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William Keith 1527–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 August 1580

Death Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: William Keith

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keith

Children(s): George Marischal

In 1527, William Keith entered the world in Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith. William Keith married Elizabeth Keith, and had children including George Keith 5Th Earl Marischal. William Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1527, William Keith entered the world in Kincardineshire, Scotland, born to William 3Rd Earl Of Marischal Keith And Margaret Keith.
  • William Keith married Elizabeth Keith, and had children including George Keith 5Th Earl Marischal.
  • William Keith passed away in 1580 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keith
1506–1581
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Keith
1531–1553
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

George Marischal
1553–1623
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
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William Keith's Ancestors

Self
William Keith
1527–1580
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
William - 3rd Earl of Marischal Keith
1506–1581
Dunottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Keith
1520–1556
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1514
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Sir (William Alexander of Inverugie) Keith
1500–1522
Inverugie, Morayshire, Scotland
Janet ((Gray)) Grey
1500–1539
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Keith
1458–1521
Janet Dunbar
1457–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Keith's Descendants

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William Keith (1527–10 August 1580) m. Elizabeth Keith (1531–1553)
  1. 1. George (Keith, 5th Earl) Marischal 1553–1623 m. Margaretha Home 1557–1598
    1. 1. Anna Keith 1585–1648 m. William Douglas 1582–1648
      1. 1. Isabel Graham 1630–1672 m. James (II Graham Markgraaf van) Montrose 1633–1669
        1. 1. Anna Graham 1655–1705
      2. 2. Mary Seton 1607–1659
      3. 3. Robert Douglas 1616–1649
      4. 4. Margaret Campbell 1610–1678 m. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1597–1661
        1. 1. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
        2. 2. Archibald Campbell 1629–1685 m. Maria Stuart 1629–1668

William Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland
1580
10 August 1580
Age 53
Death of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1580
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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