Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 01-20-2025.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Elizabeth OLIPHANT
Sex: F
Birth: 1 ^b

Parents:

Father:
Laurence OLIPHANT, Lord Oliphant

Mother:

Margaret HAY

Family:
Marriage:

William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus on Before 24 Jun 1585 .^m1
William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus Birth: Abt 1552 Death: 3 Mar 1611 in Paris

Children:

Mary DOUGLAS
William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas Birth: 1589 Death: 19 Feb 1659/60

Marriage:

James HAMILTON on Before 1619 .^m2
James HAMILTON

Bibliography

Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 04 Dacre-Dysart. London: St Catherine Press, 1916. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 4 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo04byucoka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IV [Ap][p0-9].*].
Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 08, Lindley-Moate. London: St Catherine Press, 1932. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP VIII [Ap][p0-9].*].
Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: first daughter [Ref: CP I p160],
father:: [Ref: CP VIII p28, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p325]

Sources with Information about marriage to William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus

date:: between 12 Apr and 24 Jun 1585 [Ref: CP I p159],
child:: [Ref: CP IV p437, CP VIII p28, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p325]

Sources with Information about marriage to James HAMILTON

date:: before 1619 [Ref: CP I p160]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Elizabeth OLIPHANT
/-----Laurence OLIPHANT, Lord Oliphant
Elizabeth OLIPHANT
|                                                               /-----Sir Thomas HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                                                      /-----Sir William HAY, Constable Of Scotland
|                                                     |         \-----Elizabeth STEWART
|                                             /-----Gilbert HAY
|                                            |        |         /-----Sir Patrick GRAY
|                                            |         \-----Margaret GRAY
|                                            |                  \-----Margaret
|                                    /-----Sir William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|                                   |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas HAY
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir William HAY
|                                   |        |        |         \-----Janet GIFFORD
|                                   |         \-----Alice HAY
|                                   |                 |         /-----Sir William BORTHWICK
|                                   |                  \-----Alicia BORTHWICK
|                                   |                           \-----(Unk)
|                           /-----William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|                          |        |                           /-----James DOUGLAS
|                          |        |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Euphemia De MORHAM
|                          |        |         /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas MORAY, Lord Of Bothwell
|                          |        |        |         \-----Joan MORAY
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Joan MORAY
|                          |         \-----Beatrice DOUGLAS
|                          |                 |                  /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
|                          |                 |         /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
|                          |                 |        |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
|                          |                  \-----Beatrice SINCLAIR
|                          |                          |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
|                          |                           \-----Jean HALYBURTON
|                  /-----Thomas HAY
|                 |        |                                    /-----Sir William SETON
|                 |        |                           /-----Sir Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon
|                 |        |                          |         \-----Janet FLEMING
|                 |        |                  /-----Alexander SETON, Lord Gordon, Earl Of Huntley
|                 |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Adam GORDON
|                 |        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth GORDON
|                 |        |                 |                  \-----Elizabeth KEITH
|                 |        |         /-----Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Huntley
|                 |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir John CRICHTON
|                 |        |        |        |         /-----William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton
|                 |        |        |        |        |         \-----Christian
|                 |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth CRICHTON
|                 |        |        |                  \-----Agnes
|                 |         \-----Isabel GORDON
|                 |                 |                           /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
|                 |                 |                  /-----Robert III King Of Scots
|                 |                 |                 |         \-----Elizabeth MURE
|                 |                 |         /-----James I King Of Scots
|                 |                 |        |        |         /-----Sir John DRUMMOND
|                 |                 |        |         \-----Annabella DRUMMOND
|                 |                 |        |                  \-----Mary De MONTIFICHET
|                 |                  \-----Annabella STEWART
|                 |                          |                  /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
|                 |                          |         /-----John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
|                 |                          |        |         \-----Katharine Of Hainault
|                 |                           \-----Joan De BEAUFORT
|                 |                                   |         /-----Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
|                 |                                    \-----Margaret HOLAND
|                 |                                             \-----Alice FITZALAN
|         /-----George HAY, Earl Of Erroll
|        |        |         /-----Lyon LOGIE
|        |         \-----Margaret LOGIE
\-----Margaret HAY
         |         /-----Alexander ROBERTSON
          \-----Margaret ROBERTSON
                  |                                             /-----Sir James STEWART
                  |                                    /-----Sir Robert STEWART
                  |                           /-----Sir John STEWART
                  |                  /-----Sir James STEWART, Black Knight Of Lorn
                  |                 |        |                  /-----John Of Argyll, Lord Of Lorn
                  |                 |        |         /-----John De ERGADIA, Lord Of Lorn
                  |                 |         \-----Isabel Of Argyll
                  |                 |                 |         /-----Thomas ISAAC
                  |                 |                  \-----Joanna ISAAC
                  |                 |                           \-----Mathilda De BRUS
                  |         /-----Sir John STEWART, Earl Of Atholl
                  |        |        |                           /-----Edward III King Of England
                  |        |        |                  /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Philippa Of Hainault
                  |        |        |         /-----John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
                  |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Payn Roet Of Hainault, Gulenne King Of Arms
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Katharine Of Hainault
                  |        |         \-----Joan De BEAUFORT
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Sir Thomas De HOLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
                  |        |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Joan PLANTAGENET, Fair Maid Of Kent, Countess
                  |        |                  \-----Margaret HOLAND
                  |        |                          |         /-----Sir Richard FITZ ALAN, Earl Of Arundel And Surrey
                  |        |                           \-----Alice FITZALAN
                  |        |                                    \-----Eleanor PLANTAGENET
                   \-----Elizabeth STEWART
                           |                                    /-----Sir William SINCLAIR, Lord Of Roslin
                           |                           /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                           |                          |         \-----Isabel Of Strathern
                           |                  /-----Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney
                           |                 |        |         /-----Sir Walter HALIBURTON
                           |                 |         \-----Jean HALYBURTON
                           |         /-----William SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney And Caithness
                           |        |        |                  /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                           |        |        |         /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                           |        |         \-----Jill DOUGLAS
                           |        |                 |         /-----Robert II STEWART, King Of Scots
                           |        |                  \-----Jill STEWART
                           |        |                           \-----Euphemia Of Ross
                            \-----Eleanor SINCLAIR
                                    |                           /-----William SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
                                    |                  /-----Robert SUTHERLAND, Earl Of Sutherland
                                    |                 |         \-----Joan De MONTEITH
                                    |         /-----Alexander SUTHERLAND
                                    |        |        |         /-----Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Buchan
                                    |        |         \-----Margaret STEWART
                                    |        |                  \-----Mariot ATHYN
                                     \-----Marjorie SUTHERLAND
                                              \-----Catherine CHALMER

