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James Douglas Earl van Buchan 1575–1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 August 1601

Death Location: MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Christine Auchterhouse

Spouse(s): Margaret Kerr

Children(s): Beatrix Douglas, Mary Douglas

The story of James Douglas Earl van Buchan began in 1575 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Douglas Earl van Buchan married Margaret Kerr, and had children including Beatrix Douglas, Mary Douglas. James Douglas Earl van Buchan passed away in 1601 in MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Douglas Earl van Buchan began in 1575 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Douglas Earl van Buchan married Margaret Kerr, and had children including Beatrix Douglas, Mary Douglas.
  • James Douglas Earl van Buchan passed away in 1601 in MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

James Buchan's Ancestors

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James Buchan
1575–1601
Birth Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord Robert Douglas
1533–1580
Edinburgh, Midlothia, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christine (Stewart Gravin van Buchan Lady) Auchterhouse
1547–1580
Buchanan Castle, Drymen, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Douglas Laird van Lochleven) III
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Madeleine (of) Valois
1520–1537
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
John (Master of Buchan) Stewart
1500–1547
Buchanan, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret (of the Boyne) Ogilvie
1510–1549
Kildare, County Kildare, Kildare, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lochleven
1475–1535
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Buchan's Descendants

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James (Douglas Earl van) Buchan (1575–26 August 1601) m. Margaret Kerr (1508–15 March 1601)
  1. 1. Beatrix Douglas 1599–
  2. 2. Mary Douglas 1601–1628
    1. 1. William Erskine –1685

James Buchan's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of James Douglas Earl van Buchan in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1601
26 August 1601
Age 26
Death of James Douglas Earl van Buchan in MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland in 1565, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1601
    Event Place: MI Auchterhouse, Lochee, Angusshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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