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James Douglas 1591 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1591

Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 FEB 1656

Death Location: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Anne Oliphant

Children(s):

The story of James Douglas began in 1591 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Douglas married Anne Oliphant. James Douglas passed away in 1656 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of James Douglas began in 1591 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Douglas married Anne Oliphant.
  • James Douglas passed away in 1656 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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James Douglas's Ancestors

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James Douglas
1591 – 1656
Birth Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Douglas
1554 – 1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Oliphant
1558 – 1618
Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas
1532 – 1591
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Egidia ((Giles)) Graham
1536 – 1606
Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Laurence Oliphant
1535 – 1593
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Hay
1535 – 1594
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald* Douglas
1513 – 1570
Margaret Carmichael
1533 –
Robert Graham
1506 – 1547
Giles Douglas
1505 – 1546
Laurence Oliphant
1506 – 1566
Margaret Sandilands
1507 – 1566
George Hay
1508 – 1574
Margaret Robertson
1505 – 1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1469 – 1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1470 – 1548
John Carmichael
1504 –
Marion Richardson
1512 –
Henry Graham
1480 – 1571
Giles Arbuthnot
1488 – 1546
George Angus
1469 – 1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1470 – 1548
Colin Oliphant
1487 – 1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490 – 1549
Colin Oliphant
1487 – 1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490 – 1549
Thomas Hay
1474 – 1513
Margaret Logie
1487 – 1520
Alexander Robertson
1440 – 1507
Elizabeth Stewart
1483 – 1515

James Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1591
1591
Birth of James Douglas in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1656
11 FEB 1656
Age 65
Death of James Douglas in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 FEB 1656
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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