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Beatrix Douglas Of Morton 1520–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *

Death Date: 3 Aug 1583

Death Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: James \Douglas

Mother: Catherine Morton

Spouse(s): Lord GGF, Lord Caer, Matthew Stuart

Children(s): Robert Maxwell, John Maxwell, HENRY Stuart

In 1520, Beatrix Douglas Of Morton entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *, born to James Douglas Of Pompherstoun Douglas And Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton. Beatrix Douglas Of Morton married Lord Robert Maxell Of Carlaverock 6Th Lord Of Carlaverock 17Th Ggf, Lord Robert Maxwell 5Th Baron Maxwell Lord Of Caer, Matthew Stuart, and had children including Henry Stuart, John Maxwell 8Th Lord Of Earl Of Morton Maxwell, Robert 7Th Lord Maxwell. Beatrix Douglas Of Morton passed away in 1583 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Beatrix Douglas Of Morton entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *, born to James Douglas Of Pompherstoun Douglas And Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton.
  • Beatrix Douglas Of Morton married Lord Robert Maxell Of Carlaverock 6Th Lord Of Carlaverock 17Th Ggf, Lord Robert Maxwell 5Th Baron Maxwell Lord Of Caer, Matthew Stuart, and had children including Henry Stuart, John Maxwell 8Th Lord Of Earl Of Morton Maxwell, Robert 7Th Lord Maxwell.
  • Beatrix Douglas Of Morton passed away in 1583 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Beatrix Morton's Ancestors

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Beatrix Morton
1520–1583
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
Parents
James Douglas of Pompherstoun \Douglas
1487–1548
Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton
1494–1554
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
King (James IV "Iron Belt" Stewart, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, Baron of Renfrew, Earl of Carrick, 6th Duke of Ross, 6th) Stewart
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Queen of) Scotland
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Beatrix Morton's Descendants

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Beatrix (Douglas Of) Morton (1520–3 Aug 1583) m. Lord (Robert Maxell of Carlaverock, 6th Lord of Carlaverock 17th) GGF (1525–13 September 1573) m. Lord (Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of) Caer (1493–14 September 1552) m. Matthew Stuart (–1571)
  1. 1. Robert (7th Lord) Maxwell 1549–1553
  2. 2. John (Maxwell 8th Lord of Earl of Morton) Maxwell 1553–1593
  3. 3. HENRY Stuart 1545–1567

Beatrix Morton's Timeline

5 Records

1514
4 Jan 1514
Birth of Beatrix Douglas Of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
1520
1520
Birth of Beatrix Douglas Of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
1544
29 Jun 1544
Age 24
Beatrix Douglas Of Morton was married in St James Palace, London, Middlesex, England
St James Palace, London, Middlesex, England
1583
3 Aug 1583
Age 63
Death of Beatrix Douglas Of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1585
19 Dec 1585
Age 65
Beatrix Douglas Of Morton was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1514
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland *
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1544
    Event Place: St James Palace, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1585

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife: Dunfermline - Parish Register, 1561-1701

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, Banff, Ayr, & Stirling: - Commissariot Record of Hamilton and Campsie, Register of Testaments, 1564-1800

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth: - Protocol Book of Sir Robert Rollock, 1534-1552

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1583
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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