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William Keith 1527 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 AUG 1580

Death Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Keith,

Mother: Margaret Gray

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hay, Alison Keith, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Hay

Children(s): Christian Keith, George Keith

The story of William Keith began in 1527 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Keith married Elizabeth Hay, Alison Keith, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Christian Keith, George Keith. William Keith passed away in 1580 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Keith began in 1527 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Keith married Elizabeth Hay, Alison Keith, Elizabeth Gordon, Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Christian Keith, George Keith.
  • William Keith passed away in 1580 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Keith,
1506 – 1581
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Margaret Gray
1510 – 1556
Birth Location: Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hay
1531 – 1593
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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Alison Keith
1461 – 1567
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Gordon
1508 – 1577
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Hay
1533 –
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Christian Keith
1505 – 1553
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Keith
1553 – 1623
Birth Location: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Keith's Ancestors

Self
William Keith
1527 – 1580
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Keith,
1506 – 1581
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Margaret (Hume) Gray
1510 – 1556
Inverugie Mill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483 – 1526
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Beatrice) Douglas
1488 – 1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Alexander (William) Keith
1470 – 1521
Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Gray
1492 – 1539
Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1458 – 1521
Elizabeth Gordon
1462 – 1525
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Janet Crichton
1461 – 1515
Andrew Grey
1446 – 1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1465 – 1529
2nd-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
Patrick Gray
1419 – 1464
Annabella Forbes
1424 – 1514

