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Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton 1482–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 May 1505

Death Location: Berwickshire, Scotland

Father: James Morton

Mother: Margaret Balfour

Spouse(s): Patrick Halyburton

Children(s): Mariot Halyburton, Janet Halyburton

Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton was born in 1482 in Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Morton And Margaret Balfour. Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton married Patrick Halyburton, and had children including Janet Halyburton, Mariot Halyburton. Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton passed away in 1505 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton was born in 1482 in Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, the child of James Douglas 3Rd Earl Of Morton And Margaret Balfour.
  • Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton married Patrick Halyburton, and had children including Janet Halyburton, Mariot Halyburton.
  • Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton passed away in 1505 in Berwickshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Lady Dirleton's Ancestors

Self
Lady Dirleton
1482–1505
Birth Place: Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas 3rd Earl of Morton
1454–1548
Pumpherston, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Balfour
1460–1482
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Morton) Douglas
1426–1488
Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Joan (Princess of Scotland) Stewart
1428–1493
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Michael Balfour
1422–1500
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1430–1489
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1398–1456
Elizabeth Gifford
1409–1456
James 24thGGF
1394–1436
Joan Beaufort
1404–1445
John Balfour
1396–1486
James Douglas
1370–1443
Beatrix Sinclair
1398–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1st Douglas
1371–1441
Princess Stewart
1372–1411
King III
1337–1406
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
Archibald Douglas
1328–1400
Johanna Moray
1345–1409
Henry Sinclair
1389–1422
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438

Lady Dirleton's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Dirleton (1482–24 May 1505) m. Patrick Halyburton (1475–06 Dec 1505)
  1. 1. Mariot Halyburton 1510–1563 m. George (Hume 4th) Lord 1509–1548
    1. 1. George (Home Earl of) Dunbar 1526–1611 m. Elizabeth Gordon 1575–1635 m. Catherine Gordon 1552– m. Catherine Colvill 1525–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Home 1587–1633
      2. 2. Anna Home 1594–1621 m. Sir (James Keir) Stirling 1594–1660
        1. 1. William Sterling 1612–1639
      3. 3. Janet Home 1549–
    2. 2. Margaret Home 1540–1650
    3. 3. Alexander Hume 1535–1575
  2. 2. Janet Halyburton 1503–1560

Lady Dirleton's Timeline

2 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton in Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1505
24 May 1505
Age 23
Death of Lady Margaret Douglas Countess of Dirleton in Berwickshire, Scotland
Berwickshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1482
    Event Place: Direlton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1505
    Event Place: Berwickshire, Scotland

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