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Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton 1582–1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Aug 1648

Death Location: Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland

Father: Robert Morton

Mother: Lady Lyon

Spouse(s): Agnes Keith

Children(s): Anne Douglas, Robert Morton, Sir Morton, Lady Graham, Nicholas Douglas, Lady Douglas

Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton was born in 1582 in Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton And Lady Johanna Jean Lyon. Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton married Agnes Keith, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Jean Douglas Home, John Douglas, Lady Isabel Douglas, Lady Isabella Douglas Graham, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Mary Douglas, Nicholas Douglas, Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton, Sir James Thomas Douglas Knight Of The Garter 10Th Earl Of Morton, Sir Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton. Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1648 in Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland.

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  • Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton was born in 1582 in Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton And Lady Johanna Jean Lyon.
  • Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton married Agnes Keith, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Jean Douglas Home, John Douglas, Lady Isabel Douglas, Lady Isabella Douglas Graham, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Mary Douglas, Nicholas Douglas, Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton, Sir James Thomas Douglas Knight Of The Garter 10Th Earl Of Morton, Sir Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton.
  • Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1648 in Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland.

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Earl Morton's Ancestors

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Earl Morton
1582–1648
Birth Place: Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton
1562–1584
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon
1562–1610
Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Sir (William DOUGLAS of Lochleven VI Earl of Morton, Northumberland Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland
1540–1606
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Agnes Leslie Countess) Morton
1540–1606
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy
1540–1581
Abernethy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lochleven
1515–1547
Lady V
1515–1572
George Rothes
1484–1558
Margaret Crichton
1498–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Scotland
1480–1513
Elizabeth Aberdeenshire
1476–1518
Lord GGF
1455–1513

Earl Morton's Descendants

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Earl (Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of) Morton (1582–7 Aug 1648) m. Agnes Keith (1539–30 May 1648)
  1. 1. Anne Douglas 1604–1667 m. Sir (George Hay 2nd Earl of) Kinnoull 1595–1644
    1. 1. Sir (George Hay 3rd Earl of) Kinnoull 1627–1649
    2. 2. Peter (Patrick) Hay 1632–1720
    3. 3. William (Hay 4rd Earl of) Kinnoull 1629–1677
    4. 4. Lady (Mary) Hay 1633–1701
    5. 5. Margaret Hay, 1625–
    6. 6. Lady (Catharine) Hay 1641–1733
  2. 2. Robert (Douglas 8th Earl of) Morton 1605–1649
    1. 1. William (Douglas 9th Earl of) Morton –1681
  3. 3. Sir (James Thomas Douglas Knight of the Garter, 10th Earl of) Morton 1632–1686 m. Anne (Hay) Douglas 1636–1700
    1. 1. Earl (George) Douglas 1662–1738
    2. 2. Sir (James) Douglas –1715
    3. 3. Robert Douglas –1730
  4. 4. Lady (Isabella Douglas) Graham 1620–1672
  5. 5. Nicholas Douglas –1686
  6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald,First (Marquess of Argyll) Campbell 1607–1661
    1. 1. Archibald (Campbell 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685 m. Mary (Stewart) Campbell 1629–1668 m. Lady (Anne Campbell Mackenzie Countess of) Balcarres 1627–1707
      1. 1. Archibald (Campbell Duke of) Argyll 1658–1703
      2. 2. Honorable (John Campbell of Mamore MP for) Dunbartonshire 1659–1729
      3. 3. Johanna Campbell 1665–1712
      4. 4. Anne Campbell 1658–1735
      5. 5. Lady (Jane Marchioness of Lothian) Campbell 1657–1712
    2. 2. Jean Campbell 1659–1700

Earl Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1582
1582
Birth of Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton in Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1648
7 Aug 1648
Age 66
Death of Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton in Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1648
7 Aug 1648
Age 66
Death of Earl Willem William Morton Douglas 7th Earl of Morton in Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland
Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1648
    Event Place: Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1648
    Event Place: Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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