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Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus 1489–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1489

Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1557

Death Location: Scotland

Father: George Angus

Mother: Elizabeth Drummond

Spouse(s): Margaret Scotland, Jane Stewart, Margaret Lennox, Isabel Stewart, Margaret Hepburn

Children(s):

In 1489, Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus entered the world in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to George Douglas Master Of Angus And Elizabeth Drummond. Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus married Isabel Stewart, Jane Stewart, Margaret Hepburn, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lennox, Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Of Scotland. Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Scotland.

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  • In 1489, Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus entered the world in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to George Douglas Master Of Angus And Elizabeth Drummond.
  • Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus married Isabel Stewart, Jane Stewart, Margaret Hepburn, Margaret Maxwell Countess Of Lennox, Margaret Tudor Queen Consort Of Scotland.
  • Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Scotland.

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Archibald Angus's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Angus
1489–1557
Birth Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas -Master of Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas 5th Earl of) Angus
1449–1513
North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Boyd Countess Of) Angus
1450–1497
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
John (Drummond, 1st Lord of) Drummond
1438–1519
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Lindsay of) Crawford
1445–1519
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1427–1463
Isabel Balgonie
1418–1497
Robert Kilmarnock
1425–1482
Mariotta Calderwood
1425–1472
Malcolm Stobhill-Knight
1420–1470
Marion Murray
1411–1445
Alexander Crawford
1423–1453
Margaret Crawford
1425–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Angus
1398–1437
Margaret Yester
1400–1484
John II
1400–1451
Joan Balgonie
1405–1439
Thomas Boyd
1372–1439
Joanna Montgomerie
1380–1469
John Calderwood
1403–1476
Margaret Borthwick
1413–1464
Walter Stobhill
1380–1455
Margaretha Balerno
1390–1475
David Tullibardine
1359–1446
Isabel Stewart
1378–1460
David Crawford
1405–1445
Marjory Crawford
1400–1476
David Cockburn
1379–1443
Margaret Dunbar
1401–

Archibald Angus's Timeline

3 Records

1489
29 Nov 1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1490
1490
Age 1
Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus was christened in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1557
22 Jan 1557
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID 27LX-1HS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID 27LX-1HS.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID 27LX-1HS.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Archibald Douglas, person ID 27LX-1HS.

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