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James Earl of Morton Douglas 1431–1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1431

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1488

Death Location: Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Beatrice Sinclair

Spouse(s): Joan Stewart

Children(s): Sir Douglas

In 1431, James Earl of Morton Douglas entered the world in Dalkeith, Scotland, born to James The Gross Earl Of Douglas And Beatrice Lady Sinclair. James Earl of Morton Douglas married Joan Countess Of Morton Princess Of Scotland The Dumb Stewart, and had children including Sir John 2Nd Earl Of Morton Douglas. James Earl of Morton Douglas passed away in 1488 in Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1431, James Earl of Morton Douglas entered the world in Dalkeith, Scotland, born to James The Gross Earl Of Douglas And Beatrice Lady Sinclair.
  • James Earl of Morton Douglas married Joan Countess Of Morton Princess Of Scotland The Dumb Stewart, and had children including Sir John 2Nd Earl Of Morton Douglas.
  • James Earl of Morton Douglas passed away in 1488 in Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1431–1488
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Scotland
Parents
James The Gross Earl of Douglas
1370–1442
Hermiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Beatrice ((Lady)) Sinclair
1396–1462
Orkney, Scottland
Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1375–1420
Egidia Douglas
1388–1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Douglas's Descendants

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James (Earl of Morton) Douglas (1431–14 Jul 1488) m. Joan (Countess of Morton Princess of Scotland "The Dumb") Stewart (1428–22 Jun 1493)
  1. 1. Sir (John 2nd Earl of Morton) Douglas 1459–1512 m. Lady (Janet Crichton, Countess) Morton 1461–1515 m. Janet Crichton 1461–1493 m. Elizabeth Ogston 1465–1542
    1. 1. Sir (James 7th Lord of Drumlanrig) Douglas 1515–1575 m. Christian Montgomerie 1509–1575
      1. 1. James (II Stuart Earl van) Moray 1531–1570 m. Agnes Keith 1530–1588
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart 1565–1591 m. James Stewart 1568–1592

James Douglas's Timeline

4 Records

1426
1426
Birth of James Earl of Morton Douglas in Dalkeith, Scotland
Dalkeith, Scotland
1431
1431
Birth of James Earl of Morton Douglas in Dalkeith, Scotland
Dalkeith, Scotland
1488
14 Jul 1488
Age 57
Death of James Earl of Morton Douglas in Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland
Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland
1493
22 Oct 1493
Age 62
Death of James Earl of Morton Douglas in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1493
    Event Place: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Morton Earl of Morton
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1488
    Event Place: Lindores, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1431
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

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