Descendants of Elizabeth OLIPHANT

1. Elizabeth OLIPHANT m1. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m2. James HAMILTON

m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Egidia GRAHAM

2+ Mary DOUGLAS m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow

3+ William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas m1. Margaret HAMILTON m2. Mary GORDON

m. James HAMILTON

2nd generation

2. Mary DOUGLAS m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow

m. Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow father: Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Linlithgow mother: Eleanor HAY

4 Alexander LIVINGSTON, Earl Of Callendar m. Mary HAMILTON

3. William DOUGLAS, Marquess Of Douglas m1. Margaret HAMILTON m2. Mary GORDON

m. Margaret HAMILTON father: Claude HAMILTON, Lord Paisley mother: Margaret SETON

5 Archibald DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus m. Jean WEMYSS; Jean WEMYSS father: David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss mother: Anna BALFOUR

6 William DOUGLAS

7 James DOUGLAS

8 Margaret DOUGLAS m. William ALEXANDER, Lord Alexander

9+ Jean DOUGLAS m. Sir John HAMILTON, Lord Bargeny

10+ Grizel DOUGLAS m. William CARMICHAEL

m. Mary GORDON father: George GORDON, Marquess Of Huntley mother: Henrietta STEWART

11+ William DOUGLAS, Duke of Hamilton m. Anne HAMILTON

12 George DOUGLAS

13 James DOUGLAS

14+ Lucy DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale

15+ Jane DOUGLAS m. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth

16+ Henrietta DOUGLAS m. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Annandale

17+ Isabel DOUGLAS m. William DOUGLAS, Duke of Queensberry

18 Anna DOUGLAS

19 Catherine DOUGLAS m. Sir William RUTHVEN

20 Mary DOUGLAS

3rd generation

9. Jean DOUGLAS m. Sir John HAMILTON, Lord Bargeny

m. Sir John HAMILTON, Lord Bargeny father: Sir John HAMILTON mother: Jean CAMPBELL

21+ Anne HAMILTON m. Sir Patrick HOUSTON

22+ Margaret HAMILTON m1. John KENNEDY m2. Sir David OGILVY

23 John HAMILTON

24 William HAMILTON

25 Grizel HAMILTON

26 Marjory HAMILTON m. William BAILLIE

27 Katherine HAMILTON m. William CUNNINGHAM

10. Grizel DOUGLAS m. William CARMICHAEL

m. William CARMICHAEL father: James CARMICHAEL, Lord Carmichael mother: Agnes WILKIE

