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George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest 1415–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: MAR 1415

Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Mar 1463

Death Location: Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Sir Drumlanrig

Mother: Margaret Yester

Spouse(s): Isabel Sibbald, Lady Yester

Children(s): Johanna Douglas, *Robert Pumpherston, Archibald Douglas, Archibald Forrester, Eleanor Stewart, James Douglas, Alice Douglas, John Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret Douglas-Campbell, KATHERINE Lady, Archibald Angus, Robert Douglas, Janet Lady, Anne Angus, Eleanor "Elene", Elizabeth Douglas, John Angus, Allison Lady, Archibald Cat", Egidia Lady, Isabel Lady, Margaret Baroness

George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest was born in 1415 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas 2Nd Baron Of Drumlanrig And Margaret Elizabeth Hay Lady Of Yester. George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest married Isabel Countess Angus Sibbald, Joan Stewart, Katherine Christian Ruthven, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay Of Yester, and had children including Alice Douglas, Allison Douglas Lady, Anne Douglas Lady Of Angus, Archibald Douglas, Archibald Douglas 5Th Lord Angus, Archibald Douglas Sir Lord 5Th Earl Of Angus Great Earl Of Angus Bell The Cat, Archibald Forrester, Egidia Douglas Lady, Eleanor Hellen Douglas Lady Countess Of Montrose Elene, Eleanor Sinclair Stewart, Elizabeth Douglas, Isabel Douglas Lady, James Douglas, Janet Douglas Lady, Johanna Douglas, John Douglas, John Douglas Sir Of Angus, Katherine Douglas Lady, Margaret Angus Douglas Campbell, Margaret Angus Douglas Campbell Lady Baroness, Robert Douglas Of Pumpherston, Robert Lochleven Douglas. George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest passed away in 1463 in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest was born in 1415 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas 2Nd Baron Of Drumlanrig And Margaret Elizabeth Hay Lady Of Yester.
  • George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest married Isabel Countess Angus Sibbald, Joan Stewart, Katherine Christian Ruthven, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay Of Yester, and had children including Alice Douglas, Allison Douglas Lady, Anne Douglas Lady Of Angus, Archibald Douglas, Archibald Douglas 5Th Lord Angus, Archibald Douglas Sir Lord 5Th Earl Of Angus Great Earl Of Angus Bell The Cat, Archibald Forrester, Egidia Douglas Lady, Eleanor Hellen Douglas Lady Countess Of Montrose Elene, Eleanor Sinclair Stewart, Elizabeth Douglas, Isabel Douglas Lady, James Douglas, Janet Douglas Lady, Johanna Douglas, John Douglas, John Douglas Sir Of Angus, Katherine Douglas Lady, Margaret Angus Douglas Campbell, Margaret Angus Douglas Campbell Lady Baroness, Robert Douglas Of Pumpherston, Robert Lochleven Douglas.
  • George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest passed away in 1463 in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Drumlanrig
1400–1437
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East-Lothian-shire, Scotland
SD
Margaret Yester
1400–1484
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Gifford, East-Lothian-shire, Scotland
MY

Spouses(s)

Isabel Sibbald
1418–1497
Birth Location: Balgonie Castle, Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
IS
Lady Yester
1404–1484
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
LY

Children(s)

Johanna Douglas
1455–1494
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
JD
*Robert Pumpherston
1485–1526
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Midlothian-shire, Scotland
*P
Archibald Douglas
1445–1541
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
AD
Archibald Forrester
1453–1494
Birth Location: Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland
AF
Eleanor Stewart
1440–1516
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
ES
James Douglas
1460–
Birth Location: Scotland
JD
Alice Douglas
1452–1494
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
AD
John Douglas
1452–1471
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
JD
Elizabeth Douglas
1448–1545
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
ED
Margaret Douglas-Campbell
1456–1524
Birth Location: Kilmarus, Ayr-shire, Scotland
MD
KATHERINE Lady
1440–1478
Birth Location: Dunure Castle, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
KL
Archibald Angus
1445–1498
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
AA
Robert Douglas
1450–1512
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
RD
Janet Lady
1452–1494
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayr-shire, Scotland
JL
Anne Angus
1450–1482
Birth Location: Marr, Aberdeen-shire, Scotland
AA
Eleanor "Elene"
1435–1486
Birth Location: Marr Castle, Marr, Aberdeen-shire, Scotland
E"
Elizabeth Douglas
1448–1472
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayr-shire, Scotland
ED
John Angus
1445–1513
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayr-shire, Scotland
JA
Allison Lady
1444–1482
Birth Location: Angusshire, Scotland now, Ireland
AL
Archibald Cat"
1449–1514
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East-Lothian-shire, Scotland
AC
Egidia Lady
1442–1472
Birth Location: Scotland
EL
Isabel Lady
1460–1470
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeen-shire, Scotland
IL
Margaret Baroness
1456–1554
Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
MB

