mary Janet Keith Countress Tulibardine, William Keith, Margaret Keith, Anthony Keith, Janet Keith, Robert Keith, John Keith, William Keith, Mary Keith, Alexander Keith, Anthony Keith, Margaret (or Mary) Keith Of Inverugie, Janet Keith.
  • William Keith passed away in 1482 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keith
1389 – 1463
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marjorie Fraser
1395 – 1442
Birth Location: Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Mariot Erskine
1430 – 1482
Birth Location: Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Lady Tullibardine
1430 – 1483
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Tulibardine
1446 – 1483
Birth Location: –
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William Keith
1451 – 1527
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Keith
1452 – 1462
Birth Location: –
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Anthony Keith
1454 – 1526
Birth Location: –
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Janet Keith
1456 – 1504
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Keith
1456 –
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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John Keith
1458 – 1513
Birth Location: Craig, Angusshire, Scotland
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William Keith
1458 – 1521
Birth Location: Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Keith
1459 – 1549
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Keith
1461 –
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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Anthony Keith
1472 – 1514
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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Margaret Inverugie
1477 – 1549
Birth Location: Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Janet Keith
1478 –
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Keith's Ancestors

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William Keith
1425 – 1482
Birth Place: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William de Keith
1389 – 1463
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marjorie (Mary) Fraser
1395 – 1442
Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Keith
1329 – 1430
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Matilda Urquhart
1363 – 1410
Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander, (Earl of Lovat) Fraser
1374 – 1416
Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth, (Countess Lovat) Keith
1376 – 1414
The Aird, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1389 – 1463
Marjorie Fraser
1330 – 1376
Hugh Lovat]
1445 – 1500
Margaret Lyon
1349 – 1380
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1329 – 1430
Matilda Urquhart
1363 – 1410
Alexander Fraser
1261 – 1332
Marjory Bruce
1285 – 1320
John Lyon
1320 – 1385
Margery John
1325 – 1395

William Keith's Descendants

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William Keith (1425 – 10 DEC 1482) m. Mariot (Muriella) Erskine (1430 – 10 DEC 1482)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Keith, Countess of) Tullibardine (1430 – ABT 1483) m. william Murray (1441 – 10 FEB 1524)
    1. 1. William Murray (ABT 1450 – 10 FEB 1525) m. Marjorie Stewart (1469 – 26 JUL 1524)
      1. 1. Mariota Murray (ABT 1494 – ) m. Alexander Dalmahoy (ABT 1490 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Murray (ABT 1498 – ) m. William Stirling (1490 – )
