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Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey 1569 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1569

Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie

Death Date: 12 Sep 1615

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: *George Douglas

Mother: Dame Tenend

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Children(s): Sir Dalhousie

The story of Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey began in 1569 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie. Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey had children including Sir William Ramsay, 1st Earl Of Dalhousie. Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey passed away in 1615 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey began in 1569 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie.
  • Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey had children including Sir William Ramsay, 1st Earl Of Dalhousie.
  • Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey passed away in 1615 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Countess Ramsey's Ancestors

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Countess Ramsey
1569 – 1615
Birth Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie
Parents
*George William Douglas
1544 – 1625
Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Dame (Janet, Jonat Lindsay) Tenend
1548 – 1590
Kelty, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Lord Menmuir) Lindsay
1520 – 1602
Moonzie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Countess Ramsey's Descendants

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Countess (Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and) Ramsey (14 Feb 1569 – 12 Sep 1615)
  1. 1. Sir (William Ramsay, 1st Earl Of) Dalhousie (1594 – 10 Feb 1674) m. Lady (Margaret) Carnegie (1595 – 05 Oct 1675)
    1. 1. Sir (Captain John James) Ramsay (1621 – 28 Oct 1687) m. Fannie (May) (Abbercrombie) (1625 – 1693)
      1. 1. Sir (David William Ramsey, 4th) Baronet (15 Nov 1646 – 1705) m. Jonet Ewing (1647 – 1710)
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Ramsey (25 May 1675 – 22 Apr 1751 (76)) m. Isabella Beard (1712 – 1760)

Countess Ramsey's Timeline

2 Records

1569
14 Feb 1569
Birth of Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie
1615
12 Sep 1615
Age 46
Death of Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1569
    Event Place: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland Dalhousie

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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