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James Douglas Earl of Morton IV 1426–1493 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfriesshire

Death Date: 22 OCTOBER 1493

Death Location: Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford

Spouse(s): Joan Morton

Children(s): James Sir

The story of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV began in 1426 in Morton, Dumfriesshire. James Douglas Earl of Morton IV married Joan Stewart Pricess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton, and had children including James Douglas Morton Sir. James Douglas Earl of Morton IV passed away in 1493 in Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV began in 1426 in Morton, Dumfriesshire.
  • James Douglas Earl of Morton IV married Joan Stewart Pricess Of Scotland Countess Of Morton, and had children including James Douglas Morton Sir.
  • James Douglas Earl of Morton IV passed away in 1493 in Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James IV's Ancestors

Self
James IV
1426–1493
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire
Parents
James Douglas
1426–1493
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford
1402–1456
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (II) Douglas
1386–1443
Balvany, Banff, Scottland/
Elizabeth--*Lady (of Dalkeith, Gifford) *
1387–1411
Dunfermline, Fifeshire
James Gifford
1372–1421
Sheriffhall,Newton,Edinburghshire,Scotland
Beatrice Gifford
1373–1409
Sheriffhall, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1350–1420
Agnes Dunbar
1350–1378
Robert Carrick
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
Edmund Gifford
1335–1378
Agnes Whinston
1339–1372
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sir
1320–1350
Agnes Marton
1320–1377
Robert II
1316–1390
Elizabeth Muir
1320–1355
John Drummond
1340–1373
Mary Montifex
1330–1424

James IV's Descendants

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James (Douglas Earl of Morton) IV (1426–22 OCTOBER 1493) m. Joan (Stewart Pricess of Scotland Countess of) Morton (1428–OCTOBER 1486)
  1. 1. James (Douglas Morton) Sir 1454–1548 m. Margaret (Balfour Lady Countess Morton) I 1460–1482 m. Catherine Stewart 1491–1554 m. Margaret Balfour 1450–1499
    1. 1. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess of) Dirleton 1480–1508 m. Patrick (Lord Halyburton van) Dirleton 1475–1505
      1. 1. Janet (Halyburton Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1503–1543 m. William (Ruthven Sir Lord of Ruthven) II 1500–1552
        1. 1. Patrick (Ruthven Sir 3rd Lord of) Ruthven 1520–1566 m. Janet (Douglas Lady Baroness Ruthven Countess) Gowrie 1530–1552 m. Janet Stewart 1505–1566
    2. 2. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess) Dirleton 1482–1505 m. Patrick (Halyburton Sir, Earl, 5th Lord) Dirleton 1475–1515
      1. 1. Mariot (Dirleton Lady, Countess of) Dirleton 1455–1513 m. George (Halyburton Laird) Dirletoun 1450–1490 m. George (Home Lord) Home 1500–1549 m. George (Halyburton Sir, Earl of) Dirleton 1450–1490
        1. 1. Patrick (Lord Halyburton van) Dirleton 1475–1505 m. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess of) Dirleton 1480–1508
        2. 2. Patrick (Halyburton Sir, Earl, 5th Lord) Dirleton 1475–1515 m. Margaret (Douglas Lady, Countess) Dirleton 1482–1505

James IV's Timeline

6 Records

1426
Jan 1426
Birth of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1426
1426
Birth of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Morton, Dumfriesshire
Morton, Dumfriesshire
1431
1431
Age 5
Birth of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1488
1488
Age 62
Death of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Lindores
Lindores
1493
22 OCTOBER 1493
Age 67
Death of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1493
22 OCTOBER 1493
Age 67
Death of James Douglas Earl of Morton IV in Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland
Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1426
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1431
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCTOBER 1493
    Event Place: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1488
    Event Place: Lindores
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCTOBER 1493
    Event Place: Abbey,Lindores,Fifeshire,Scotland

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