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Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas 1449 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1449

Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1513

Death Location: Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: George Angus

Mother: Isabel Sibbald

Spouse(s): Lady Angus

Children(s): Lady Douglas

The story of Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas began in 1449 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas married Lady Elisabeth Boyd, Countess of Angus, and had children including Lady Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn, Douglas. Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas passed away in 1513 in Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas began in 1449 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
  • Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas married Lady Elisabeth Boyd, Countess of Angus, and had children including Lady Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn, Douglas.
  • Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas passed away in 1513 in Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Angus
1417 – 1463
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
GA
Isabel Sibbald
1418 – 1497
Birth Location: Balgonie Castle, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
IS

Spouses(s)

Lady Angus
1452 – 1498
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
LA

Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1469 – 1542
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
LD

Archibald Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Archibald Douglas
1449 – 1513
Birth Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George "the Red" Douglas 4th Earl of Angus
1417 – 1463
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel (Livingstone) Sibbald
1418 – 1497
Balgonie Castle, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth) Hay
1404 – 1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
Sir (John) Sibbald
1400 – 1451
Balgonie, Fifeshire, Schotland
Lady (Joan Baroness of Balgonie) Livingstone
1410 – 1439
Callendar House, Stirling, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
Mary Stuart
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Archibald Douglas's Descendants

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Archibald ("Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of) Douglas (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513) m. Lady (Elisabeth Boyd, Countess of) Angus (1452 – 1498)
  1. 1. Lady (Marjory Marion Mariota, Countess of Glencairn,) Douglas (8 Mar 1469 – March 06, 1542) m. Sir (Lord Robert Cuthbert "The Good Earl" Cunningham, 2nd Earl of Glencairn, 3rd Lord of) Kilmaurs (19 Jul 1476 – 23 May 1541)
    1. 1. William, (knight of Glencairn, 4th Earl of Glencairn, Privy Councillor of Scotland, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland,) Cunningham (24 Mar 1493 – 11 Mar 1548) m. Catherine (Countess of Glencairn) Borthwick (1493 – 17 Jan 1528)
      1. 1. Marion (Cuninghame or) Cunningham (1527 – 25 October 1591) m. Sir (John Muir of) Rowallan (1515 – 25 Oct 1591)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Gracy (Gyll Cyll) Mure Muir) Murry (1553 – 24 Jan 1632) m. Christopher (Gyll or) Gill (1560 – 1664)

Archibald Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1449
16 Oct 1449
Birth of Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
1494
05 Aug 1494
Age 45
Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas was married in Birkschaw, Gloucestershire, England
Birkschaw, Gloucestershire, England
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 64
Death of Archibald "Bell The Cat" 5th Earl Of Douglas in Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1449
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1173
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 121256
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1494
    Event Place: Birkschaw, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Birkschaw, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Merchiston Castle, Merchistoun, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1173
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 121256
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0125

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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