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Janet Douglass 1517–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: bef 1600

Death Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Father: James Abernathy

Mother: Janet Erskine

Spouse(s): Thomas Erskine

Children(s): Elizabeth DeErskine, James Ogilvy

The story of Janet Douglass began in 1517 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland. Janet Douglass married Alexander Ogilvy, Thomas Erskine, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Deerskine, James Ogilvy. Janet Douglass passed away in 1600 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Janet Douglass began in 1517 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.
  • Janet Douglass married Alexander Ogilvy, Thomas Erskine, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Deerskine, James Ogilvy.
  • Janet Douglass passed away in 1600 in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.

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Children(s)

Janet Douglass's Ancestors

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Janet Douglass
1517–1600
Birth Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Parents
James John Abernathy
1500–1547
Fordell Castle, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Erskine
1504–1600
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Erskine
1458–1513
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Campbell
1464–1518
Nisbet,, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Janet Douglass's Descendants

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Janet Douglass (1517–bef 1600) m. Thomas Erskine (1512–07 Oct 1551)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) DeErskine 1537–1575 m. George (C. Barclay Laird of) Mathers 1536–1607
    1. 1. Christian (Forbes Barclay Widow of 1st Lord) Elphinstone) 1557–1630 m. William (Ruthven) 15 1569–1634 m. John (Forbes (Father Archangel) Rev. 6th) Lord 1564–1635
      1. 1. William (Ruthven 14) Gowrie 1594–1670 m. Dorothea Stewart 1596–1673
        1. 1. John (Murray 13 1st Earl of) Atholl 1605–1642 m. Margaret Murchison 1620–1635
  2. 2. James Ogilvy –1574

Janet Douglass's Timeline

5 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Janet Douglass in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1525
abt 1525 to 35
Age 8
Janet Douglass was married in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1532
1532
Age 15
Janet Douglass was married in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1535
1535
Age 18
Janet Douglass was married in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
1600
bef 1600
Age 83
Death of Janet Douglass in Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Brechin, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1525 to 35
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1600
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus, Scotland

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