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Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond 1517–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 July 1581

Death Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Lord Dalkeith

Mother: Catherine Morton

Spouse(s): Doctor Pittendreich

Children(s): David Angus, James Morton, James Morton, Anna Douglas, George Parkhead, Mary Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas

In 1517, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond entered the world in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord James Of Pomforstoun Douglas Of Morton 3Rd Earl Of Morton 5Th Lord Of Dalkeith And Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton. Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond married Doctor George Douglas Of Pittendreich, and had children including Anna Douglas, David Adam Douglas Of Cobrandspath Earl Van Angus 7Th Earl Of Angus, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Gertrude Douglas, George Douglas Laird Van Parkhead Of Parkhead, James Baronet Douglas, James Douglas 4Th Earl Of Morton, Mary Abston Douglas, Washington Lafayette Douglas. Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond passed away in 1581 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond entered the world in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Lord James Of Pomforstoun Douglas Of Morton 3Rd Earl Of Morton 5Th Lord Of Dalkeith And Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton.
  • Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond married Doctor George Douglas Of Pittendreich, and had children including Anna Douglas, David Adam Douglas Of Cobrandspath Earl Van Angus 7Th Earl Of Angus, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Gertrude Douglas, George Douglas Laird Van Parkhead Of Parkhead, James Baronet Douglas, James Douglas 4Th Earl Of Morton, Mary Abston Douglas, Washington Lafayette Douglas.
  • Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond passed away in 1581 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Dalkeith
1487–1548
Birth Location: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD
Catherine Morton
1502–1554
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
CM

Spouses(s)

Doctor Pittendreich
1500–1556
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
DP

Children(s)

David Angus
1515–1557
Birth Location: Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
DA
James Morton
–1581
Birth Location: –
JM
James Morton
1516–1581
Birth Location: Morton Castle, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JM
Anna Douglas
1516–1578
Birth Location: Twizell Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
AD
George Parkhead
1515–1589
Birth Location: of Parkhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GP
Mary Douglas
1521–1620
Birth Location: Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
MD
Elizabeth Douglas
1523–1607
Birth Location: –
ED

Lady Drummond's Ancestors

Self
Lady Drummond
1517–1581
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith
1487–1548
Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine (Stewart, Countess of) Morton
1502–1554
Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Douglas 2nd Earl of) Morton
1454–1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Crichton
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James (IV Iron Belt Stewart King of) Scots
1473–1513
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret (Queen of) Scotland
1489–1541
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
James DOUGLAS
1480–1535
Joan Stewart
1478–1536
James Scotland
1451–1488
Margaret Scotland
1456–1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
King Oldenberg
1425–1481
Dorothea Brandenburg
1430–1495

Lady Drummond's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly) Drummond (1517–12 July 1581) m. Doctor (George Douglas of) Pittendreich (1500–22 January 1556)
  1. 1. David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaret ((Somerville\Johnstone) Hamilton of) Angus 1525–1596
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637 m. John Maxwell 1553–1593
      1. 1. Sir (Robert, Earl of Nithsdale) Maxwell 1586–1646 m. Dame (Elizabeth) Beaumont 1602–1671
        1. 1. Lord (Herries Robert) Maxwell 1620–1667 m. Elspeth (Sanders) Douglas 1624–1667
        2. 2. Jean Maxwell 1619–1649
  2. 2. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton –1581
  3. 3. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
  4. 4. Anna Douglas 1516–1578
  5. 5. George (Douglas Laird van Parkhead of) Parkhead 1515–1589
  6. 6. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607

Lady Drummond's Timeline

10 Records

1517
1517
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1517
4 January 1517
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1525
Bef. 1525
Age 8
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1529
1529
Age 12
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1537
01 Jan 1537
Age 20
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Notre Dame, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Notre Dame, Paris, Île-de-France, France
1540
1540
Age 23
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1550
10 Feb 1550
Age 33
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
1561
12 Mar 1561
Age 44
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1564
11 Jan 1564
Age 47
Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond was married in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1581
12 July 1581
Age 64
Death of Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly Drummond in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 January 1517
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1525
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Elgin, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1537
    Event Place: Notre Dame, Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1550
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1561
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1564
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Not (Austria), Graz-Umgebung, Steiermark, Austria

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1581
    Event Place: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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