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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: William Morton

Mother: Isabelle Kerr

Spouse(s): Agnes Fawsyde

Children(s): Archibald DOUGLASS, William Douglas, James Kelhead, Robert Douglas, Mary Douglas, George Douglas, Sarah Douglas, Katherine Douglas, Sophia Douglas, Isobel Douglas, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Sarah 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 Agnes Forsythe Of Fawsyde, Agnes Home, and had children including Archibald Charles Henry Douglass, Archibald Douglas, George Douglas, Isobel Douglas, James Sir Douglas Of Kelhead 1St Baronet Of Kelhead, Katherine 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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  • The story of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS began in 1618 in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS married Agnes Forsythe Of Fawsyde, Agnes Home, and had children including Archibald Charles Henry Douglass, Archibald Douglas, George Douglas, Isobel Douglas, James Sir Douglas Of Kelhead 1St Baronet Of Kelhead, Katherine 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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Col DOUGLAS's Ancestors

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Col DOUGLAS
1618–1673
Birth Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William DOUGLAS Seventh Earl of Morton
1585–1648
Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
Isabelle Kerr
1585–1628
Newbattle, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
William ((10th Earl of Angus) DOUGLAS) II
1552–1610
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl Van) Lothian
1557–1609
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
👑Dame (Margaret Maxwell, Countess) Lothian
1548–1617
Terreglestown, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mark Kerr\Carr\Carroll
1516–1584
Lady Leslie
1526–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Hume
1483–1543

Col DOUGLAS's Descendants

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Col (Sir William of Kelhead) DOUGLAS (1618–13 Dec 1673) m. Agnes (Forsythe of) Fawsyde (8 Jan 1618–29 Jan 1652)
  1. 1. Archibald (Charles Henry) DOUGLASS 1643–1729 m. Harriet (Ella) Gifford 1645–1742
    1. 1. Lord (Archibald Douglass, 2nd Earl of Ormande, 1st Earl of) Forfar 1667–1728 m. Elizabeth (Louise Daly Smith) (Douglas) 1673–1761
      1. 1. JAMES DOUGLASS 1696–1740 m. Sarah Proctor 1697–1757
        1. 1. Thomas (F Douglass) Sr 1721–1794 m. Margaret McConnell 1724–1801 m. Martha Gallup 1716–1786
        2. 2. William DOUGLASS 1720–
        3. 3. Victor (Archibald Cameron) Douglass 1718–
        4. 4. Jane Douglass 1728–1828
        5. 5. Edward Douglass 1719–1761
        6. 6. Susanna (Nancy) Douglass 1732–1801
        7. 7. Ephraim ((Gen) Douglass) GEN. 1734–1780
        8. 8. William Douglass 1690–1738
        9. 9. Andrew Douglas 1720–1797
        10. 10. Catherine (Margaret) Douglass 1723–1807
        11. 11. Edward Douglass 1718–1766
  2. 2. William Douglas 1637–1695
  3. 3. James (Sir Douglas of Kelhead, 1st Baronet of) Kelhead 1639–1708
  4. 4. Robert Douglas 1641–1729
  5. 5. Mary Douglas 1642–1694
  6. 6. George Douglas 1646–1729
  7. 7. Sarah Douglas 1643–1729
  8. 8. Katherine Douglas 1638–1675
  9. 9. Sophia Douglas 1650–1702
  10. 10. Isobel Douglas 1635–
  11. 11. Margaret Douglas 1637–1716
  12. 12. William Douglas 1634–1694
  13. 13. Archibald Douglas 1640–1703
  14. 14. Sarah Douglas 1641–

Col DOUGLAS's Timeline

2 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1673
13 Dec 1673
Age 55
Death of Col Sir William of Kelhead DOUGLAS in Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland
Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1673
    Event Place: Kelhead, Midlothian, Scotland

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