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Janet Douglas 1498–1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1537

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: George Angus

Mother: Elizabeth Drummond

Spouse(s): John Glamis, Archibald Skipness

Children(s): John Glamis, Margaret Lyon, Elizabeth Lyon, George Lyon

The story of Janet Douglas began in 1498 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland. Janet Douglas married Archibald Campbell 1St Of Skipness, John Lyon 6Th Lord Glamis, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, George Lyon, John Lyon 7Th Lord Glamis, Margaret Lyon. Janet Douglas passed away in 1537 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Douglas began in 1498 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Janet Douglas married Archibald Campbell 1St Of Skipness, John Lyon 6Th Lord Glamis, and had children including Elizabeth Lyon, George Lyon, John Lyon 7Th Lord Glamis, Margaret Lyon.
  • Janet Douglas passed away in 1537 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Angus
1469–1513
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
GA
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
ED

Spouses(s)

John Glamis
1491–1528
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
JG
Archibald Skipness
1494–1537
Birth Location: Glenorchy, Argyll, Scotland
AS

Children(s)

John Glamis
1521–1592
Birth Location: Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland
JG
Margaret Lyon
1514–1610
Birth Location: Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ML
Elizabeth Lyon
1516–1587
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
EL
George Lyon
1520–1542
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Forfarshire, Scotland
GL

Janet Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Janet Douglas
1498–1537
Birth Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas -Master of Angus
1469–1513
Tantallon Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Drummond
1472–1514
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald (Douglas 5th Earl of) Angus
1449–1513
North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Boyd Countess Of) Angus
1450–1497
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
John (Drummond, 1st Lord of) Drummond
1438–1519
Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Lindsay of) Crawford
1445–1519
Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1427–1463
Isabel Balgonie
1418–1497
Robert Kilmarnock
1425–1482
Mariotta Calderwood
1425–1472
Malcolm Stobhill-Knight
1420–1470
Marion Murray
1411–1445
Alexander Crawford
1423–1453
Margaret Crawford
1425–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Angus
1398–1437
Margaret Yester
1400–1484
John II
1400–1451
Joan Balgonie
1405–1439
Thomas Boyd
1372–1439
Joanna Montgomerie
1380–1469
John Calderwood
1403–1476
Margaret Borthwick
1413–1464
Walter Stobhill
1380–1455
Margaretha Balerno
1390–1475
David Tullibardine
1359–1446
Isabel Stewart
1378–1460
David Crawford
1405–1445
Marjory Crawford
1400–1476
David Cockburn
1379–1443
Margaret Dunbar
1401–

Janet Douglas's Descendants

1.
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Janet Douglas (1498–1537) m. John (Lyon -6th Lord) Glamis (1491–1528) m. Archibald (Campbell 1st of) Skipness (1494–1537)
  1. 1. John (Lyon -7th Lord) Glamis 1521–1592 m. Janet (Joan Keith -Baroness of) Glamis 1514–1559
    1. 1. Margaret Lyon 1547–1626 m. John (Hamilton 1st Marquess Of) Hamilton 1532–1604 m. Gilbert (Kennedy 4th Earl of) Cassillis 1541–1597
      1. 1. John (Hamilton of Lettrick,) Knight 1586–1638 m. Jean Campbell 1585–1675 m. Jean Campbell 1580–1667
        1. 1. John (Hamilton Of Carriden First Lord Of) Bargany 1615–1661 m. Jean Douglas 1615–1669 m. Elizabeth Crawford 1630–1679 m. Jean Douglas 1622–1669
        2. 2. Lady (Catherine) Hamilton 1598–1603
        3. 3. Helen Hamilton 1601–1641 m. John Givens 1600–1686
        4. 4. John (Hamilton of Woodhall, I Baron Of) Bargeny 1604–1658
        5. 5. Jean Hamilton 1614– m. Thomas Hay 1610– m. Thomas (Hay of) Park 1616–1683
      2. 2. Jean Hamilton 1578–1590
      3. 3. Margaret Hamilton 1580–1606 m. John (Maxwell 9th Lord) Maxwell 1572–1613 m. John (Wallace of) Ferquslie 1570–1651
      4. 4. Mary Hamilton 1580–1634 m. Richard Alexander 1579–1640
      5. 5. Robert Hamilton 1583–1642 m. Elizabeth Baillie 1587–1674 m. Janet Baillie 1582– m. Catherine Vaughan 1590–1665 m. Geillis Hammiltonne 1588– m. Janet Patersoune 1591– m. Jonet Roberson 1599– m. Christian Robeson 1586–1649
      6. 6. James (Hamilton -2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Earl of) Cambridge 1589–1625 m. Anne Cunningham 1586–1647 m. Nanse Imrie 1582– m. Isobel Cleland 1589–
      7. 7. Edward Hamilton 1589–1604 m. Hamilton Edward 1589–
    2. 2. John (Lyon 8th Lord of) Glamis 1533–1578 m. Elizabeth Abernathy 1535–1581
    3. 3. William (John) Lyons 1540–1621 m. Alice Willet 1549–1593 m. Cecill Bragg 1555–
    4. 4. Richard Lyon 1542–
    5. 5. Sir (John Lyon-8th Lord of Glamis- Chancellor of) Scotland 1544–1578 m. Lady (Elizabeth Baroness of Glamis) Abernathy 1548–1581
    6. 6. Maries Orruk 1545–1625 m. John Hamilton 1532–1604
    7. 7. Elizabeth Lyon 1545–
    8. 8. Thomas (Lyon of Auldbar, Master of) Glamis 1546–1607 m. Elizabeth Larson 1550– m. Agnes Gray 1539–1583 m. Euphemia Douglas 1555–1607
  2. 2. Margaret Lyon 1514–1610 m. John Arbuckle 1510–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lyon 1516–1587 m. Sir (John) Abernethy 1508–1581 m. John (Forbes) V 1511–1537 m. John (Tullock of) Montcoffes 1521– m. Thomas (Craig of) Balmely 1516–1600
  4. 4. George Lyon 1520–1542

Janet Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Janet Douglas in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
1537
17 Jul 1537
Age 39
Death of Janet Douglas in Castle Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -burned at stake by King James V of Scotland
Castle Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -burned at stake by King James V of Scotland
1537
1537
Age 39
Burial of Janet Douglas in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Janet Douglas, person ID LRTR-QCS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1537
    Event Place: Castle Hill, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -burned at stake by King James V of Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Janet Douglas, person ID LRTR-QCS.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Janet Douglas, person ID LRTR-QCS.
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