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Gavin Douglas 1474 – 1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: Sep 1522

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Boyd

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Children(s):

In 1474, Gavin Douglas entered the world in East Lothian, Scotland, born to Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas and Elizabeth Boyd. Gavin Douglas passed away in 1522 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1474, Gavin Douglas entered the world in East Lothian, Scotland, born to Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas and Elizabeth Boyd.
  • Gavin Douglas passed away in 1522 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Gavin Douglas's Ancestors

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Gavin Douglas
1474 – 1522
Birth Place: East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Archibald "Bell the Cat" Douglas
1454 – 1513
Angus,
Elizabeth Boyd
1458 – 1496
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Douglas
1412 – 1463
Mar, County Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel Sibbald
1424 –
of, , Scotland
Robert Boyd
1425 – 1482
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mariotta Maxwell
1425 – 1472
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Earl Douglas
1399 – 1437
Margary Hay
1400 – 1484
Sir Sibbald
Thomas Boyd
– 1339
Thomas Boyd
1406 –
John Maxwell
1403 – 1476
Margaret Borthwick
1409 – 1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Princess Mary
Knight Hay
1342 – 1406
Princess Stewart
1346 – 1389
Joanna Montgomery
1389 –
William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462

Gavin Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1474
1474
Birth of Gavin Douglas in East Lothian, Scotland
East Lothian, Scotland
1522
Sep 1522
Age 48
Death of Gavin Douglas in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1522
1522
Age 48
Burial of Gavin Douglas in Savoy Chapel Churchyard, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Savoy Chapel Churchyard, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1522
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Savoy Chapel Churchyard, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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