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James Douglas 1423 – 1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1423

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 OCT 1493

Death Location: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Douglas,

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford

Spouse(s): Joan None

Children(s):

James Douglas was born in 1423 in Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Douglas, and Elizabeth Gifford. James Douglas married Joan. James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • James Douglas was born in 1423 in Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of James Douglas, and Elizabeth Gifford.
  • James Douglas married Joan.
  • James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1423 – 1493
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Douglas,
1397 – 1457
Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Gifford
1402 – 1456
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Douglas
1378 – 1441
Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Stewart
1387 – 1411
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
James Gifford
1371 –
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beatrice
1370 –
Sherifhall, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Agnes Dunbar
1336 – 1378
Robert Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1345 – 1401
Hugh Giffard
1325 – 1365
Joanna Douglas
1325 – 1398
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
John Drummond
1318 – 1373
Mary Montefex
1318 –
John Gifford
1281 – 1345
Eupheme Morham
1287 –
James Douglas,
1287 – 1330
Joan Lindsay
1292 – 1337

James Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1423
1423
Birth of James Douglas in Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1493
22 OCT 1493
Age 70
Death of James Douglas in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1423
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1493
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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