William Keith's Descendants

1.
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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 – )
  1. 1. Christian Keith (1505 – 1553) m. Walter Ogilvy (1504 – ABT 1566)
    1. 1. Margaret (Beatrix) Ogilivy (ABT 1528 – AFT 1549) m. George Berclay (ABT 1410 – AFT 1470) m. John (( Bourne)) Stewart (ABT 1500 – 10 SEP 1547) m. John Stewart (ABT 1551 – 19 SEP 1547)
    2. 2. Barbara Ogilvy (ABT 1530 – )
    3. 3. Barbara Ogilvy (1533 – ) m. Alexander Ogilvy (ABT 1533 – )
    4. 4. Walter Ogilvy (1535 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ogilvie (1538 – )
    6. 6. Barbara Ogilvie (1539 – 1562) m. Alexander Ogilvy (1537 – 27 JUN 1562)
      1. 1. Margaret Ogilvy (ABT 1552 – ) m. John Campbell (ABT 1550 – BEF 1603)
      2. 2. Marjory Ogilvy (1560 – 1632) m. James Abercrombie (1557 – 12 MAR 1593)
      3. 3. Walter Ogilvie (1560 – JUL 1624) m. Mary Douglas (1563 – 1600)
        1. 1. Christian Ogilvie (ABT 1560 – ) m. John Forbes (1550 – SEP 1625)
        2. 2. Margaret Ogilvy (BEF 1583 – BEF 1627) m. James (Earl of Buchan) Douglas (ABT 1569 – ) m. Andrew Gray (1586 – 1663)
        3. 3. Alexander (Kempcairn) Ogilvy (ABT 1587 – ) m. Katherine Grant (1596 – )
        4. 4. William Ogilvy (ABT 1588 – )
        5. 5. Mary Ogilvy (ABT 1590 – 1646) m. John Grant (17 AUG 1596 – 1 APR 1637)
        6. 6. James Ogilvie (ABT 1590/1591 – 1652) m. Elizabeth Leslie (1592 – From 1609 to 1671) m. <Living> m. <Living>
      4. 4. Alexander Ogilvy (ABT 1560 – )
      5. 5. Ogilvy (ABT 1561 – )
      6. 6. Marjory Ogilvy (ABT 1562 – AFT 1632) m. John Gordon (ABT 1531 – 22 JAN 1622)
    7. 7. George Ogilvie (1539 – 11 AUG 1621) m. Beatrix Seton (1545 – 1597)
  2. 2. George Keith (1553 – 2 APR 1623) m. Margaret Home (1560 – MAY 1638) m. Margaret Ogilvy (5 DEC 1575 – 1627)
    1. 1. Marion Keith (1572 – 1605) m. John Campbell (1573 – 6 JAN 1608) m. John Campbell (1501 – 6 JAN 1586)
    2. 2. William Keith (ABT 1585 – 28 OCT 1635)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Kennedy (ABT 1485 – AUG 1567) m. Alexander Abernethy (1450 – 1510) m. George Gordon (1440 – 8 JUN 1501) m. Alexander Abernathy (DEC 1525 – 1587) m. Christian Keith m. Alexander Salton m. Alexander Saltoun (ABT 1528 – ) m. Alexander Forbes (1500 – 1547) m. John Allardice (1530 – ) m. Alexander Keith (ABT 1620 – BEF 1654) m. Hew Kennedy (ABT 1515 – ) m. James Ogilvy (1430 – 15 OCT 1504) m. George Gordon (ABT 1440 – 2 APR 1623) m. George Gordon (ABT 1438 – 8 JUN 1501) m. Alexander Abernathy (DEC 1525 – APR 1587)
      2. 2. Hew Kennedy (ABT 1515 – ) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (ABT 1485 – AUG 1567)
      3. 3. Jean Keith (ABT 1604 – )
      4. 4. Jean Keith (ABT 1610 – ) m. James Gordon (ABT 1543 – ) m. Alexander Forbes (ABT 1601 – 26 OCT 1636)
      5. 5. William Keith (1612 – MAR 1671) m. Elizabeth Seton (24 DEC 1621 – 16 JUN 1650)
      6. 6. Mary Keith (ABT 1615 – )
      7. 7. Jean Keith (ABT 1619 – )
      8. 8. Mary (Flemming) Maitland (1620 – )
      9. 9. Robert Keith (1620 – )
      10. 10. Alexander Keith (ABT 1620 – )
      11. 11. Alexander Keith (ABT 1620 – BEF 1654) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (ABT 1485 – AUG 1567)
      12. 12. John Keith (ABT 1622 – ) m. Margaret Hamilton (<1641> – UNKNOWN) m. Margaret (17 JUL 1632 – )
      13. 13. Alexander Keith (ABT 1626 – 1652) m. Elizabeth Seton (24 DEC 1621 – 16 JUN 1650)
      14. 14. Keith (OCT 1627 – OCT 1627)
      15. 15. George (Earl of Marischal) Keith (ABT 1631 – )
      16. 16. William (Earl Marischal) Keith ( – ABT 1581)
      17. 17. John Keith
      18. 18. Elizabeth Keith
      19. 19. Keith
    3. 3. Anna Keith (1586 – 30 MAY 1648) m. William Douglas (1584 – 7 AUG 1648)
    4. 4. Mary Keith (ABT 1589 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Keith (1594 – 1615) m. John Gutherie (ABT 1580 – ) m. Robert Arbuthnott (1598 – 10 OCT 1655)
    6. 6. James Keith (1596 – 1650) m. Margaret Lindsay (1595 – ) m. Margaret Lindsay (1609 – ) m. Nancy Stewart
    7. 7. Gilbert Keith (18 JUN 1602 – ) m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living>
    8. 8. George Keith (15 JAN 1605 – )
    9. 9. Alexander Keith (10 OCT 1611 – 10 OCT 1611)
    10. 10. John Keith (10 OCT 1611 – ) m. Anna Douglas (1618 – )
    11. 11. Robert (Alexander) Keith (1612 – 1648) m. Christine Kempt (1620 – 1645) m. Mary Macy (1616 – EST 1685)
    12. 12. Mary Keith (1613 – 14 OCT 1620)
    13. 13. Robert Keith (4 APR 1619 – )
    14. 14. Mary Keith (14 OCT 1620 – )
    15. 15. Jean Keith (15 JUN 1622 – ) m. Alexr. Murray
    16. 16. Jane Keith (1580 – 1622)
    17. 17. Alexander Keith (1584 – )
    18. 18. George (Keyth or) Keith (1585 – 1637) m. Martha (Bessie) Tame (1587 – )
    19. 19. James (Keith) Benholm (1585 – 1638)
    20. 20. George Keith (<1588> – )
    21. 21. Mary Keith (1589 – )
    22. 22. Johne Keith (1605 – ) m. John Keith (1614 – )
    23. 23. Elizabeth Keith (1608 – )

William Keith's Timeline

3 Records

1527
1527
Birth of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
10 AUG 1580
Age 53
Death of William Keith in Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 53
Burial of William Keith in Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1580
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Kincardine, Scotland
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