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James Morton Douglas 1426–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1488

Death Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford

Spouse(s): Joan Stewart

Children(s): Janet Douglas, John Douglas, James Morton

The story of James Morton Douglas began in 1426 in Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. James Morton Douglas married Joan Princess Of Scotland Stewart, and had children including James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Morton, Janet Douglas, John Douglas. James Morton Douglas passed away in 1488 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Morton Douglas began in 1426 in Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
  • James Morton Douglas married Joan Princess Of Scotland Stewart, and had children including James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Morton, Janet Douglas, John Douglas.
  • James Morton Douglas passed away in 1488 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Douglas's Ancestors

Self
James Douglas
1426–1488
Birth Place: Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James 2nd Lord of Dalkeith Douglas
1398–1456
Dalkeith, Midlothian, , Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1409–1456
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
1st (Lord of Dalkeith James) Douglas
1371–1441
Dalkeith, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Princess (Elizabeth) Stewart
1372–1411
Sterling Castle, , Sterlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1335–1420
Agnes Dunbar
1325–1378
King III
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
1320–1352
Agnes Munfode
1320–1377
Robert II
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure
1315–1355
Sir Drummond
1340–1373
Lady Montifex
1345–1350

James Douglas's Descendants

1.
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James (Morton) Douglas (1426–14 Jul 1488) m. Joan (Princess of Scotland) Stewart (1428–22 Jun 1493)
  1. 1. Janet Douglas 1429–1489
  2. 2. John Douglas 1459–1515
  3. 3. James (Douglas 3rd Earl of) Morton 1454–1548 m. Margaret Balfour 1460–1482
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Dirleton 1482–1505 m. Patrick Halyburton 1475–1505
      1. 1. Mariot Halyburton 1510–1563 m. George (Hume 4th) Lord 1509–1548
        1. 1. George (Home Earl of) Dunbar 1526–1611 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1575–1635 m. Catherine Gordon 1552– m. Catherine Colvill 1525–
        2. 2. Margaret Home 1540–1650
        3. 3. Alexander Hume 1535–1575
      2. 2. Janet Halyburton 1503–1560
    2. 2. Thomas Douglas 1475–1517

James Douglas's Timeline

5 Records

1426
1426
Birth of James Morton Douglas in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1426
1426
Birth of James Morton Douglas in Dalkeith, Scotland
Dalkeith, Scotland
1426
1426
Birth of James Morton Douglas in Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1488
14 Jul 1488
Age 62
Death of James Morton Douglas in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1493
22 Oct 1493
Age 67
Death of James Morton Douglas in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Title
    Event Date: 1458
    Event Place: Earl of Morton
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1493
    Event Place: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1488
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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