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Jeanette Erskine Douglas 1415–1489 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Feb 1489

Death Location: Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: James Morton)

Mother: Elizabeth Gifford\Giffard

Spouse(s): Thomas Mar

Children(s): Alexander Erskine, Isobel Erskine, Lady Erskine, Helen Erskine, Sir Erskine, Lady Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Patrick Crichton

In 1415, Jeanette Erskine Douglas entered the world in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Douglas Van Dalkeith 1St Earl Of Morton And Elizabeth Gifford Giffard. Jeanette Erskine Douglas married Thomas Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, and had children including Alexander Lord Earl Van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine, Helen Jean Erskine, Isobel Lady Of Erskine Menteith Craiguchty Amp Auchmore 3Rd Countess Of Menteith 5Th Countess Of Strathearn Erskine, Lady Deborah Of Bakersfield Erskine, Lady Mariot Muriella Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Patrick Crichton, Sir Robert Erskine. Jeanette Erskine Douglas passed away in 1489 in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1415, Jeanette Erskine Douglas entered the world in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to James Douglas Van Dalkeith 1St Earl Of Morton And Elizabeth Gifford Giffard.
  • Jeanette Erskine Douglas married Thomas Lord Erskine Earl Van Mar, and had children including Alexander Lord Earl Van Mar Erskine Lord Erskine, Helen Jean Erskine, Isobel Lady Of Erskine Menteith Craiguchty Amp Auchmore 3Rd Countess Of Menteith 5Th Countess Of Strathearn Erskine, Lady Deborah Of Bakersfield Erskine, Lady Mariot Muriella Erskine, Margaret Erskine, Mary Erskine, Patrick Crichton, Sir Robert Erskine.
  • Jeanette Erskine Douglas passed away in 1489 in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Morton)
1395–1457
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
JM
Elizabeth Gifford\Giffard
1392–1456
Birth Location: Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
EG

Spouses(s)

Thomas Mar
1410–1490
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
TM

Children(s)

Alexander Erskine
1435–1509
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Schotland
AE
Isobel Erskine
1444–1500
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
IE
Lady Erskine
1430–1480
Birth Location: Selkirk Castle, Selkirkshire, Scotland
LE
Helen Erskine
1450–1479
Birth Location: Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
HE
Sir Erskine
1458–1513
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SE
Lady Erskine
1440–1482
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LE
Margaret Erskine
1447–
Birth Location: Scotland
ME
Patrick Crichton
1440–1478
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
PC

Jeanette Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Jeanette Douglas
1415–1489
Birth Place: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas (van Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Morton)
1395–1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Gifford\Giffard
1392–1456
Sheriffhall House, Newton Parish, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeanette Douglas's Descendants

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Jeanette (Erskine) Douglas (1415–21 Feb 1489) m. Thomas (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar (1410–1490)
  1. 1. Alexander (Lord Earl van Mar Erskine Lord) Erskine 1435–1509 m. Christine (Erskine) Crichton 1420–1475
    1. 1. Robert (Lord) Erskine 1310–1385 m. Beatrix Lindsay 1305–1350
      1. 1. Johanna Erskine 1350– m. John (Colguhoun Liard van) Luss 1353–1439
        1. 1. Malcolm (Colguhoun, Liard van) Luss 1370–1435 m. Lady (Margaret, Baroness Montgomery,) Boyd 1383–1460
    2. 2. Robert (Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar 1458–1513
    3. 3. Robert (II Colville Liard van) Hiltoun 1445–1495
    4. 4. Johanna Colville 1450–
    5. 5. Catharina Colville 1440–
  2. 2. Isobel ((Lady of Erskine, Menteith, Craiguchty & Auchmore, 3rd Countess of Menteith, 5th Countess of Strathearn)) Erskine 1444–1500
  3. 3. Lady (Mariot Muriella) Erskine 1430–1480
  4. 4. Helen (Jean) Erskine 1450–1479
  5. 5. Sir (Robert) Erskine 1458–1513
  6. 6. Lady (Deborah of Bakersfield) Erskine 1440–1482
  7. 7. Margaret Erskine 1447–
  8. 8. Patrick Crichton 1440–1478

Jeanette Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of Jeanette Erskine Douglas in Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1489
21 Feb 1489
Age 74
Death of Jeanette Erskine Douglas in Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1489
    Event Place: Bothwell Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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