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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

William Keith was born in 1506 in Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Keith and Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas. William Keith married Margaret Hume Gray, Margaret Keith, and had children including 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, William Keith. William Keith passed away in 1581 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Keith was born in 1506 in Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Keith and Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas.
  • William Keith married Margaret Hume Gray, Margaret Keith, and had children including 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, William Keith.
  • William Keith passed away in 1581 in Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Keith's Ancestors

Self
William Keith
1506 – 1581
Birth Place: Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Keith
1483 – 1526
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas
1488 – 1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Keith
1458 – 1521
Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Gordon
1462 – 1525
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet ((Jeanette)) Crichton
1461 – 1515
Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1425 – 1482
Mariot Erskine
1430 – 1482
George Gordon
1441 – 1501
Elizabeth Hay
1450 – 1509
Patrick Crichton
1440 – 1461
Deborah Bakersfield
1440 – 1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1389 – 1463
Marjorie Fraser
1395 – 1442
Thomas Erskine
1408 – 1493
Janet Douglas
1415 – 1490
Alexander Gordon
William Hay
1420 – 1462
Beatrix Douglas
1424 – 1507
Robert Crichton
1393 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1397 – 1479
Nicholas Erskine
1345 – 1406
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1442

William Keith's Descendants

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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)
    1. 1. Margaret Cambell (ABT 1579 – ) m. James Macdonald (ABT 1575 – ABT 1679) m. Donough O'Brein (ABT 1601 – ) m. James MacDonald (1580 – 5 APR 1626)
    2. 2. William Campbell (ABT 1580 – ) m. Agnes Rose (ABT 1583 – ) m. Fingwall Campbell (ABT 1602 – )
    3. 3. Beatrix Cambell (ABT 1582 – ) m. Duncan Campbell (1562 – BEF NOV 1625)
    4. 4. Alexander Cambell (ABT 1583 – )
  15. 15. Annabel Keith (1551 – 6 JUL 1588)
  16. 16. William Keith (1553 – 1580)

William Keith's Timeline

2 Records

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

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    Event Type: Title

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

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

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