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William Keith 1506 – 1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 JUL 1506

Birth Location: Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 OCT 1581

Death Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Keith

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Margaret Gray, Margaret Keith

Children(s): Agnes Kieth, William Keith, Alison Keith, Jean Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Barbara Keith, Alexander Keith, John Keith, Beatrix Keith, Isobel Keith, Marjorie Keith, Joneta Keith, Margaret Keith, Mary Keith, Annabel Keith, William Keith

In 1506, William Keith entered the world in Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to Robert Keith and Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas. Years later, William Keith married Margaret Hume Gray and Margaret Keith, and the couple became parents to Agnes Anna Kieth, William Keith, Alison Keith, Jean Keith, Elizabeth Keith, Barbara Keith, Alexander Keith, John Keith, Beatrix Keith, Isobel "Isabel" Keith, Marjorie (Marion) Keith, Joneta Keith, Margaret Keith, Mary Keith, Annabel Keith and William Keith. William Keith died in 1581 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Robert Keith
1483 – 1526
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Douglas
1488 – 1527
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Gray
1510 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Keith
1513 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Agnes Kieth
1530 – 1572
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Keith
1531 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alison Keith
1532 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Keith
1534 –
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Keith
1535 – 1585
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Barbara Keith
1535 – 1585
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
BK
Alexander Keith
1538 – 1569
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AK
John Keith
1539 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Beatrix Keith
1541 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Isobel Keith
1543 – 1595
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
IK
Marjorie Keith
1544 –
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK
Joneta Keith
1545 – 1596
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK
Margaret Keith
1549 – 1592
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK
Mary Keith
1550 – 1592
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MK
Annabel Keith
1551 – 1588
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Keith
1553 – 1580
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 JUL 1506
    Event Place: Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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

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