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Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus 1609–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Apr 1655

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas

Mother: Lady Kerr

Spouse(s): Lady Darnley, Lady Wemyss

Children(s): Lady Sinclair, Earl Forfar, Charles Douglas, William Douglas, Margaret Douglas, William DOUGLAS, James Douglas🔅, Archibald II, Lady Sinclair, William Queensberry), Lord Douglas", Archibald Douglas

In 1609, Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus entered the world in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William 1St Earl Of Queensbury Douglas And Lady Margaretha Hamilton Kerr. Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus married Lady Anne Stuart Of Darnley, Lady Jean Wemyss Countess Wemyss, and had children including Archibald Douglas Ii, Archibald Earl Of Forfar Douglas, Charles Douglas, Earl Forfar, James Marquess Of Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Douglass Sinclair, Lord James De Douglas 2Nd Marques Of Douglas, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas, William Douglas Earl And 1St Duke Of Queensberry. Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus passed away in 1655 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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  • In 1609, Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus entered the world in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William 1St Earl Of Queensbury Douglas And Lady Margaretha Hamilton Kerr.
  • Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus married Lady Anne Stuart Of Darnley, Lady Jean Wemyss Countess Wemyss, and had children including Archibald Douglas Ii, Archibald Earl Of Forfar Douglas, Charles Douglas, Earl Forfar, James Marquess Of Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Douglass Sinclair, Lord James De Douglas 2Nd Marques Of Douglas, Margaret Douglas, William Douglas, William Douglas Earl And 1St Duke Of Queensberry.
  • Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus passed away in 1655 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Lord Angus's Ancestors

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Lord Angus
1609–1655
Birth Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William, "1st Earl of Queensbury", Douglas
1589–1660
Dumphries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha Hamilton*) Kerr
1585–1623
Paisley, Renfrewshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William ((10th Earl of Angus) DOUGLAS) II
1552–1610
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sir (Lord Claud Hamilton, Knight of Paisley, Scottish Politician, Privy Councillor, 1st Lord of Paisley, Baron of) Hamilton
1543–1621
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Margaret ((Margaretha)) Seton
1546–1618
Seton, East-Lothian, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Morton)
1503–1570
George Seton
1528–1585
Isabel Seton
1530–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Angus's Descendants

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Lord (Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of) Angus (1609–16 Apr 1655) m. Lady (Anne Stuart* of) Darnley (23 November 1614–16 August 1646) m. Lady (Jean Wemyss*, Countess) Wemyss (19 Jun 1629–5 Jan 1715)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Douglass) Sinclair 1632–1668
  2. 2. Earl Forfar 1653–
  3. 3. Charles Douglas 1637–1688
  4. 4. William Douglas –1656
  5. 5. Margaret Douglas 1651–1692
  6. 6. William DOUGLAS 1637–1695
  7. 7. James (Marquess of) Douglas🔅 1646–1700
  8. 8. Archibald (Douglas) II 1653–1712
  9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth Douglass) Sinclair 1632–1668
  10. 10. William (Douglas (Earl and 1st Duke of) Queensberry) 1637–1695
  11. 11. Lord (James De Douglas "2nd Marques of) Douglas" 1646–1699 m. Mary (Kerr of) Lothian 1670–1736
    1. 1. Archibald Douglas 1695–1761
    2. 2. Jane Douglas 1697–1753
    3. 3. William, (Earl of Angus) Douglas 1693–1694
  12. 12. Archibald (Earl of Forfar) Douglas 1653–

Lord Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus in Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1655
16 Apr 1655
Age 46
Death of Lord Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Ormand, 11th Earl of Angus in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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