      3. 3. Helen Murray (ABT 1502 – )
      4. 4. Janet Murray (<1506> – NOV 1596) m. John Graham (<1513> – FEB 1592/1593) m. Peter Young (15 AUG 1544 – 7 JAN 1628) m. John Young (ABT 1480 – 1530)
  2. 2. Mary (Janet Keith Countress) Tulibardine (1446 – 1483)
  3. 3. William Keith (1451 – 2 MAY 1527) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1462 – 22 APR 1525) m. Isabel Gordon (1 JAN 1441 – 1485)
  4. 4. Margaret Keith (1452 – 1462)
  5. 5. Anthony Keith (1454 – 1526)
  6. 6. Janet Keith (1456 – 1504) m. Thomas Stewart (1455 – 2 SEP 1513)
  7. 7. Robert Keith (ABT 1456 – ) m. Elizabeth Douglas (ABT 1425 – 12 MAY 1527)
    1. 1. William Keith (24 JUL 1506 – 7 OCT 1581) m. Gordon (ABT 1550 – ) m. Catherine Campbell (1508 – 1 OCT 1578)
      1. 1. William Keith (1522 – 10 AUG 1580) m. Elizabeth Hay (ABT 1529 – )
      2. 2. George Montgomerie (1525 – 23 NOV 1574) m. Isabella Douglas (ABT 1457 – )
      3. 3. William Edmonstone (ABT 1533 – )
      4. 4. Magdalene Livingston (1538 – 5 MAY 1572) m. John Campbell (ABT 1540 – FEB 1591) m. William Keith (1527 – 10 AUG 1580)
        1. 1. Lillias Drummond (ABT 1571 – 8 MAY 1601) m. Alexander Seton, (1555 – 16 JUN 1622) m. Alexander Seton (ABT 1566 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Drummond (1581 – 1 DEC 1637) m. Alexander (5th Lord) Eliphinstone (13 NOV 1577 – 27 AUG 1648)
        3. 3. Anna Drummond (1583 – 1640) m. Andrew Fraser (1565 – 10 DEC 1636) m. Patrick Barclay (ABT 1578 – 1623)
      5. 5. Marjory Edmonston (1542 – )
      6. 6. Sybylla Edmonston (1544 – ) m. john stewart (1540 – )
      7. 7. Annabelle Edmonston (1546 – )
      8. 8. Maria Edmonston (1548 – )
      9. 9. Christian Keith (ABT 1548 – )
      10. 10. Elizabeth Edmonston (1550 – )
      11. 11. Marion Edmonston (1552 – )
      12. 12. Janet Edmonston (1554 – )
      13. 13. George Keith (ABT 1560 – )
      14. 14. Anne Keith (1565 – )
      15. 15. Mary Keith (ABT 1565 – 11 MAR 1619) m. Robert Arbuthnot (21 JAN 1554 – SEP 1631)
      16. 16. Robert Irvine (1582 – 17 AUG 1644) m. Robert Irvine (ABT 1585 – )
  8. 8. John Keith (1458 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Leslie Keith (ABT 1458 – )
  9. 9. William Keith (1458 – 24 MAY 1521) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1462 – 22 APR 1525) m. Isabel Gordon (1 JAN 1441 – 1485)
    1. 1. David (Kennedy- Knight 1st Earl of) Cassilis (1462 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Agnes Borthwick (1465 – 1516)
      1. 1. Gilbert Kennedy (7 NOV 1485 – 22 DEC 1527) m. Isabel Campbell (1489 – 1529)
        1. 1. Catherine Kennedy (1510 – 14 MAR 1593) m. William Hamilton (ABT 1512 – 8 JAN 1569)
      2. 2. William Kennedy (1487 – 1 JAN 1547)
      3. 3. James. Kennedy (1488 – 1560)
      4. 4. Thomas Kennedy (1489 – 26 NOV 1555) m. Helen Campbell (1480 – )
      5. 5. Christian Kennedy (1493 – ) m. John Kennedy m. John Kennedy (ABT 1489 – )
      6. 6. Katherine Kennedy (1498 – ) m. William Hamilton (ABT 1512 – 8 JAN 1569)
        1. 1. Isabel Hamilton (1529 – 13 NOV 1604) m. George Seton (1531 – 8 JAN 1585)
      7. 7. John Kennedy (1500 – 26 NOV 1555) m. <Living> m. <Living>
    2. 2. Robert Keith (1483 – 24 AUG 1524)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hay (1510 – 22 OCT 1562)
      2. 2. Alexander Keith (1646 – 1670) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1648 – )
    3. 3. Robert Keith (ABT 1483 – ABT 1526) m. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas (ABT 1488 – 2 MAY 1527)
