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James Douglas 1427 – 1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 MAY 1491

Death Location: Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Beatrix Sinclair

Spouse(s): Margaret, None, Anne Holland

Children(s):

In 1427, James Douglas entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Douglas and Beatrix Sinclair. James Douglas married Margaret,, Anne de Holland. James Douglas passed away in 1491 in Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1427, James Douglas entered the world in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to James Douglas and Beatrix Sinclair.
  • James Douglas married Margaret,, Anne de Holland.
  • James Douglas passed away in 1491 in Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1427 – 1491
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Douglas
1371 – 1443
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beatrix Sinclair
1374 – 1428
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1328 – 1400
Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Joanna (de) Moray
1321 – 1409
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas,
1287 – 1330
Maurice Moray
1305 – 1346
Joanna Menteith
1310 – 1367
William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Menteith
1275 – 1323
Marjorie Strivelyn
1280 – 1323
William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Rosabelle
1285 –

James Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of James Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1491
31 MAY 1491
Age 64
Death of James Douglas in Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1491
    Event Place: Lindores, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Cemetery: Lindores Abbey Fife Scotland
    Event Place: Lindores Abbey Fife Scotland

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