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James Douglas, Earl van Morton 1500 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 DEC 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Dalkeith"

Mother: Janet Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Argyll

Children(s): Margaret Douglas,

James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** was born in 1500 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John (Sir) Douglas, "2nd Earl of Morton, 4th Lord of Dalkeith" and Janet (Lady) Crichton, Countess of Morton. James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** married Lady Margaret Campbell of Argyll, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Douglas,. James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** was born in 1500 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of John (Sir) Douglas, "2nd Earl of Morton, 4th Lord of Dalkeith" and Janet (Lady) Crichton, Countess of Morton.
  • James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** married Lady Margaret Campbell of Argyll, and had children including Margaret Elizabeth Douglas,.
  • James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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James Morton's Ancestors

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James Morton
1500 – 1548
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John (Sir) Douglas, "2nd Earl of Morton, 4th Lord of Dalkeith"
1454 – 1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet ((Lady) Crichton, Countess of) Morton
1461 – 1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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James Morton's Descendants

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James (Douglas, Earl van) Morton (1500 – 22 DEC 1548) m. Lady (Margaret Campbell of) Argyll (1506 – 11 Jul 1555)
  1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Douglas, (1513 – 18 Jul 1562) m. Lord (William Keith, 4th Earl of) Marischal (24 Jul 1506 – 7 Oct 1581)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret Agnes Anna (Anne) Countess of Moray Keith Countess of Moray & Argyll Campbell) Stewart (14 Jul 1530 – 16 Jul 1588) m. James ("Bonny" Stewart, 1st Earl of) Moray (22 May 1533 – 21 Jan 1569)
      1. 1. Mary (I - "Queen of Scots" (Stuart) of Scotland (of) Scots) (07 Dec 1542 – 08 Feb 1587) m. David (Staught) Stout (1539 – 6,oct.1616)
        1. 1. Richard (Thomas Staught) (Stout) (1567 – 1636) m. Rose (Alice "Scottish") (Haddon (1567 – 24 Jul 1637)

James Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1548
22 DEC 1548
Age 48
Death of James Douglas, Earl van Morton -** in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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