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Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway 1430 – 1474 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1430

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Apr 1474

Death Location: Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Euphemia Graham

Spouse(s): John Atholl

Children(s): Jean Huntly

In 1430, Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Euphemia Graham. Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and had children including Jean Stewart, Countess of Huntly. Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway passed away in 1474 in Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1430, Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Euphemia Graham.
  • Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, and had children including Jean Stewart, Countess of Huntly.
  • Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway passed away in 1474 in Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Douglas
1390 – 1439
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Euphemia Graham
1408 – 1468
Birth Location: Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Atholl
1440 – 1512
Birth Location: Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Huntly
1461 – 1510
Birth Location: Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Lady Galloway's Ancestors

Self
Lady Galloway
1430 – 1474
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
1390 – 1439
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Euphemia Graham
1408 – 1468
Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Galloway's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of) Galloway (About 1430 – 19 Apr 1474) m. John (Stewart, 1st Earl of) Atholl (12 Oct 1440 – 15 Sep 1512)
  1. 1. Jean (Stewart, Countess of) Huntly (About 1461 – 27 Oct 1510) m. Alexander (Gordon; 3rd Earl of) Huntly (Between 1460 and 1464 – 21 Jan 1524)
    1. 1. Marjory Gordon (About 1475 – About 1513) m. Thomas (Lumsden of) Conland (About 1468 – 9 Sep 1513)
      1. 1. John (Lumsden of Cushnie and) Medlar (About 1495 – About 1548) m. Agnes Strachan (About 1506 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lumsden (About 1521 – About 1560) m. John Burnett (About 1521 – About 1575)

Lady Galloway's Timeline

2 Records

1430
About 1430
Birth of Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1474
19 Apr 1474
Age 44
Death of Lady Margaret Stewart (Douglas), Countess of Atholl; Fair Maid of Galloway in Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1430
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1474
    Event Place: Falahill, Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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