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Lady Janet Douglas 1472 – 1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1472/1476

Birth Location: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: AFT 6 MAR 1542

Death Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Boyd

Spouse(s): Andrew Herries, Robert Herries

Children(s):

In 1472, Lady Janet Douglas entered the world in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Douglas and Elizabeth Boyd. Lady Janet Douglas married Andrew Herries, Robert Herries. Lady Janet Douglas passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1472, Lady Janet Douglas entered the world in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Archibald Douglas and Elizabeth Boyd.
  • Lady Janet Douglas married Andrew Herries, Robert Herries.
  • Lady Janet Douglas passed away in 1542 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Lady Douglas's Ancestors

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Lady Douglas
1472 – 1542
Birth Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1449 – 1514
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boyd
1450 – 1497
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Douglas 4th Earl of) Angus
1429 – 1463
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Isobel Sibbald
1430 – 1497
Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert (Boyd First Lord Boyd of) Kilmarnock
1425 – 1482
Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mariot ((Janet)) Maxwell
1415 – 1472
Calderwood, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1398 – 1437
Margaret Yester
1400 – 1484
John Sibbald
1400 – 1451
Johanna Livingston
1405 – 1451
Sir Boyd
1405 – 1439
Isabelle Lyle
1395 – 1439
Robert Maxwell
1373 – 1448
Elizabeth Danniston
1378 – 1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Douglas
1349 –
Mary Edmonstone
1380 – 1458
William Hay
1366 – 1421
Alicia Hay
1372 – 1447
Thomas Sibbald,
1370 – 1403
Isabel Groog
1375 –
Thomas Boyd
1374 – 1432
Joanna Montgomery
1380 – 1469
Andrew Lyle
1387 – 1405
Catherine Boyd
1382 – 1405
John Maxwell
1298 – 1360
Elizabeth Lindsey
1338 – 1388
Robert Denniston
1340 – 1399
Margaret Montfichet
1345 – 1389

Lady Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1472
1472/1476
Birth of Lady Janet Douglas in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1542
AFT 6 MAR 1542
Age 70
Death of Lady Janet Douglas in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472/1476
    Event Place: Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 6 MAR 1542
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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