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James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas 1338 – 1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1338

Birth Location: Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1420

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: John Douglas

Mother: Agnes unknown

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Janet Douglas

In 1338, James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas entered the world in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Douglas and Agnes unknown. James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas had children including Janet "Jacoba" Douglas. James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas passed away in 1420 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1338, James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas entered the world in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland, born to John Douglas and Agnes unknown.
  • James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas had children including Janet "Jacoba" Douglas.
  • James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas passed away in 1420 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1338 – 1420
Birth Place: Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Douglas
1320 – 1350
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes unknown
1320 – 1377
Marton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Douglas
1280 – 1323
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joan Scotland
1278 – 1337
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1250 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Douglas
1240 – 1259

James Douglas's Descendants

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James ("1st Laird of Dalkeith") Douglas (abt 1338 – 1420)
  1. 1. Janet ("Jacoba") Douglas (1379 – 14 May 1392) m. John Hamilton (abt 1371 – abt 14 Sept 1402)
    1. 1. Mary Hamilton (bef 1402 – 1442)
      1. 1. William Keith (1425 – 10 Dec 1482) m. Mariot (M.) Erskine (1440 – 1482)
        1. 1. Mary (Janet) Keith (1449 – 1483) m. John Rysshworth (1446 – 1533)

James Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1338
abt 1338
Birth of James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas in Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
1420
1420
Age 82
Death of James "1st Laird of Dalkeith" Douglas in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1338
    Event Place: Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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