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Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith 1487–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1487

Birth Location: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 Dec 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: *John Morton

Mother: Janet Chrichton

Spouse(s): *Lady GG, **Margaret Tudor

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Lady Hamilton, Margaret sister), Lady Story

The story of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith began in 1487 in Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith married Lady Catherine Kate Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Princess Of Scotland 3Rd Countess Of Morton 1491 16Th Gg, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Elaine, James F Early, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess Of Hamilton, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Howard King James V Half Sister. Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith began in 1487 in Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith married Lady Catherine Kate Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Princess Of Scotland 3Rd Countess Of Morton 1491 16Th Gg, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Elaine, James F Early, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess Of Hamilton, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Howard King James V Half Sister.
  • Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Lord Dalkeith's Ancestors

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Lord Dalkeith
1487–1548
Birth Place: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
*John (GGF15 ) Douglas, Earl van Morton
1460–1512
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Chrichton
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lord Dalkeith's Descendants

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Lord (James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of) Dalkeith (January 1487–22 Dec 1548) m. *Lady (Catherine (Kate) STEWART, Lady of Edinburgh Castle, Princess of Scotland, 3rd Countess of Morton *1491 *16th) GG (17 Jul 1502–05 Jul 1554) m. **Margaret Tudor (1489–1541)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1517–1581 m. # (Sir Georg DOUGLAS, Knight, Master of Angus and Douglas, Laird of Pittendreich, Master of Angus ^1493 *) BIO 1493–1556 m. Alexander (Alexander) ** 1490–1553 m. Sir (Henry I Stewart Earl of Methven) Fleming 1495–1551 m. Sir (Sir George Douglas, Laird of Pittendreich, Master of) Angus 1493–1528
    1. 1. David (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1515–1557 m. Lady (Margaret (Margaretha) Hamilton Countess of) Angus 1530–1596
      1. 1. Marjory (Hamilton of) Orbiston 1551–1637 m. David Dundas 1551–1636
        1. 1. James (Dundas of) Duddingston 1581–1624 m. Lady (Isobel of Edinburgh) Maule 1585–1664
        2. 2. George Dundas 1600–1658
      2. 2. Duncan Douglas 1557–1590
      3. 3. John (Marquis Annadale) Johnstone 1544–1587
      4. 4. Barbara (Hector) Douglas 1556–1640
      5. 5. (Bishop) (Gavin) Hamilton 1560–1612
      6. 6. Robert Hamilton 1570–1594
      7. 7. Janet Johnstone 1546–1608
      8. 8. Archibald (Douglas) Angus 1554–1588
      9. 9. Elizabeth Douglas 1553–1637
      10. 10. Lady (Margaretha Elizabeth of Argus) Douglas 1553–1624
      11. 11. Agnes Mac-Cullogh 1549–1593
      12. 12. Margaretha Douglas 1555–1640
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess of) Hamilton 1515–1579
  3. 3. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (Howard) (King James V half) sister) 1515–1577
  4. 4. Lady (Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton ^1514) Story 1514–1583

Lord Dalkeith's Timeline

3 Records

1481
Aug 1481
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1487
January 1487
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1481
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1487
    Event Place: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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