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Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas 1500 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Oct 1500

Birth Location: Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Father: David Douglas

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): George Douglas

Children(s): David Angus, Margaret Lennox, George Douglas, Mary Douglas, James Morton, Elizabeth Douglas

Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was born in 1500 in Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, the child of David 'of Pittendreich' Douglas and Lady Catherine Countess Morton Stewart. Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas married George Douglas, and had children including David Douglas Earl van Angus, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, George Parkhead Douglas, Mary Douglas, James Douglas Morton, Elizabeth Douglas. Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas passed away in 1571 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was born in 1500 in Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, the child of David 'of Pittendreich' Douglas and Lady Catherine Countess Morton Stewart.
  • Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas married George Douglas, and had children including David Douglas Earl van Angus, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, George Parkhead Douglas, Mary Douglas, James Douglas Morton, Elizabeth Douglas.
  • Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas passed away in 1571 in Elgin, Moray, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Douglas
1480 – 1528
Birth Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1491 – 1554
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

George Douglas
1490 – 1552
Birth Location: North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

David Angus
1515 – 1557
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
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Margaret Lennox
1516 – 1578
Birth Location: Maidenpape, Roxburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Douglas
1519 –
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mary Douglas
1521 –
Birth Location: Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Morton
1525 – 1581
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-Shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Douglas
1528 –
Birth Location: Pittendriech, Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Lady Douglas
1500 – 1571
Birth Place: Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Parents
David 'of Pittendreich' Douglas
1480 – 1528
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Lady (Catherine Countess Morton) Stewart
1491 – 1554
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Stewart IV (King of) Scotland)
1473 – 1513
Edinburgh
Lady (Margaret (Marion)) Boyd
1477 – 1559
Bonshaw, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Scotland)
1451 – 1488
Margaret Scotland)
1456 – 1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scots
1430 – 1460
Mary Scotland
1433 – 1463

Lady Douglas's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas (01 Oct 1500 – 1571) m. George Douglas (1490 – August 1552)
  1. 1. David (Douglas Earl van) Angus (1515 – June 1557) m. Margaretha Hamilton (1535 – 1596)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaretha Elizabeth) Douglas (5 May 1555 – Feb 1637) m. John ((7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton)) Maxwell (24 Apr 1553 – 7 December 1593) m. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie (1 December 1562 – 4 November 1613)
      1. 1. Janet Maxwell (1568 – 1625) m. John (Corsane, 13th Provost of) Dumfries (1553 – 1629)
        1. 1. Marion Corsane (1585 – 23 October 1638) m. Stephen Laurie (1580 – 14 December 1637)
      2. 2. Margaret Wallace (1 August 1580 – 1 March 1630)
      3. 3. Alexander Maxwell (1587 – )
      4. 4. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch (1570 – 15 December 1611)
  2. 2. Margaret (Douglas, Countess of) Lennox (1516 – 1578) m. Matthew Stewart (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) m. Archibald (Roger Herries of) Maidenpaup (1515 – aft 14 Mar 1561) m. Thomas Howard (1511 – 31 October 1537)
    1. 1. Henry Stuart (7 December 1545 – 10 February 1567) m. Mary (Stuart\Stewart, Queen Of) Scots (8 December 1542 – 18 February 1587)
      1. 1. James (VI) Stuart (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625)
    2. 2. Charles Lennox (1556 – 18 April 1576)
    3. 3. Robert (George Preston) Herries (1540 – 5 December 1637) m. Janet (Elizabeth) Gordon (1544 – 1600)
      1. 1. Archibald Herries (1570 – 22 December 1624)
      2. 2. William Herries (1574 – abt 1724)
      3. 3. Margaret Herries (1576 – 23 February 1663) m. Alexander (of Grange Hamilton, Captain of Dumbertane) Castle (1540 – 12 Mar 1658)
        1. 1. Margaretha Hamilton (1558 – 1551)
        2. 2. John Hamilton (1565 – February 1662)
        3. 3. Hugh Hamilton (1568 – )
        4. 4. William Hamilton (1570 – )
        5. 5. Alexander Hamilton (1572 – )
        6. 6. Thomas Hamilton (1574 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Hamilton (1578 – 28 May 1659)
        8. 8. Janet Hamilton (1580 – 1641)
        9. 9. Jean Hamilton (1582 – May 1631)
        10. 10. Robert (Sir) Hamilton (1600 – 14 June 1649) m. Lady (Issobell) Hamilton (1598 – 1696)
        11. 11. Margaret Hamilton
      4. 4. Eupheme Herries (1580 – 1614)
      5. 5. Charles Herries (1600 – 5 December 1637)
      6. 6. Robert (George) Herries
    4. 4. John Herries (1542 – )
    5. 5. Roger Herries (1544 – )
    6. 6. Robert Howard (1530 – 1598)
  3. 3. George (Parkhead) Douglas (1519 – )
  4. 4. Mary Douglas (1521 – )
  5. 5. James (Douglas) Morton (1525 – 2 June 1581)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Douglas (1528 – )

Lady Douglas's Timeline

12 Records

1500
01 Oct 1500
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas in Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
1508
Abt 1508
Age 8
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Drummond Castle, Muthill, Perth, Scotland
Drummond Castle, Muthill, Perth, Scotland
1514
04 Aug 1514
Age 14
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1514
4 August 1514
Age 14
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1517
4 Jan 1517
Age 17
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1517
4 January 1517
Age 17
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1525
Bef. 1525
Age 25
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1529
1529
Age 29
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1529
26 Apr 1529
Age 29
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
1529
26 April 1529
Age 29
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 40
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas was married in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1571
1571
Age 71
Death of Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Oct 1500
    Event Place: Pittendreich, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1508
    Event Place: Drummond Castle, Muthill, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1514
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 August 1514
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1517
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 January 1517
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1525
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1529
    Event Place: Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 April 1529
    Event Place: Menstry, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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