William Oliphant (1379 - aft. 1425)

Born 1379 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died after 3 Dec 1425 after age 46 in London, England

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Biography

William Oliphant was born in 1379 in Aberdalgy, Perth, Scotland. He died in 1425 in Scotland.

He married Isobel Stewart.

Other marriages: Berwick-29

Murray, David 6th Laird of Tullibardine.

They had the following children:

1. Isabel Oliphant
2. Sir John Oliphant

Research Notes

"Sir William Oliphant of Aberdalgie is the son of Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgie. He married Marian de Berwick, daughter of Thomas de Berwick.

In 1417 he was retoured heir. In 1424 he was sent to London as a hostage for the ransom of King James I and disappears from records thereafter in 1425.^[1]

Children

Children of Sir William Oliphant of Aberdalgie and Marion (Berwick) Livingston.

1. Sir John Oliphant of Aberdalgie d. 23 Jan 1445/46
2. Isabella Oliphant

Sources

1. ↑ Balfour Paul, James. (1909). The Scots Peerage: Founded on Wood's Ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom (Vol. VI, pp. 537, 538). Edinburgh: D. Douglas. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 5 May 2021.

See also:

• Clan MacFarlane: William Oliphant

• The Peerage: Sir William Oliphant of Aberdalgie