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Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton 1555–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1555

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1637

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: David Angus

Mother: Hamilton, Hamilton

Spouse(s): John Maxwell

Children(s): Janet Maxwell, Lady Maxwell

The story of Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton began in 1555 in Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland. Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton married John 7Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell, and had children including Janet Jane Anne Maxwell, Lady Susan Maxwell. Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton passed away in 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton began in 1555 in Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton married John 7Th Lord Maxwell Earl Of Morton Maxwell, and had children including Janet Jane Anne Maxwell, Lady Susan Maxwell.
  • Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton passed away in 1637 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lady Morton's Ancestors

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Lady Morton
1555–1637
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
David Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath Earl Van Angus 7th Earl of Angus
1515–1557
Lasswade, Pittendreich, Midlothian, Scotland
Hamilton, (Margaret, Lady Roploche) Hamilton
1535–1596
Broomhill, Clydesdale or Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
George (Douglas-of) Angus
1490–1552
North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Douglas-of) Pittendreich
1500–1571
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
John Hamilton
1515–1558
Glasgow City, Scotland
Jeanette (Canmore Lady Home van) Samuelston
1502–1573
Haddington, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1475–1529
Lady Beaton
1486–1522
Alexander Home
1485–1516
Agnes Ramsay
–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Morton's Descendants

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Lady (Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton (5 May 1555–Feb 1637) m. John ((7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton)) Maxwell (24 Apr 1553–7 December 1593)
  1. 1. Janet (\ Jane Anne) Maxwell 1568–1649 m. John (Corsane, 13th Provost of) Dumfries 1553–1629
    1. 1. Marion Corsane 1585–1638 m. Stephen (Laurie Laird Of) Maxwelton 1575–1637
      1. 1. Janet (De LAURIE, LOWRIE,) LAURYE 1601–1685 m. John Ervin 1595–1648 m. John Irving 1595–1648
        1. 1. Francis Irvine 1624–1685 m. Isabel Steward 1625–
      2. 2. Sir (John Laurie of) Maxwelltown 1609–1685
      3. 3. Adam Laurie 1612–
      4. 4. Isobel Laurie 1618–
      5. 5. Marian Laurie 1616–1616
      6. 6. Robert Laurie –1698
      7. 7. Thomas Laurie 1608–1660
  2. 2. Lady (Susan) Maxwell 1580–1630

Lady Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1555
5 May 1555
Birth of Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton in Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
1595
1595
Age 40
Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton was married in Craigie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Craigie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1637
Feb 1637
Age 82
Death of Lady Margaretha Elizabeth Douglas Baroness Maxwell of Carlaverock, Countess of Morton in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1555
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire or Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Craigie, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1637
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, 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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