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William Keith 1585–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 October 1635

Death Location: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Marischall

Mother: Margaret Home

Spouse(s): Mary Erskine

Children(s): William Keith

William Keith was born in 1585 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord George Keith Marischall And Margaret Home. William Keith married Mary Erskine, and had children including William Keith. William Keith passed away in 1635 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Keith was born in 1585 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord George Keith Marischall And Margaret Home.
  • William Keith married Mary Erskine, and had children including William Keith.
  • William Keith passed away in 1635 in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Children(s)

William Keith's Ancestors

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William Keith
1585–1635
Birth Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord George Keith Marischall
1553–1623
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Home
1565–1598
Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Keith
1527–1580
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Hay
1531–1553
Errol Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alexander Home
–1575
Great-Grandparents
Robert Keith
1483–1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1488–1527
George Hay
1505–1575
Margaret Robertson
1508–1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1458–1521
Elisabeth Gordon
1541–1600
John Douglas
1460–1515
Jeanette Crichton
1463–1493
Alexander Robertson
1482–1508
Isabel Stewart
1481–1516

William Keith's Descendants

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William Keith (1585–28 October 1635) m. Mary Erskine (1593–March 1664)
  1. 1. William Keith 1610–1671

William Keith's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Keith in Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1635
28 October 1635
Age 50
Death of William Keith in Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Dunnottar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 October 1635
    Event Place: Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees 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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