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William Keith 1506 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1506

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 OCT 1581

Death Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Keith

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Gordon None, Catherine Campbell

Children(s): William Keith, George Montgomerie, William Edmonstone, Magdalene Livingston, Marjory Edmonston, Sybylla Edmonston, Annabelle Edmonston, Maria Edmonston, Christian Keith, Elizabeth Edmonston, Marion Edmonston, Janet Edmonston, George Keith, Anne Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Irvine

William Keith was born in 1506 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Keith and Elizabeth Douglas. William Keith married Gordon, Catherine Campbell, and had children including William Keith, George Montgomerie, William Edmonstone, Magdalene Livingston, Marjory Edmonston, Sybylla Edmonston, Annabelle Edmonston, Maria Edmonston, Christian Keith, Elizabeth Edmonston, Marion Edmonston, Janet Edmonston, George Keith, Anne Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Irvine. William Keith passed away in 1581 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Keith was born in 1506 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Keith and Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William Keith married Gordon, Catherine Campbell, and had children including William Keith, George Montgomerie, William Edmonstone, Magdalene Livingston, Marjory Edmonston, Sybylla Edmonston, Annabelle Edmonston, Maria Edmonston, Christian Keith, Elizabeth Edmonston, Marion Edmonston, Janet Edmonston, George Keith, Anne Keith, Mary Keith, Robert Irvine.
  • William Keith passed away in 1581 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Keith's Ancestors

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William Keith
1506 – 1581
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Keith
1456 –
Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1425 – 1527
Morton Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Keith
1425 – 1482
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mariot (Muriella) Erskine
1430 – 1482
Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jenet Crichton
1461 – 1493
Kirkpatrick, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1389 – 1463
Marjorie Fraser
1395 – 1442
Thomas Erskine
1408 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1329 – 1430
Matilda Urquhart
1363 – 1410
Alexander, Fraser
1374 – 1416
Elizabeth, Keith
1376 – 1414
Robert Erskine
1368 – 1452
Elizabeth Lindsay
1381 – 1427
James Douglas,
1397 – 1457
Lady Douglas
1398 – 1462

William Keith's Descendants

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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 – )

William Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1506
24 JUL 1506
Birth of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1581
7 OCT 1581
Age 75
Death of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1506
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 OCT 1581
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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