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James Douglas Earl van Buchan 1575–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 August 1601

Death Location: Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland

Father: Robert Lochleven

Mother: Christine Auchterhouse

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The story of James Douglas Earl van Buchan began in 1575 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James Douglas Earl van Buchan passed away in 1601 in Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Douglas Earl van Buchan began in 1575 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • James Douglas Earl van Buchan passed away in 1601 in Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland.

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James Buchan's Ancestors

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James Buchan
1575–1601
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert IV Douglas Laird van Lochleven
1543–1580
Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Christine (Stewart Gravin van Buchan Lady) Auchterhouse
1548–1580
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III
1510–1547
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret Erskine (Stewart\Stuart) (Royal Mistress to James) V)
1515–1572
Edinburgh
James (Stewart Master van Buchan Lord) Auchterhouse
1525–1544
East Lothian, Scotland
Margaretha Ogilvy
1527–1549
Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Buchan
1475–1535
Lady Lochleven
1475–1517
Sir Mar
1487–1555
John Auchterhouse
1498–1555
Margaretha Lady
1500–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Buchan
1468–1505
Margaret Ruthven
1483–1540

James Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of James Douglas Earl van Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1601
26 August 1601
Age 26
Death of James Douglas Earl van Buchan in Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland
Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1601
    Event Place: Auchterhouse, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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