28+ John CARMICHAEL, Earl of Hyndford m. Beatrix DRUMMOND

11. William DOUGLAS, Duke of Hamilton m. Anne HAMILTON

m. Anne HAMILTON father: James HAMILTON, Duke of Hamilton mother: Margaret FEILDING

29+ Susan HAMILTON m1. John COCHRANE, Earl Of Dundonald m2. Charles HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale

30 James HAMMILTON, Duke of Hamilton m. Anne SPENCER

31+ Catherine DOUGLAS m. John MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl

32+ George HAMILTON, Earl of Orkney m. Elizabeth VILLIERS

14. Lucy DOUGLAS m. Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale

m. Robert MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale father: John MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale mother: Elizabeth GORDON

33+ Mary MAXWELL m. Charles STEWART, Earl of Traquair

34+ William MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Winifred HERBERT

15. Jane DOUGLAS m. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth

m. James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth father: James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth mother: Anne GORDON

35+ Mary DRUMMOND m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal

36+ James DRUMMOND m. Jean GORDON

16. Henrietta DOUGLAS m. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Annandale

m. James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Annandale father: James JOHNSTONE, Earl of Hartfell mother: Margaret DOUGLAS

37 Mary JOHNSTONE m. William LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford; William LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford father: John LINDSAY, Earl of Crawford mother: Margaret HAMILTON

38 William JOHNSTONE, Marquess of Annandale m. Sophia FAIRHOLM

17. Isabel DOUGLAS m. William DOUGLAS, Duke of Queensberry

m. William DOUGLAS, Duke of Queensberry father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Queensberry mother: Margaret STEWART

39 Anne DOUGLAS m. David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss; David WEMYSS, Earl of Wemyss father: James WEMYSS, Lord Burntisland mother: Margaret WEMYSS

4th generation

21. Anne HAMILTON m. Sir Patrick HOUSTON

m. Sir Patrick HOUSTON father: Sir Ludovick HOUSTON mother: Margaret MAXWELL

40+ Sir John HOUSTON m. Anne DRUMMOND

41+ Patrick HOUSTON m. Isabel JOHNSTONE

42 William HOUSTON

43 James HOUSTON

44 Archibald HOUSTON

45 Margaret HOUSTON m. Humphrey COLQUHOUN

46 Jean HOUSTON m1. Walter DUNDAS m2. Richard LOCKHART m3. Sir Ludovick GRANT

47 Anne HOUSTON m1. Sir John INGLIS m2. Sir William HAMILTON m3. Adam COCKBURN

48 Henrietta HOUSTON m1. Andrew BROWN m2. Colin MacKENZIE

49 Marion HOUSTON

50 Marjorie HOUSTON m. John DOUGLAS

22. Margaret HAMILTON m1. John KENNEDY m2. Sir David OGILVY

m. John KENNEDY father: Sir Alexander KENNEDY mother: Agnes KENNEDY

51+ Sir Archibald KENNEDY m. Elizabeth LESLIE

m. Sir David OGILVY

28. John CARMICHAEL, Earl of Hyndford m. Beatrix DRUMMOND

m. Beatrix DRUMMOND father: David DRUMMOND, Lord Maderty mother: Beatrice GRAHAM

52+ James CARMICHAEL, Earl of Hyndford m. Elizabeth MAITLAND

29. Susan HAMILTON m1. John COCHRANE, Earl Of Dundonald m2. Charles HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale

m. John COCHRANE, Earl Of Dundonald father: William COCHRANE mother: Catherine KENNEDY

53+ John COCHRANE, Earl Of Dundonald m1. Anne MURRAY m2. Mary OSBORNE

m. Charles HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale father: John HAY, Marquess of Tweeddale mother: Mary MAITLAND

31. Catherine DOUGLAS m. John MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl

m. John MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl father: John MURRAY, Marquess Of Atholl mother: Amelia Sophia STANLEY

54+ George MURRAY m. Emilia MURRAY

55+ James MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl m1. Jane FREDERICK m2. Jean DRUMMOND

56+ Susan MURRAY m. William GORDON, Earl Of Aberdeen

32. George HAMILTON, Earl of Orkney m. Elizabeth VILLIERS

m. Elizabeth VILLIERS father: Sir Edward VILLIERS mother: Frances HOWARD

57 Henrietta HAMILTON m. John BOYLE, Earl Of Cork And Orrery; John BOYLE, Earl Of Cork And Orrery father: Charles BOYLE, Earl Of Orrery mother: Elizabeth CECIL

33. Mary MAXWELL m. Charles STEWART, Earl of Traquair

m. Charles STEWART, Earl of Traquair father: John STEWART, Earl of Traquair mother: Anne SETON

