William Keith

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I am showing different dates for birth and death.  

William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal - Wikipedia

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FY3-VCCJ Find a Grave

Notable - Lord  Military part of Mary Scots Privy council see wikipedia  - Help updating profile

in Genealogy Help by Living Sheard G2G4 (4.1k points)

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+8 votes
Death date is pretty consistent of 7 Oct 1581.  Where are you seeing something different?  

Birthdates are frequently not certain in those time periods, since there are limited reliable records.
by Linda Peterson G2G6 Pilot (790k points)
I attached the Wikipedia source.  Mainly wanting the profile updated with the battles he participated in.
+9 votes
The FindaGrave link provided doesn't have an image so would not be used as a source for a pre-1700 profile. In general, we usually don't use Wikipedia as a source and try to find the records Wikipedia might have used. Neither of those sources has a birth date associated with it. At some point someone will work on this profile as part of the Scotland Project. The source Wikipedia used is a book which would need to be looked at to determine where the information came from. The Scotland Project is always looking for good researchers, so consider joining the Project.
by Doug McCallum G2G6 Pilot (541k points)

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