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(1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas 1426–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Oct 1493

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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Mother: Elisabeth Lady

Spouse(s): Joan, Scotland

Children(s): Lady DOUGLAS, William, Douglas

In 1426, (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas entered the world in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to James 2Nd Lord Of Dalkeith Douglas And Elisabeth Gifford Douglas Lady. (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas married Joan Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton Of Scotland, and had children including Lady Janet Douglas, William 2Nd Earl Of Avondale And 8Th Earl Of Douglas. (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1426, (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas entered the world in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, born to James 2Nd Lord Of Dalkeith Douglas And Elisabeth Gifford Douglas Lady.
  • (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas married Joan Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton Of Scotland, and had children including Lady Janet Douglas, William 2Nd Earl Of Avondale And 8Th Earl Of Douglas.
  • (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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(1e Douglas's Ancestors

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(1e Douglas
1426–1493
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Parents
Elisabeth (Gifford (Douglas)) Lady
1402–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Lord Gifford van) Sherriffhall
1372–1421
Sheriffhall, Newton, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Gifford)
1373–1409
Sheriffhall Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
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(1e Douglas's Descendants

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(1e (Earl of Morton)James) Douglas (1426–22 Oct 1493) m. Joan, (Princess Of Scotland, Countess of Morton of) Scotland (1428–16 Oct 1486)
  1. 1. Lady (Janet) DOUGLAS 1415–1490 m. Sir (Thomas) ERSKINE 1418–1493
    1. 1. Alexander (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1436–1508 m. Helen (Hepburn "Baroness Christian of Sanquhar" Crichton) Lady 1437–1478
      1. 1. John (Douglas, 2nd Earl Of) Morton 1459–1513 m. Countess (Janet) Crichton 1461–1493
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1483–1527 m. Robert, (Master of Marischal) Keith 1483–1514
        2. 2. James (Earl of Morton (3rd)) Douglas 1487–1548
  2. 2. William, (2nd Earl of Avondale and 8th Earl of) Douglas 1425–1451

(1e Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
1493
22 Oct 1493
Age 67
Death of (1e Earl of Morton)James Douglas in Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland (Killed in Battle at the Battle of Flodden)
Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland (Killed in Battle at the Battle of Flodden)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1227313

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morton Earl of Morton
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1493
    Event Place: Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland (Killed in Battle at the Battle of Flodden)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1227313

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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