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David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus 1515–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Jun 1557

Death Location: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland

Father: Doctor Pittendreich

Mother: Lady Drummond

Spouse(s): Margaret Angus

Children(s): Lady Morton

The story of David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus began in 1515 in Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland. David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus married Margaret Somerville Johnstone Hamilton Of Angus, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas Baroness Of Carlaverock Countess Of Morton. David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland.

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  • The story of David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus began in 1515 in Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus married Margaret Somerville Johnstone Hamilton Of Angus, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas Baroness Of Carlaverock Countess Of Morton.
  • David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus passed away in 1557 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland.

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David Angus's Ancestors

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David Angus
1515–1557
Birth Place: Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Doctor George Douglas of Pittendreich
1500–1556
Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly) Drummond
1517–1581
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (George William Douglas Van Drumlanrig, Master) Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Auchinleck
1476–1514
Cargill, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of) Dalkeith
1487–1548
Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Stewart, Countess of) Morton
1502–1554
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1489–
John Drummond
1438–1519
Elizabeth Drummond
1440–1509
Sir Morton
1454–1515
Janet Crichton
1461–1514
James Scots
1473–1513
Margaret Scotland
1489–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James DOUGLAS
1480–1535
Joan Stewart
1478–1536
James Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486

David Angus's Descendants

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David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus (1515–Jun 1557) m. Margaret ((Somerville\Johnstone) Hamilton of) Angus (1525–25 May 1596)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637 m. John Maxwell 1553–1593
    1. 1. Sir (Robert, Earl of Nithsdale) Maxwell 1586–1646 m. Dame (Elizabeth) Beaumont 1602–1671
      1. 1. Lord (Herries Robert) Maxwell 1620–1667 m. Elspeth (Sanders) Douglas 1624–1667
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Maxwell 1654–1751 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1669–1729
      2. 2. Jean Maxwell 1619–1649

David Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus in Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
1557
Jun 1557
Age 42
Death of David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of Angus in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1557
    Event Place: Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, , Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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