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Christian Montgomerie 1506–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1506

Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Aug 1575

Death Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John Eglinton

Mother: Lady Edmonstone

Spouse(s): Sir Drumlanrig

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Sir Hawick, Helen Douglas, Lady Cessford, Helen Douglas

The story of Christian Montgomerie began in 1506 in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. Christian Montgomerie married Sir James Douglas 7Th Laird Of Drumlanrig, and had children including Helen Douglas, Lady Christian Douglas, Lady Janet Douglas Of Cessford, Sir William Douglas Of Hawick. Christian Montgomerie passed away in 1575 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Christian Montgomerie began in 1506 in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Christian Montgomerie married Sir James Douglas 7Th Laird Of Drumlanrig, and had children including Helen Douglas, Lady Christian Douglas, Lady Janet Douglas Of Cessford, Sir William Douglas Of Hawick.
  • Christian Montgomerie passed away in 1575 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Eglinton
1483–1520
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
JE
Lady Edmonstone
1485–1533
Birth Location: Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LE

Spouses(s)

Sir Drumlanrig
1507–1575
Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SD

Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1530–1598
Birth Location: Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
LD
Sir Hawick
1541–1572
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
SH
Helen Douglas
1560–1578
Birth Location: Dumfrieshire, Scotland
HD
Lady Cessford
1549–1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LC
Helen Douglas
1530–1578
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
HD

Christian Montgomerie's Ancestors

Self
Christian Montgomerie
1506–1575
Birth Place: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
John Montgomery, 1st Earl & 3rd Lord Master of Eglinton
1483–1520
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Edmonstone
1485–1533
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Hugh I Montgomery, Constable of Rothesbury Castle, fought in Battle of Sauchieburn, Knight of Eglinton Castle, Constable of Rothesbury, 2nd Lord) Ba
1460–1546
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Helen (Campbell, Lady of Argyll, Countess of) Eglinton
1460–1528
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Archibald (Edmonstone, Liard van) Dunreath
1452–1502
Duntreath Castle, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, Schotland
Johanna Sauchie
1450–1490
Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Eglinton
1425–1468
Catherine Dunore
1438–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Montgomerie
1404–1452
Elizabeth Hepburn
1408–1457
Sir Cassillis
1406–1479
Lady Kennedy
1409–1484

Christian Montgomerie's Descendants

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Christian Montgomerie (1506–9 Aug 1575) m. Sir (James Douglas 7th Laird of) Drumlanrig (1507–27 Dec 1575)
  1. 1. Lady (Christian) Douglas 1530–1598 m. Alexander (Dubh Stewart, 4th Laird of) Glenbuckie 1530–1597
    1. 1. Patrick (Stewart 1st Laird of Glenbuckie; Ledcreich) Stroslany 1550–1640 m. Christian Drummond 1575–1640
      1. 1. William (Stewart, 2nd Laird of Glenbucky &) Stroslany 1600–1683 m. 1602–1690 m. Barbara Menzies 1617–1652 m. Alice Cockburn 1627–1690
        1. 1. General (Patrick Stewart, 3rd Laird of Ledcreich &) Stronslany 1635–1682 m. Lady (Margaret) Buchanan 1635–1701
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Stewart 1620–1700 m. Catherine (Kate Hall,) Lady 1623–1646
        3. 3. Annabel Stewart 1619–
        4. 4. James (W) Stewart 1640–1679 m. Katherine (A) Williams 1642–
        5. 5. Alexander Stewart 1639–1700
      2. 2. Duncan Stewart 1605–1665
    2. 2. Walter (4th Laird Gartnafueran) Stewart 1560–1617
    3. 3. Duncan (Stewart 5th Laiard of) Glenbuckie 1552–1586
    4. 4. James Stewart 1556–1586
    5. 5. Robert Stewart 1554–1604
    6. 6. Alexander (Galloway) Stewart 1580–1649
  2. 2. Sir (William Douglas of) Hawick 1541–1572 m. Lady (Margaret) Gordon 1539–1607
    1. 1. Janet Douglas 1560–1624 m. Sir (James Murray of) Cockpool 1548–1620
      1. 1. Margaret (Murray of) Cockpool 1593–1701 m. Sir (Robert Grierson, Scot Parliament member: MP Lord Lag, 10th Unrecognized Chief of Clan) Grierson 1598–1654
        1. 1. Lady (Nicola) Grierson 1625–1653 m. James (Stewart 2nd Earl of) Galloway 1610–1671
        2. 2. Lancelot (Grierson) Lag 1629–1697
        3. 3. Gilbert Grierson 1627–1661
        4. 4. Sir (Rodger) Grierson 1628–1690
        5. 5. William Grierson 1626–1665
    2. 2. James Douglas 1559–1615 m. Lady (Maria Margaret Fleming, Countess of Douglas Fleming) Bothwell 1563–1635
      1. 1. Sir (William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig 1582–1640
      2. 2. Sir (William Douglas, 9th lord of Drumlanrig, 1st Earl of) Queensbury 1585–1638
      3. 3. William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton 1584–1648
  3. 3. Helen Douglas 1560–1578
  4. 4. Lady (Janet Douglas of) Cessford 1549–1611 m. Sir (William Kerr Lord of) Cessford 1543–1600
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Margaret) Kerr 1567–1589
    2. 2. Sir (Robert Kerr 1st Earl of Roxburgh, Member of the Privy Council of) Scotland 1565–1649
    3. 3. Sir (Robert Ker Lord) Roxburgh 1570–1649
    4. 4. Robert (Nesbit Kerr) Roxburghe 1612–1650
    5. 5. Margaret (Kerr, of Cessford, Baroness) Scott 1570–1631
  5. 5. Helen Douglas 1530–1578

Christian Montgomerie's Timeline

3 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Christian Montgomerie in Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 52
Christian Montgomerie was married in Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
9 Aug 1575
Age 69
Death of Christian Montgomerie in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1575
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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