      1. 1. Robert (Keith) Herries (ABT 1506 – 1551)
      2. 2. William Keith (24 JUL 1506 – 7 OCT 1581) m. Margaret (Hume) Gray (1510 – 1556) m. Margaret Keith (1513 – 18 JUL 1556)
        1. 1. Agnes (Anna) Kieth (14 JUL 1530 – FEB 1572) m. Colin Campbell (1545 – 10 SEP 1584) m. James Stewart (ABT 1529 – 20 JUL 1590) m. James (Ii Stuart Earl van) Moray (1531 – 21 JAN 1569) m. James Stewart ( – 23 JAN 1570) m. James Murray (ABT 1529 – )
        2. 2. William Keith (1531 – 10 AUG 1581) m. Elizabeth Hay (1531 – 9 FEB 1593)
        3. 3. Alison Keith (1532 – AUG 1567) m. James (3rd Lord Saltoun) Abernethy (1454 – 1505) m. Alexander Abernathy (DEC 1525 – APR 1587) m. Lord Abernethy (ABT 1535 – ) m. Matthew Wilson (1582 – ) m. Alexander Abernathy (DEC 1525 – 1587) m. John Campbell (ABT 1540 – FEB 1591)
        4. 4. Jean Keith (1534 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Keith (1535 – 20 JUN 1585) m. Alexander Irvine (1527 – 1603)
        6. 6. Barbara Keith (1535 – 1585) m. Alexander Forbes (1524 – 1586)
        7. 7. Alexander Keith (1538 – ABT 1569)
        8. 8. John Keith (1539 – 1596) m. Catherine Gordon (1546 – )
        9. 9. Beatrix Keith (1541 – 19 MAY 1596) m. John Allardice (1530 – )
        10. 10. Isobel ("Isabel") Keith (1543 – AUG 1595) m. Alexander Strachan (1539 – )
        11. 11. Marjorie ((Marion)) Keith (1544 – ) m. John Campbell (1540 – FEB 1592)
        12. 12. Joneta Keith (1545 – 19 MAY 1596) m. James Crichton (1540 – 1612)
        13. 13. Margaret Keith (1549 – 1592) m. John Kennedy (1544 – )
        14. 14. Mary Keith (1550 – FEB 1592) m. John Campbell (ABT 1540 – FEB 1591) m. John Campbell (1540 – FEB 1592)
        15. 15. Annabel Keith (1551 – 6 JUL 1588)
        16. 16. William Keith (1553 – 1580)
      3. 3. William Keith, (24 JUL 1506 – 7 OCT 1581) m. Margaret (Hume) Gray (1510 – 1556)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Keith (ABT 1492 – ABT 1570) m. William Sinclair (1495 – )
        2. 2. William Keith (1527 – 10 AUG 1580) m. Elizabeth Hay (1531 – 9 FEB 1593) m. Alison Keith (ABT 1461 – AUG 1567) m. Elizabeth Gordon (ABT 1508 – 1577) m. Elizabeth Hay (ABT 1533 – )
        3. 3. William Keith (1527 – 10 AUG 1580) m. marion Ogilvy (ABT 1465 – ) m. First (Baroness Of Huntly Elizabeth) Crichton (JAN 1410 – 9 JUN 1479) m. Annabella Drummond (1465 – ) m. Magdalene Livingston (1538 – 5 MAY 1572) m. Elizabeth Gordon (ABT 1508 – 1577) m. Elizabeth Hay (1531 – 9 FEB 1593)
        4. 4. Agnes (Anna) Keith (1530 – Unk) m. Colin Campbell (1545 – 10 SEP 1584)
        5. 5. Barbara Keith (ABT 1535 – ) m. Alexander Forbes (1500 – 1547) m. Alexander Forbes (ABT 1601 – 26 OCT 1636)
        6. 6. Robert Keith (1537 – 18 MAR 1596) m. Elizabeth Lundie (1542 – )
        7. 7. Agnes (( Anna)) Keith (ABT 1540 – ) m. John Campbell (ABT 1540 – FEB 1591) m. Colin Campbell (1545 – 10 SEP 1584) m. John Stewart (1530 – 25 APR 1579) m. Sir (Robert) Douglas (ABT 1475 – ) m. James Ogilvie (ABT 1457 – ABT 1557) m. Archibald* Douglas (7 SEP 1513 – 29 SEP 1570)
      4. 4. Christian Keith (1507 – 25 JUL 1557) m. Robert Arbuthnott (15 OCT 1508 – 15 OCT 1579) m. Walter Ogilvy (1504 – ABT 1566) m. Alexander Fraser (ABT 1507 – 1564) m. Christian Keith
      5. 5. Beatrice Keith (ABT 1509 – 24 NOV 1559) m. Alexander Fraser (1518 – 1564)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Beatrice) Keith (1513 – 22 OCT 1562) m. George Gordon (1 JAN 1513 – 22 OCT 1562) m. George Gordon (ABT 1513 – 22 OCT 1591) m. Lord (George Gordon, 4th Earl of) Huntly (1 JAN 1513 – 22 OCT 1562) m. George Gordon (ABT 1510 – )
