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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: Sir II

Mother: Dame Tenend

Spouse(s): Sir Edinburgh

Children(s): David Ramsay

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 married Sir George Arthur Ramsey, 1st Lord of Dalhousie & Cockpen, Burgess of Edinburgh, and had children including David Alexander Ramsay. 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 married Sir George Arthur Ramsey, 1st Lord of Dalhousie & Cockpen, Burgess of Edinburgh, and had children including David Alexander Ramsay.
  • Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey passed away in 1615 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir II
1544 – 1625
Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
SI
Dame Tenend
1548 – 1590
Birth Location: Kelty, Fifeshire, Scotland
DT

Spouses(s)

Sir Edinburgh
1569 –
Birth Location: Dalhousie Castle, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
SE

Children(s)

David Ramsay
1601 – 1622
Birth Location: Canongate, 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
Sir William Archibald Douglas II
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
Marjory (Lady of Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) Stewart
1524 – 1579
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Doune
1506 – 1544
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) m. Sir (George Arthur Ramsey, 1st Lord of Dalhousie & Cockpen, Burgess of) Edinburgh (29 Jan 1569 – 22Jul1629)
  1. 1. David (Alexander) Ramsay (1601 – 27 Jul 1622) m. Margaret Borthwick (17 Aug 1595 – 22 May 1628)
    1. 1. Agnes Ramsay (31 Jan 1619 – 1700) m. George Fullerton (1600 – )
      1. 1. (Kason) (Charles) Fullerton (1645 – ) m. Grace Conliffe (1648 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Fullerton (1668 – 1754) m. Robert Patterson (1666 – 1730)

Countess Ramsey's Timeline

6 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
1582
22 Apr 1582
Age 13
Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey was married in Anstruther Wester,Fife,Scotland
Anstruther Wester,Fife,Scotland
1582
22 April 1582
Age 13
Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey was married
None
1593
16 Apr 1593
Age 24
Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey was married in Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland
1615
12 Sep 1615
Age 46
Death of Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1805
14 May 1805
Age 236
Countess Lady Margaret Elizabeth Douglas of Bothwell and Ramsey was married in Whithorn,Wigtown,Scotland
Whithorn,Wigtown,Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1582
    Event Place: Anstruther Wester,Fife,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 April 1582

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1593
    Event Place: Dalhousie, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1805
    Event Place: Whithorn,Wigtown,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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