Alexander OGILVY, 4th of Deskford and Findlater, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford - 1st Earl of Findlater b. Mar 1494 Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland d. 4 Jul 1554 Cullen, Moray, Scotland: Our Family History

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Alexander OGILVY, 4th of Deskford and Findlater, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford - 1st Earl of Findlater

1494 - 1554 (~ 60 years)

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Name	Alexander OGILVY [1]
Suffix	4th of Deskford and Findlater, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford - 1st Earl of Findlater
Born	Mar 1494	Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
FamilySearch ID	GG3Y-YMF
Died	4 Jul 1554	Cullen, Moray, Scotland [1]
Buried	Cullen, Moray, Scotland [1]
Person ID	I594772008	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	8 Apr 2024

Father	James OGILVY, 3rd of Deskford and Findlater, b. Abt 1475, Scotland , d. Abt 1505 (Age ~ 30 years)
Mother	Agnes GORDON, of Huntly, b. 1472, Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 22 Apr 1525, Findlater Castle, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 53 years)
Married	Abt 1493 [2]
Family ID	F536730006	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lady Janet ABERNETHY, of Abernethy, b. 1480, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 22 Apr 1525, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 45 years)

Children

	1. James OGILVIE, b. 1494, Scotland , d. Scotland
	2. Elizabeth OGILVY, b. 1500, Banffshire, Scotland , d. 1527, Scotland (Age 27 years)
	3. James OGILVIE, of Cardell, b. 1505, Findlater, Banff, Scotland , d. 19 Apr 1578, Scotland (Age 73 years)
	4. Margaret-nic-Alexander OGILVIE, of Findlater, b. 1507, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland , d. 6 Sep 1558, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 51 years)
	5. Alexander OGILVY, b. Abt 1508, Scotland , d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Elizabeth OGILVY, b. 1512, Findlater, Banffshire, Scotland , d. 1600, Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 88 years)
	7. Lady Janet OGILVY, b. 1510, Glenorchy, Lorn, Scotland , d. 1626, Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 116 years)
	8. Lady Marion OGILVY, b. 1510, Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland , d. 6 Sep 1558, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland (Age 48 years)
	9. James OGILVIE, of Deskford and Findlater - 1st of Cardell, b. Abt 1515, d. Bef 29 Apr 1578, Scotland (Age ~ 63 years)
	10. Marioun-nic-Alexander OGILVY, of Deskford and Findlater, b. Abt 1518, Scotland , d. 6 Sep 1558, Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age ~ 40 years)
	11. Elizabeth OGILVY, b. Abt 1520, Scotland, United Kingdom , d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Margaret OGILVY, of Findlater, b. 1522, Findlater, Banffshire, Scotland , d. Aft 1602 (Age 81 years)
	13. Janet OGILVY, b. 1525, of, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 6 Jan 1547, Gamrie Church, Gamrie, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom (Age 22 years)
	14. Helen OGILVY, b. Abt 1540, Scotland , d. Bef 1620, Dumfries-shire, Scotland (Age ~ 79 years)

Last Modified 8 Apr 2024

Family ID F536730004 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Alexander Ogilvy, 4th of Deskford and Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd of Deskford and Findlater and Lady Agnes Gordon.
He married,
? firstly, Janet Abernethy, daughter of James Abernethy, 3rd Lord Saltoun of Abernethy and unknown wife (?).1
He married,
? secondly, Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Adam Gordon, before 1535.1
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He died in July 1544.
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He resigned his lands to the Crown, creating the Barony of Ogilvy which was entailed on him and his heirs.

Children of Alexander Ogilvy, 4th of Deskford and Findlater and Janet Abernethy

James Ogilvy of Cardell+3 d. b 29 Apr 1578
Margaret Ogilvy+2
Marioun Ogilvy+4
Janet Ogilvy+3
Marjorie Ogilvy3 b. c 1550
Citations

[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3550. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S4053] Christopher Davis, "re: Barton Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 30 October 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: Barton Family."
[S6286] Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy, online http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info. Hereinafter cited as Clan MacFarlane.
[S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sources

[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for Margaret Ogilvy, person ID LBFT-8MP. (Reliability: 3).
[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Apr 2024), entry for James Ogilvy, person ID GP7Z-2JS. (Reliability: 3).