      7. 7. Lady (Janet Joan) Keith (1514 – 24 NOV 1559) m. John Lyon (1515 – 3 OCT 1592)
    4. 4. Janet Keith (1494 – ABT 25 AUG 1547) m. William Graham (1494 – 24 MAY 1571)
      1. 1. Nicholas Graham (1516 – ) m. Joan (Murray or) Moray (ABT 1512 – 1547) m. Robert Graham (ABT 1526 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Graham (ABT 1517 – ) m. Robert Erskine
      3. 3. Robert Graham (13 MAR 1521 – 10 SEP 1547) m. Margaret Fleming (1530 – 15 MAR 1586)
      4. 4. William Graham (1522 – 1597)
      5. 5. Janet Graham (ABT 1524 – ) m. Andrew Murray (ABT 1525 – AFT 30 APR 1572)
      6. 6. Christian Graham (ABT 1526 – ) m. Robert Graham (ABT 1526 – )
      7. 7. Alexander Graham (1527 – )
      8. 8. Agnes Graham (1528 – 1550) m. William Murray (ABT 1530 – 16 MAY 1583)
        1. 1. John (Murray sir; 1st earl of) Tullibardine (1550 – 3 AUG 1613) m. Catherine Drummond (1552 – 1592)
        2. 2. Annabella Murray (13 APR 1555 – 3 FEB 1602) m. James Erskine ( – 1567) m. John Hamilton (ABT 1554 – ) m. . m. John Erskine (1525 – 28 OCT 1572)
        3. 3. Margaret Murray (1560 – )
        4. 4. Agnes Murray (1563 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Graham (1528 – 4 APR 1576) m. George (4th Earl Of Caithness) Sinclair (14 JUL 1527 – 9 SEP 1582)
      10. 10. Mungo Graham (1528 – BEF 1592)
      11. 11. Catherine Graham (ABT 1532 – ) m. John Graham (1525 – 1569)
      12. 12. Christian Graham (1536 – )
    5. 5. William Keith (14 JUL 1506 – 7 OCT 1581) m. Catherine Campbell (1508 – 1 OCT 1578)
      1. 1. Dau Keith (ABT 1550 – )
      2. 2. William Keith (ABT 1554 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Keith (ABT 1520 – ) m. William Keith (24 JUL 1506 – 7 OCT 1581)
    6. 6. Agnes Keith (1507 – Unk) m. Archibald* Douglas (7 SEP 1513 – 29 SEP 1570)
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas (1530 – )
      2. 2. William (Doulgas 9th Earl of) Agnus (1533 – 1 JUL 1591) m. Egidia ((Giles)) Graham (1536 – 1606)
      3. 3. Christian Douglas (1533 – )
      4. 4. Marjory Douglas (1533 – ) m. John Erskine (1538 – )
      5. 5. Agnes Douglas (ABT 1533 – )
      6. 6. Joan Douglas (ABT 1535 – ) m. Lord (Herris) William (1523 – )
      7. 7. John (Keith) Douglas (1539 – )
      8. 8. Joan Douglas (ABT 1541 – )
      9. 9. Alice Douglas (ABT 1542 – )
      10. 10. Agnes Douglas (ABT 1544 – )
      11. 11. Alice Douglas (ABT 1545 – )
      12. 12. Marion Douglas (1546 – )
  10. 10. Mary Keith (1459 – 1549) m. John Rhysworth (1446 – 1533)
  11. 11. Alexander Keith (1461 – )
  12. 12. Anthony Keith (1472 – 1514)
  13. 13. Margaret ((or Mary) Keith Of) Inverugie (1477 – 1549) m. William Sinclair (1459 – 9 SEP 1513)
  14. 14. Janet Keith (ABT 1478 – ) m. Thomas Stewart (<1434> – 9 SEP 1513)

William Keith's Timeline

4 Records

1425
1425
Birth of William Keith in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1425
1425
William Keith was christened in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1482
10 DEC 1482
Age 57
Death of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1482
10 DEC 1482
Age 57
Burial of William Keith in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1425
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1482
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1482
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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