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Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS 1618–1673 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 dec 1673

Death Location: Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas Haddington

Mother: Isabelle Kerr

Spouse(s): Adrian (Douglas), Agnes Fawsyde, Lady Schelinlaw, Dame Erskine

Children(s): Jean Douglas, Christiana Douglas, Lord Douglas, James Kelhead, Archibald Douglas, William Douglas, Isobel Douglas, Sophia Douglas, George Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas, William Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Sarah Douglas, Catharine Douglas

The story of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS began in 1618 in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS married Adrian Richie Douglas, Agnes Fawsyde, Dame Katherine Erskine, Lady Jean Stuart Of Schelinlaw, Lady Margaret Stewart, and had children including Archibald Douglas, Catharine Douglas, Christiana Sarah Douglas, George Douglas, Isobel Douglas, James Sir Douglas Of Kelhead 1St Baronet Of Kelhead, Jean Douglas, Lord Archibald Charles Henry Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas, Sarah Douglas, Sophia Douglas, William Douglas. Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS passed away in 1673 in Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS began in 1618 in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS married Adrian Richie Douglas, Agnes Fawsyde, Dame Katherine Erskine, Lady Jean Stuart Of Schelinlaw, Lady Margaret Stewart, and had children including Archibald Douglas, Catharine Douglas, Christiana Sarah Douglas, George Douglas, Isobel Douglas, James Sir Douglas Of Kelhead 1St Baronet Of Kelhead, Jean Douglas, Lord Archibald Charles Henry Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas, Sarah Douglas, Sophia Douglas, William Douglas.
  • Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS passed away in 1673 in Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Haddington
1563–1637
Birth Location: Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
TH
Isabelle Kerr
1585–1628
Birth Location: Newbattle, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
IK

Spouses(s)

Adrian (Douglas)
1620–
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
A(
Agnes Fawsyde
1618–1652
Birth Location: Kelheid, Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
AF
Lady Schelinlaw
1620–1662
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LS
Dame Erskine
1605–
Birth Location: Scotland
DE

Children(s)

Jean Douglas
1645–
Birth Location: Scotland
JD
Christiana Douglas
1643–1729
Birth Location: Kirkmichael Mains, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
CD
Lord Douglas
1643–1729
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
LD
James Kelhead
1639–1708
Birth Location: Kelhead, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JK
Archibald Douglas
1640–1703
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AD
William Douglas
1634–1694
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WD
Isobel Douglas
1635–
Birth Location: Kelhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
ID
Sophia Douglas
1650–1702
Birth Location: Kelhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
SD
George Douglas
1646–1729
Birth Location: Kelhead, Scotland
GD
Mary Douglas
1642–1694
Birth Location: Queensbury, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
MD
Robert Douglas
1641–1729
Birth Location: Kelhead, Scotland
RD
William Douglas
1637–1695
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Drumsrieshire, Scotland
WD
Margaret Douglas
1637–1716
Birth Location: Scotland
MD
Sarah Douglas
1641–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
SD
Catharine Douglas
1638–1675
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
CD

Col DOUGLAS's Ancestors

Self
Col DOUGLAS
1618–1673
Birth Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Hamilton, Earl of Haddington
1563–1637
Prestfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Isabelle Kerr
1585–1628
Newbattle, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Marjory Wallet) Murray
1540–1612
Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andrew Kerr
1562–1631
Ferniehurst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anna Stuart
1566–1670
Ochitree, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir castle)
1529–1586
Janet Buccleuch)
1546–1597
Sir Scotland
1544–1578
Lady Gowrie
1545–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ferniehurst
1500–1562
Lady Ferniehirst
1510–1565
Lord Buccleuch
1522–1593
Lady Bethune
1522–1579
John Glamis
1521–1559
Janet Glamis
1514–1559

Col DOUGLAS's Descendants

1.
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Col (Sir William of Kelhead) DOUGLAS (1618–13 dec 1673) m. Adrian (Richie) (Douglas) (1620–) m. Agnes Fawsyde (1618–29 January 1652) m. Lady (Jean Stuart of) Schelinlaw (16 Jan 1620–Dec 1662) m. Dame (Katherine) Erskine (1605–)
  1. 1. Jean Douglas 1645– m. William Stark\Starke 1635–1700
    1. 1. Janet Stark 1668–1709 m. Robert Frame 1669–1709
      1. 1. George Frame 1698–1755
      2. 2. John Frame 1690–1750
      3. 3. Robert Fram 1707–1760
      4. 4. William Frame 1700–1755
      5. 5. Mary Frame 1695–
      6. 6. Margaret Frame 1694–1767
      7. 7. Isobel Frame 1702–
      8. 8. Alexander Frame 1704–1764
      9. 9. Elizabeth Frame 1704–
      10. 10. Robert Frame 1690–1760
      11. 11. Janet Fram 1714–
      12. 12. William Frame 1727–1771
      13. 13. Janet Fram 1714–
      14. 14. George Frame 1698–
  2. 2. Christiana (Sarah) Douglas 1643–1729
  3. 3. Lord (Archibald Charles Henry) Douglas 1643–1729
  4. 4. James (Sir Douglas of Kelhead, 1st Baronet of) Kelhead 1639–1708
  5. 5. Archibald Douglas 1640–1703
  6. 6. William Douglas 1634–1694
  7. 7. Isobel Douglas 1635–
  8. 8. Sophia Douglas 1650–1702
  9. 9. George Douglas 1646–1729
  10. 10. Mary Douglas 1642–1694
  11. 11. Robert Douglas 1641–1729
  12. 12. William Douglas 1637–1695
  13. 13. Margaret Douglas 1637–1716
  14. 14. Sarah Douglas 1641–
  15. 15. Catharine Douglas 1638–1675

Col DOUGLAS's Timeline

3 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1630
4 Jun 1630
Age 12
Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS was married
None
1673
13 dec 1673
Age 55
Death of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS in Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland
Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1630

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Arkland, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Mortoune, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Y

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 dec 1673
    Event Place: Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland
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