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George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton 1662–1738 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662

Birth Location: Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 January 1738

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Morton

Mother: Ann Douglas

Spouse(s): Frances Adderley

Children(s): James Morton, Robert Olla

George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton was born in 1662 in Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Douglas Earl Van Morton And Ann Hay Douglas. George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton married Frances Adderley, and had children including James Douglas 13Th Earl Of Morton, Robert Douglas Of St Olla, William Douglas. George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton passed away in 1738 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton was born in 1662 in Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Douglas Earl Van Morton And Ann Hay Douglas.
  • George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton married Frances Adderley, and had children including James Douglas 13Th Earl Of Morton, Robert Douglas Of St Olla, William Douglas.
  • George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton passed away in 1738 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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George Morton's Ancestors

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George Morton
1662–1738
Birth Place: Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Douglas Earl van Morton
1632–1686
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann (Hay) Douglas
1636–1700
Edinburgh City, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knt. Archibald D. William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensbury, 4th) Ear
1582–1648
Castle Dalkeith, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Dunottar, Countess of) Morton
1586–1649
Benholm Castle, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
James (Hay Liard van) Smithfield
1600–1654
Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Sidney Massey
1605–1677
Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lochleven
1562–1584
Johanna Lyon
1565–1610
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1539–1574
Agnes Leslie
1539–1606
John Glamis
1545–1578
Elisabeth Abernethy
1540–1580

George Morton's Descendants

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George (Douglas 12th Earl of) Morton (1662–4 January 1738) m. Frances Adderley (1664–1738)
  1. 1. James (Douglas 13th Earl of) Morton 1702–1768 m. Agatha (Halyburton Duchess of) Morton 1710–1805 m. Brigitte Heathcote 1723–1805
    1. 1. John Douglas 1756–1818
    2. 2. Colonel (Lord Sholto Charles Douglas, 15th Earl of) Morton 1732–1774
    3. 3. Bridget Bouverie 1758–1842 m. William (Henry de) BOUVERIE 1752–1806
      1. 1. Maria (Rebecca de) BOUVERIE 1783–1844 m. William Ashe-A'Court 1789–1860
        1. 1. William (Henry) Ashe-A'Court 1809–1891
        2. 2. Frederick Ashe-A'Court 1818–1840
        3. 3. Cecilia (Maria) Daly 1811–1889
    4. 4. George Douglas 1738–1744
    5. 5. James Douglas 1734–1746
    6. 6. Lady (Frances) Douglas 1733–1739
    7. 7. Margaretha Douglas 1748–1816
    8. 8. Mary Douglas 1737–1816
  2. 2. Robert (Douglas of St.) Olla –1745

George Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1662
1662
Birth of George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton in Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1695
25 December 1695
Age 33
George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton was married in Saint James Dukes Place, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Saint James Dukes Place, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1738
4 January 1738
Age 76
Death of George Douglas 12th Earl of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Smithfield, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 December 1695
    Event Place: Saint James Dukes Place, London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1738
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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