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

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Jan 1557

Death Location: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: GEORGE Angus

Mother: Elisabeth Drummond

Spouse(s): Margaret Scotland, Margaret Hepburn, Margaret 1560Scotland

Children(s): Richard Angus, Margaret Douglas, James Master, George Douglas

Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus was born in 1489 in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of George Douglas Master Of Angus And Elisabeth Drummond. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus married Margaret Douglas Queen Of Scots Tudor Of Scotland, Margaret Lady Hepburn, Margaret Maxwell Douglas Bailey Dame Countess Of Angus Mrd 1560Scotland, and had children including George Douglas, James Angus Douglas Master, Margaret Douglas, Richard Angus. Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus was born in 1489 in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of George Douglas Master Of Angus And Elisabeth Drummond.
  • Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus married Margaret Douglas Queen Of Scots Tudor Of Scotland, Margaret Lady Hepburn, Margaret Maxwell Douglas Bailey Dame Countess Of Angus Mrd 1560Scotland, and had children including George Douglas, James Angus Douglas Master, Margaret Douglas, Richard Angus.
  • Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

GEORGE Angus
1469–1513
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
GA
Elisabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
ED

Spouses(s)

Margaret Scotland
1496–1541
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
MS
Margaret Hepburn
1492–1513
Birth Location: Parish, of, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MH
Margaret 1560Scotland
1528–1593
Birth Location: Carlaverock, Dumfries-shire, Scotland or Terrregles, Kirkcudbrightshr, Scotland
M1

Children(s)

Richard Angus
1523–1603
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
RA
Margaret Douglas
1507–1517
Birth Location: Harbotte Castle, Northumberland, England
MD
James Master
1544–1547
Birth Location: Scotland
JM
George Douglas
1546–1552
Birth Location: Pittendriech, Scotland
GD

Archibald Angus's Ancestors

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Archibald Angus
1489–1557
Birth Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
GEORGE Douglas, Master of Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Elisabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Archibald "Bell the Cat" "Great Earl of Angus" Douglas, Knight of) Douglas,
1449–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Catherine Boyd (Douglas) Countess of) Angus
1458–1497
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Angus's Descendants

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Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of) Angus (1489–22 Jan 1557) m. Margaret (Douglas Queen of Scots, Tudor of) Scotland (1496–18 October 1541) m. Margaret (Lady) Hepburn (Abt. 1492–1513) m. Margaret (Maxwell - Douglas - Bailey, Dame Countess of Angus Mrd) 1560Scotland (1528–31 Jan 1593)
  1. 1. Richard Angus 1523–1603 m. Alice Collins 1525–1605
    1. 1. Alexander Angus 1560–1603 m. Bromley (Taylor) Lady 1564–1605
      1. 1. George-1594 Angus 1594–1663 m. Alice Newton 1610–1707
        1. 1. Henry Angus 1633–1692 m. Mary Broomhaugh 1635–1677
        2. 2. George Angus 1637–1732 m. Mary Gibson 1660–
        3. 3. Mary Angus 1639–1708
        4. 4. William Angus 1629–1706
        5. 5. William Angus 1659–
    2. 2. Agnes Angus 1562–
    3. 3. George Angus 1594–
  2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1507–1517
  3. 3. James (Angus Douglas,) Master 1544–1547
  4. 4. George Douglas 1546–1552

Archibald Angus's Timeline

9 Records

1489
29 November 1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire or Tantallon Casle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire or Tantallon Casle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1489
29 Nov 1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1489
1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1489
29 November 1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1489
1489
Birth of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1557
22 Jan 1557
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Tontallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tontallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1557
22 January 1557
Age 68
Death of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1557
22 January 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
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 November 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire or Tantallon Casle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1163

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 November 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Douglasdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Confirmation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Tontallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1163

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
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