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Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas 1391–1438 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1391

Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1438

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Father: William Douglas

Mother: Lady Scotland

Spouse(s): Sir Sinclair

Children(s): Sir Sinclair, Margaret StClair, Katherine Clair, Beatrix Sinclair

The story of Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas began in 1391 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas married Sir Henry 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair, and had children including Beatrix Sinclair, Katherine St Clair, Margaret Heiress Polwarth Stclair, Sir Knight Templar William Sinclair. Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas passed away in 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas began in 1391 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas married Sir Henry 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair, and had children including Beatrix Sinclair, Katherine St Clair, Margaret Heiress Polwarth Stclair, Sir Knight Templar William Sinclair.
  • Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas passed away in 1438 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Countess Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Countess Douglas
1391–1438
Birth Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Douglas
1364–1392
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Egidia Stewart) Scotland
1368–1388
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1325–1400
Hermiston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Johana Moray
1350–1409
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
King (Robert II of Scotland, "The High Steward", 35th King of Scots) Stewart
1316–1390
Kyle, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Euphemia (Countess Moray Queen Consort of) deRoss
1325–1387
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Stewart*
1293–1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296–1316
Hugh* Cromarty*
1275–1333
Matilda* Ross*
1272–1323
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ross
1249–1323
Euphemia DeBaliol
1249–1300

Countess Douglas's Descendants

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Countess (Egidia Jill Orkney) Douglas (1391–1438) m. Sir (Henry 2nd Earl of Orkney) Sinclair (1389–1 Feb 1420)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Templar William) Sinclair 1408–1480 m. Marjory Sutherland 1436–1480 m. Countess (Lady Elizabeth) Douglas 1394–1448 m. Elizabeth Douglas 1394–1451 m. Janet Yeman 1407–1483
    1. 1. William (2nd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1458–1513 m. Margaret Keith 1477–1549 m. Margaret Borthwick 1477–1502
      1. 1. Lord (John 3rd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
        1. 1. George (Sinclair Fourth) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham(e), Countess of) Caithness 1506–1576
        2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1514–1569
        3. 3. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590
        4. 4. David (Sinclair First) Dun 1519–1560
        5. 5. William SINCLAIR 1446–1527
        6. 6. David Sinclair 1499–
        7. 7. George Sinclair 1504–1582
    2. 2. William (Sinclair 2nd the Waster Lord) Sinclair 1430–1487
    3. 3. William, (2nd Lord St. Clair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin,) Sinclair 1434–
    4. 4. Margaret Stewart 1406–1437
  2. 2. Margaret (Heiress Polwarth) StClair 1410–1462
  3. 3. Katherine (St) Clair 1405–1449
  4. 4. Beatrix Sinclair 1407–1461

Countess Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1391
1391
Birth of Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1438
1438
Age 47
Death of Countess Egidia Jill Orkney Douglas in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1391
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1438
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

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