Keith, William 1

Birth Name Keith, William
Gender male
Age at Death 75 years, 2 months, 14 days

Narrative

REFN: 7902AN
In 1512 Earl William received from James IV. a charter as Marischal of
Scotla nd. His two eldest sons—Robert, Lord Keith, and William—accompanied
the army mustered by James IV. in August, 1513, which crossed the Tweed
on the 22nd an d invaded England. But valuable time was lost in besieging
and taking the Eng lish border castles of Norham, Wark, Etal, and Ford,
which gave the enemy an opportunity of mustering his forces and advancing
against the Scots. The Engl ish army, under the command of the Earl of
Surrey, was advancing northward, a nd messages passed between him and
James IV. Although the King was exceedingl y brave and determined, as
general of an army he had no qualifications whatev er; his idea of
leadership was simply to make a stand-up fight.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1506-07-24 Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland    
Death 1581-10-07 Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland    

Age: 75y 2m 13d

Christening Earl Marischal      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Keith, Robertabout 1483after 1514-04-05
Mother Douglas, Elizabethabout 1488after 1527-05-05
         Keith, William 1506-07-24 1581-10-07
    Brother     Keith, Robert about 1508
    Sister     Keith, Christian about 1512 after 1553-07-12
    Sister     Keith, Janet about 1512 1559-11-24
    Sister     Keith, Elizabeth about 1515 after 1562
    Sister     Keith, Beatrice about 1518

Families

Family of Keith, William and Keith, Margaret

Unknown Partner Keith, Margaret ( * about 1508 + ... )