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William Oliphant 1821–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1821

Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Jun 1909

Death Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Oliphant

Mother: Janet Sinclair

Spouse(s): Ann Ganson

Children(s): Isabella Oliphant, George Oliphant, Janet Oliphant, Anne Oliphant, William Oliphant, James Oliphant, Alice Oliphant, David Oliphant, William Oliphant, Alexander Oliphant, Mary Oliphant, Sinclair Oliphant

William Oliphant was born in 1821 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, the child of George Oliphant And Janet Sinclair. William Oliphant married Ann Ganson, and had children including Alexander Oliphant, Alice Oliphant, Anne Oliphant, David Oliphant, George Oliphant, Isabella Oliphant, James Oliphant, Janet Oliphant, Mary Ellen Christina Oliphant, Sinclair Gavin David Young Oliphant, William Oliphant. William Oliphant passed away in 1909 in Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Oliphant was born in 1821 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, the child of George Oliphant And Janet Sinclair.
  • William Oliphant married Ann Ganson, and had children including Alexander Oliphant, Alice Oliphant, Anne Oliphant, David Oliphant, George Oliphant, Isabella Oliphant, James Oliphant, Janet Oliphant, Mary Ellen Christina Oliphant, Sinclair Gavin David Young Oliphant, William Oliphant.
  • William Oliphant passed away in 1909 in Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Oliphant
1794–1877
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
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Janet Sinclair
1800–1883
Birth Location: Bower, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Ganson
1826–1915
Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Isabella Oliphant
1849–1896
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Oliphant
1848–1887
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
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Janet Oliphant
1854–1936
Birth Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
JO
Anne Oliphant
1858–1908
Birth Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
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William Oliphant
1861–1893
Birth Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
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James Oliphant
1866–1905
Birth Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
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Alice Oliphant
1872–1900
Birth Location: Walleroo, South Australia, Australia
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David Oliphant
1852–1890
Birth Location: Little Para, South Australia, Australia
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William Oliphant
1855–1857
Birth Location: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
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Alexander Oliphant
1859–1861
Birth Location: Rosewater, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Oliphant
1868–
Birth Location: Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, Australia
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Sinclair Oliphant
1870–
Birth Location: Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, Australia
SO

William Oliphant's Ancestors

Self
William Oliphant
1821–1909
Birth Place: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
George Oliphant
1794–1877
Caithness, Scotland
Janet Sinclair
1800–1883
Bower, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Oliphant's Descendants

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William Oliphant (1 Dec 1821–5 Jun 1909) m. Ann Ganson (26 Apr 1826–27 Aug 1915)
  1. 1. Isabella Oliphant 1849–1896 m. Robert (Andrew) Heath 1846–1923
    1. 1. Alice (Maud) Heath 1869–1954 m. William Phillips 1867–1943
      1. 1. Rita (Isabella) Phillips 1898–1970
    2. 2. Thomas (Robert) Heath 1871–1915 m. Elizabeth (Newman) Sharples 1876–1952
      1. 1. Thomas (Robert (Roy)) Heath 1898–1915
      2. 2. Eric (Norman) Heath 1899–1983
      3. 3. Isabella (Mabel) Heath 1907–
      4. 4. Lillian (Anne) Heath 1909–
      5. 5. Douglas (John) Heath 1911–1980
      6. 6. Thomas (Robert) Heath 1915–2006
      7. 7. Muriel (Newman) Heath 1902–1991 m. Thomas (Richmond) Johnson 1890–1956
        1. 1. Cardell (Eric) Johnson 1927–2006
        2. 2. Lillian (Madge) Johnson 1930–2013
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Isabel) Johnson 1935–2016
        4. 4. Nita (Fay) Johnson 1925–
      8. 8. Edna (Ivy) Heath 1905–1942 m. John Roe 1898–1975
        1. 1. Jillian (Isobel Roe) AO 1940–2017
        2. 2. Pauline (Elizabeth) Roe 1934–2019
    3. 3. William Heath 1873–1940 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Phillips 1874–
      1. 1. William (Maxwell) Heath 1894–
      2. 2. Doris (Lyn) Heath 1894–1982
      3. 3. Robert (Andrew) Heath 1896–1917
      4. 4. Ida (May) Heath 1900–
      5. 5. Alister (Isabel) Heath 1902–
      6. 6. Elsie (Irene) Heath 1904–
      7. 7. Charity Heath 1907–
      8. 8. Jessie (Mary) Heath 1909–
    4. 4. Alexander (George) Heath 1879–1959 m. Bertha (Ann) Roach 1880–1932 m. Gertrude (Ellen) Devlin 1892–1956
      1. 1. Joyce (Rosalind) Heath 1910–2000
      2. 2. Leslie (Roach) Heath 1902–1957
      3. 3. Joyce (Rebecca) Heath 1908–1908
      4. 4. Hilda (Isabella) Heath 1899–1994
      5. 5. Alexander (Claude) Heath 1900–1962
      6. 6. Thelma (Lilian) Heath 1904–1990
      7. 7. Bertha (Edith) Heath 1906–2001
    5. 5. Isabella Heath 1882–1883
    6. 6. Isabella Heath 1884–1944 m. George (Henry) Baker 1879–
      1. 1. Robert (Andrew Henry) Baker 1906–1970 m. Elva (Eileen Cordelia) Wright –1985
      2. 2. Isabella (Ruth) Baker 1910– m. Kelvin (Prehn) Palmer 1911–
    7. 7. Jessie (Hilda) Heath 1886–
    8. 8. Mabel (Maria) Heath 1888–1916
    9. 9. Beatrice (Lillian) Heath 1893–1895
  2. 2. George Oliphant 1848–1887 m. Mary Hawkes 1849–
  3. 3. Janet Oliphant 1854–1936
  4. 4. Anne Oliphant 1858–1908
  5. 5. William Oliphant 1861–1893
  6. 6. James Oliphant 1866–1905
  7. 7. Alice Oliphant 1872–1900
  8. 8. David Oliphant 1852–1890 m. Maria (Frances Sarah) Masters 1864–1944
    1. 1. Annie (Maria Frances) Oliphant 1885–
    2. 2. Percy (William) Oliphant 1886–
    3. 3. Hurtle (David Masters) Oliphant 1888–
    4. 4. George (Ryland) Oliphant 1890–1963 m. Ida (Edith) Green 1898–1985
      1. 1. Joan (Ronda) Oliphant 1921–2011
      2. 2. Keith (Ryland) Oliphant 1922–2014
      3. 3. Shirley (Edith) Oliphant 1923–1924
  9. 9. William Oliphant 1855–1857
  10. 10. Alexander Oliphant 1859–1861
  11. 11. Mary (Ellen Christina) Oliphant 1868–
  12. 12. Sinclair (Gavin David Young) Oliphant 1870–

William Oliphant's Timeline

4 Records

1821
1 Dec 1821
Birth of William Oliphant in Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
1821
7 Dec 1821
William Oliphant was baptized in Wick,Caithness,Scotland
Wick,Caithness,Scotland
1909
3 Jun 1909
Age 88
Death of William Oliphant in Wallaroo, South Australia
Wallaroo, South Australia
1909
5 Jun 1909
Age 88
Burial of William Oliphant in Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1821
    Event Place: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1821
    Event Place: Wick,Caithness,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Wallaroo, South Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
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