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Earl James Douglas I, Knight 1616–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Nov 1647

Death Location: Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Helena Grierson

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Earl James Douglas I, Knight was born in 1616 in Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Kilgour Douglas And Helena Grierson. Earl James Douglas I, Knight passed away in 1647 in Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Earl James Douglas I, Knight was born in 1616 in Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Kilgour Douglas And Helena Grierson.
  • Earl James Douglas I, Knight passed away in 1647 in Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Earl Knight's Ancestors

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Earl Knight
1616–1647
Birth Place: Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Lord James Kilgour Douglas
1585–1627
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Helena Grierson
1597–1619
Lag, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Douglas, 8th Lord of) Drumlanrig
1507–1578
Dumfries, Scotland
Mary (Margaret Douglas (Contess Bothwell) Fleming) wife
1507–1576
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1481–1513
Lady Gordon
1539–1607
David Angus
1515–1557
Lady Angus
1527–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Drumlanrig
1455–1498
William Gordon
1503–1547
Lady Kirkpatrick
1501–1575
George Jr.
1493–2002
Elizabeth right)
1500–1581
John Hamilton
1515–1555
Jeanette Samuelston
1515–1573

Earl Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Earl James Douglas I, Knight in Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1647
18 Nov 1647
Age 31
Death of Earl James Douglas I, Knight in Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland
Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Mouswald, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1647
    Event Place: Sesssion, Midlothia, Scotland

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