58 Charles STEWART, Earl of Traquair m. Theresa CONYERS

59+ John STUART, Earl Of Traquair m. Christian ANSTRUTHER

60 Mary STUART m. John DRUMMOND; John DRUMMOND father: James DRUMMOND, Earl of Perth mother: Lilias DRUMMOND

61+ Catherine STEWART m. William MAXWELL

34. William MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale m. Winifred HERBERT

m. Winifred HERBERT father: William HERBERT, Marquess of Powis mother: Elizabeth SOMERSET

62+ William MAXWELL m1. Catherine STEWART m2. Anne FOX

35. Mary DRUMMOND m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal

m. William KEITH, Earl Marischal father: George KEITH, Earl Marischal mother: Mary HAY

63 Anne KEITH m. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Galloway; Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Galloway father: James STEWART, Earl Of Galloway mother: Catherine MONTGOMERIE

64+ Mary KEITH m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown

36. James DRUMMOND m. Jean GORDON

m. Jean GORDON father: George GORDON, Duke Of Gordon mother: Elizabeth HOWARD

65 James DRUMMOND

66 John DRUMMOND

5th generation

40. Sir John HOUSTON m. Anne DRUMMOND

m. Anne DRUMMOND father: John DRUMMOND, Earl of Melfort mother: Sophia MAITLAND

67+ Sir John HOUSTON m. Margaret SHAW

41. Patrick HOUSTON m. Isabel JOHNSTONE

m. Isabel JOHNSTONE father: George JOHNSTONE

68 George HOUSTON

69+ Sir Patrick HOUSTON m. Priscilla DUNBAR

51. Sir Archibald KENNEDY m. Elizabeth LESLIE

m. Elizabeth LESLIE father: David LESLIE, Lord Newark mother: Joan YORKE

70 Susanna KENNEDY m. Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun; Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun father: Alexander MONTGOMERY, Earl Of Eglintoun mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON

52. James CARMICHAEL, Earl of Hyndford m. Elizabeth MAITLAND

m. Elizabeth MAITLAND father: John MAITLAND, Earl of Lauderdale mother: Margaret CUNNINGHAM

71 John CARMICHAEL, Earl of Hyndford m1. Elizabeth SHOVEL m2. Jean VIGOR; Elizabeth SHOVEL father: Sir Cloudesley SHOVEL mother: Elizabeth HILL

53. John COCHRANE, Earl Of Dundonald m1. Anne MURRAY m2. Mary OSBORNE

m. Anne MURRAY father: Charles MURRAY, Earl Of Dunmore mother: Catherine WATTS

72+ Catherine COCHRANE m. Alexander STEWART, Earl Of Galloway

73 Susan COCHRANE m1. Charles LYON, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn m2. George FORBES

m. Mary OSBORNE father: Peregrine OSBORNE, Duke of Leeds mother: Bridget HYDE

54. George MURRAY m. Emilia MURRAY

m. Emilia MURRAY father: James MURRAY

74+ John MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl m. Charlotte MURRAY

55. James MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl m1. Jane FREDERICK m2. Jean DRUMMOND

m. Jane FREDERICK father: Thomas FREDERICK mother: Leonora MARESCO

75+ Charlotte MURRAY m. John MURRAY, Duke Of Atholl

m. Jean DRUMMOND father: John DRUMMOND

56. Susan MURRAY m. William GORDON, Earl Of Aberdeen

m. William GORDON, Earl Of Aberdeen father: Sir George GORDON, Earl Of Aberdeen mother: Anne LOCKHART

76+ Catherine GORDON m1. Cosmo George GORDON, Duke Of Gordon m2. Staats Long MORRIS

59. John STUART, Earl Of Traquair m. Christian ANSTRUTHER

m. Christian ANSTRUTHER father: Sir Philip ANSTRUTHER mother: Elizabeth HAMILTON

77 Christian STUART m. Cyrus GRIFFIN

61. Catherine STEWART m. William MAXWELL

m. William MAXWELL father: William MAXWELL, Earl Of Nithsdale mother: Winifred HERBERT

78+ Winifred MAXWELL m. William HAGGERSTON-CONSTABLE

62. William MAXWELL m1. Catherine STEWART m2. Anne FOX

m. Catherine STEWART father: Charles STEWART, Earl of Traquair mother: Mary MAXWELL

78+ Winifred MAXWELL m. William HAGGERSTON-CONSTABLE

64. Mary KEITH m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown

m. John FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown father: William FLEMING, Earl Of Wigtown mother: Henrietta SETON

79+ Clementina FLEMING m. Charles ELPHINSTONE, Lord Elphinstone