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Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton 1491–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1491

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 5 July 1554

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James IV

Mother: Lady Boyd

Spouse(s): James Douglas, David Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Hamilton, Lady Douglas, Lady Arran

Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton was born in 1491 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Of Scotland Iv And Lady Margaret Marion Boyd. Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton married David Of Pittendreich Douglas, James Douglas, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Arran, Margaret Hamilton. Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton passed away in 1554 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton was born in 1491 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of James Of Scotland Iv And Lady Margaret Marion Boyd.
  • Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton married David Of Pittendreich Douglas, James Douglas, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Arran, Margaret Hamilton.
  • Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton passed away in 1554 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James IV
1473–1513
Birth Location: Edinburgh
JI
Lady Boyd
1477–1559
Birth Location: Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LB

Spouses(s)

James Douglas
1487–1548
Birth Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD
David Douglas
1480–1528
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
DD

Children(s)

Margaret Hamilton
1511–1579
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
MH
Lady Douglas
1500–1571
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
LD
Lady Arran
1511–1581
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LA

Catherine Morton's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Morton
1491–1554
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
James of Scotland\ IV
1473–1513
Edinburgh
Lady (Margaret (Marion)) Boyd
1477–1559
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart III (King of) Scotland)
1451–1488
Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Margaret (of Denmark (Queen of) Scotland)
1456–1486
Copenhagen, Kobenhavns Kommune, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1430–1460
Mary Scotland
1433–1463
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Scots
1404–1445

Catherine Morton's Descendants

1.
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Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton (1491–5 July 1554) m. James Douglas (1487–1548) m. David ('of Pittendreich') Douglas (1480–1528)
  1. 1. Margaret Hamilton 1511–1579 m. James (Hamilton) IV 1515–1575
    1. 1. Claude (Hamilton Lord van) Paisley 1543–1620 m. Margaretha Seton 1555–1615
      1. 1. James (Hamilton Earl Van) Abercorn 1575–1618 m. Countess (Lady Marion Mary Wallace Boyd, Countess of) Abercorn 1579–1632
        1. 1. Lady (Issobell) Hamilton 1598–1696 m. Robert (Sir) Hamilton 1600–1649
        2. 2. Claude (Lord Hamilton van) Strabane 1610–1638
        3. 3. Alexander (Sir Hamilton van) Holborn 1613–1665
        4. 4. James (Hamilton Earl van) Abercorn 1605–1670
        5. 5. George (Lord Hamilton van) Donalong 1606–1679
        6. 6. William Hamelton 1605–1681
        7. 7. Lucy Hamilton 1615–1696
      2. 2. Margaret Hamilton 1577–1577
      3. 3. Mary Hamilton 1592–1592
      4. 4. Henry Hamilton 1584–1585
      5. 5. Isobel Hamilton 1588–1609
      6. 6. Alexander Hamilton 1579–1587
      7. 7. Katherin (Hamilton of) Silvertonhill 1580–1637
      8. 8. Marion Hamilton 1576–1628
      9. 9. Sir (John) Hamilton –1604
      10. 10. James (Hamilton 2nd Marquess of Hamilton 4th) Ea 1587–1625
      11. 11. Claud Hamilton 1580–1615
      12. 12. Grizel Hamilton 1562–1615
      13. 13. Frederick (Hamiltonm) Sir 1590–1647
      14. 14. Margaretha Hamilton 1585–1623
      15. 15. Anthony Hamilton 1596–
      16. 16. George Hamilton 1582–1657
    2. 2. Barbara Hamilton 1547–1577
    3. 3. Gavin Hamilton 1542–1547
    4. 4. Margaret Hamilton 1540–1595
    5. 5. Jean Hamilton 1545–1596
    6. 6. James Hamilton 1537–1608
    7. 7. David Hamilton 1542–1611
    8. 8. John Hamilton 1535–1604
    9. 9. Barbara Hamilton 1535–1558
    10. 10. Lady (Anne) Hamilton 1541–1574
    11. 11. Christian Hamilton 1549–1598
    12. 12. Henry (Lord Darnley) Stewart 1540–1567
    13. 13. Lady (Elizabeth) Hamilton 1540–1558
    14. 14. David Hamilton 1542–1641
    15. 15. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560
    16. 16. Barbara Hamilton 1547–1558
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. George Douglas 1490–1552
    1. 1. David (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaretha Hamilton 1535–1596
      1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas 1555–1637 m. John ((7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton)) Maxwell 1553–1593 m. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613
        1. 1. Janet Maxwell 1568–1625 m. John (Corsane, 13th Provost of) Dumfries 1553–1629
        2. 2. Margaret Wallace 1580–1630
        3. 3. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch 1570–1611
        4. 4. Alexander Maxwell 1587–
    2. 2. Mary Douglas 1521–
    3. 3. James (Douglas) Morton 1525–1581
    4. 4. George (Parkhead) Douglas 1519–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Douglas 1528–
    6. 6. Lady (Janet Gordon Herries Countess of) Lennox 1516–1578 m. Archibald (Roger Herries of) Maidenpaup 1515–1561 m. Thomas Howard 1511–1537 m. Matthew Stewart 1516–1571
      1. 1. Robert (George Preston) Herries 1540–1637 m. Janet (Elizabeth) Gordon 1544–1600
        1. 1. Margaret Herries 1576–1663 m. Alexander (of Grange Hamilton, Captain of Dumbertane) Castle 1540–1658
        2. 2. Charles Herries 1600–1637
        3. 3. Archibald Herries 1570–1624
        4. 4. Eupheme Herries 1580–1614
        5. 5. William Herries 1574–1724
      2. 2. Roger Herries 1544–
      3. 3. John Herries 1542–
      4. 4. Charles Lennox 1556–1576
      5. 5. Henry Stuart 1545–1567 m. Maria (I Stuart Koningin van) Schotland 1542–1587
        1. 1. James (VI) Stuart 1566–1625
      6. 6. Robert Howard 1530–1598
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Arran 1511–1581 m. Sir (James I Scotland) IV 1515–1575
    1. 1. Barbara Fleming 1533–1558 m. James (Fourth Lord) Fleming 1534–1558 m. Hugo (Montgomery Earl van) Eglinton 1528–1585
      1. 1. John (Fleming) III 1567–1619
      2. 2. Jean Fleming 1554–1609 m. John (Lord Maitland van) Thirlestane 1540–1595
        1. 1. John Maitland 1573–1645 m. Helen (Douglas of) Drumlanrig 1596–1663
      3. 3. Thomas Fleming 1553–1619
    2. 2. Anne Gordon 1541–1576
    3. 3. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621
    4. 4. James (John) Hamilton 1532–1604
    5. 5. Lady (Margaret) Pethein 1550–1611

Catherine Morton's Timeline

4 Records

1491
1491
Birth of Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1491
1491
Birth of Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
1554
5 July 1554
Age 63
Death of Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
5 July 1554
Age 63
Death of Catherine Stewart Countess of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1491
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1554
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1554
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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