George Forest's Ancestors

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George Forest
1415–1463
Birth Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas "2nd Baron of Drumlanrig
1400–1437
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East-Lothian-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Elizabeth Hay "Lady of) Yester
1400–1484
Yester Castle, Gifford, East-Lothian-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Forest's Descendants

1.
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George (Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh) Forest (MAR 1415–12 Mar 1463) m. Isabel (Countess Angus) Sibbald (1418–21 Feb 1497) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth Hay of) Yester (20 May 1404–22 Apr 1484)
  1. 1. Johanna Douglas 1455–1494 m. David (le Scott 1st Lord of Beuccleuch-Baron of Branxholme Beuccleuch) Line 1450–1485
    1. 1. Walter (Scott Liard van) Buccleuch 1480–1504 m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth of Cessford) Kerr 1466–1548
      1. 1. Janet Scott 1498–1578 m. Thomas McDougal 1495–1571
        1. 1. Mary McDougal 1522–1578 m. William (Lauder (the Tailor) Clan) Chief 1520–1575
        2. 2. Patrick McDougal 1521–
        3. 3. Margaret Borthwick 1572–1565
        4. 4. Richard Macdowall 1526–
        5. 5. James McDowall 1530–1576 m. Marion Mculloch 1522–
        6. 6. Euphemia MacDougal 1540–1565 m. Richard Lauder 1520–1567
        7. 7. Thomas Macdowall –1618
    2. 2. Janet Scott 1494–
    3. 3. Catherine Scott 1475–
    4. 4. Henry (Duke of Buccleuch) Scott 1475–1504
    5. 5. Walter Scott 1480–1504
  2. 2. *Robert (Douglas of) Pumpherston 1485–1526
    1. 1. *James Douglas 1508–1545
      1. 1. *John Douglas 1531–1564 m. Marjory Banks 1520–
        1. 1. William Douglas 1560–1611
        2. 2. Joseph Douglas 1555–1637
  3. 3. Archibald Douglas 1445–1541
  4. 4. Archibald Forrester 1453–1494
  5. 5. Eleanor (SINCLAIR) Stewart 1440–1516
  6. 6. James Douglas 1460–
  7. 7. Alice Douglas 1452–1494
  8. 8. John Douglas 1452–1471
  9. 9. Elizabeth Douglas 1448–1545
  10. 10. Margaret (Angus) Douglas-Campbell 1456–1524
  11. 11. KATHERINE (DOUGLAS) Lady 1440–1478
  12. 12. Archibald (Douglas* 5th Lord) Angus 1445–1498
  13. 13. Robert (Lochleven) Douglas 1450–1512
  14. 14. Janet (Douglas) Lady 1452–1494
  15. 15. Anne (Douglas Lady of) Angus 1450–1482
  16. 16. Eleanor (Hellen Douglas Lady Countess of Montrose) "Elene" 1435–1486
  17. 17. Elizabeth Douglas 1448–1472
  18. 18. John (Douglas Sir of) Angus 1445–1513
  19. 19. Allison (Douglas) Lady 1444–1482
  20. 20. Archibald (Douglas Sir, Lord, 5th Earl of Angus, Great Earl of Angus, "Bell the) Cat" 1449–1514
  21. 21. Egidia (Douglas) Lady 1442–1472
  22. 22. Isabel (Douglas) Lady 1460–1470
  23. 23. Margaret (Angus Douglas-Campbell Lady) Baroness 1456–1554

George Forest's Timeline

3 Records

1415
MAR 1415
Birth of George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1463
12 Mar 1463
Age 48
Death of George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
1491
21 Sep 1491
Age 76
George Douglas** "the Red" 4th Earl of Angus, Lord Douglas, Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest was married
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: MAR 1415
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1463
    Event Place: Perth and Kinross, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kelso, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1489-1492/3

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1491
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