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James Douglas 1426–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1426

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1493

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford

Spouse(s): Joan Stewart

Children(s): Janet Douglas, John Douglas

James Douglas was born in 1426 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of James Douglas And Elizabeth Gifford. James Douglas married Joan Stewart, and had children including Janet Douglas, John Douglas. James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Douglas was born in 1426 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland, the child of James Douglas And Elizabeth Gifford.
  • James Douglas married Joan Stewart, and had children including Janet Douglas, John Douglas.
  • James Douglas passed away in 1493 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1426–1493
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Parents
James Douglas
1407–1458
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1409–1456
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Douglas
1383–1441
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1373–1411
Carrick, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1350–1420
Agnes Dunbar
1350–1378
Robert Iii
1337–1406
Annabella Iii
1350–1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Douglas
1320–1350
Agnes Munfode
1320–1377
Patrick Dunbar
1304–1351
Agnes Randolph
1308–1367

James Douglas's Descendants

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James Douglas (Jan 1426–1493) m. Joan Stewart (1428–22 June 1493)
  1. 1. Janet Douglas 1429–1489 m. Thomas Erskine 1418–1493
    1. 1. Isobel Erskine 1444–1500 m. Baron (Patrick) Graham 1450–1482
      1. 1. Alexander Graham 1472–1537 m. Margaret Buchanan 1475–1537
        1. 1. William Graham 1500–1544 m. Margaret Moubray 1505–1548
    2. 2. Sir (Alexander of Mar) Erskine 1436–1508 m. Christian (Sanquhar) Crichton 1439–1477
      1. 1. Robert Erskine 1458–1513 m. Elizabeth (Isabella Loudoun) Campbell 1462–1516
        1. 1. James (1st Laird of Balgownie) Erskine 1500–1596 m. Christian Stirling 1510–1582
        2. 2. John Erskine 1487–1555 m. Margaret Campbell 1485–1555
  2. 2. John Douglas 1459–1512 m. Janet Crichton 1461–
    1. 1. James Douglas 1454–1548 m. Lady (Margaret Balfour Countess) Morton 1460–1482
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1482–1579 m. Patrick Halyburton 1475–1505
        1. 1. Walter Haliburton 1520–1547 m. Agnes Stewart 1525–1560

James Douglas's Timeline

4 Records

1426
Jan 1426
Birth of James Douglas in Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
1491
21 Sep 1491
Age 65
James Douglas was married
None
1493
20 October 1493
Age 67
Death of James Douglas in Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
1493
1493
Age 67
Death of James Douglas in Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1426
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1491
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1493
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1493
    Event Place: Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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