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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: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 December 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Morton

Mother: Janet Chrichton

Spouse(s): Catherine Boyd), **Margaret Tudor

Children(s): # Story, Lady Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Claud Hamilton, Janet Douglas, Margaret Erskine, ELIZABETH DOUGLAS, Lady Hamilton, James Early, Margaret sister), Lady Douglas, Robert Keith, Alexander Ross, Christian Keith, Alexander Keith, Arthur Rothesay, Sarah Douglas

The story of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith began in 1487 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom. Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith married Catherine Kate Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Princess Of Scotland 3Rd Countess Of Morton Illegitimate Daughter Of King James Iv Of Scotland By His Mistress Marion Boyd, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Duke Stewart Duke Of Ross, Alexander Keith, Arthur Stewart Duke Of Rothesay, Christian Keith, Claud Hamilton, Elaine, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Isabella Morton Douglas, James F Early, Janet Douglas, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess Of Hamilton, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Howard King James V Half Sister, Margaret Marion Erskine, Robert Keith, Sarah Douglas. Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith began in 1487 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith married Catherine Kate Stewart Lady Of Edinburgh Castle Princess Of Scotland 3Rd Countess Of Morton Illegitimate Daughter Of King James Iv Of Scotland By His Mistress Marion Boyd, Margaret Tudor, and had children including Alexander Duke Stewart Duke Of Ross, Alexander Keith, Arthur Stewart Duke Of Rothesay, Christian Keith, Claud Hamilton, Elaine, Elizabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Isabella Morton Douglas, James F Early, Janet Douglas, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess Of Hamilton, Margaret Countess Of Lennox Douglas Howard King James V Half Sister, Margaret Marion Erskine, Robert Keith, Sarah Douglas.
  • Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Morton
1473–1513
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
JM
Janet Chrichton
1461–1514
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Boyd)
1491–1554
Birth Location: Edinburgh Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
CB
**Margaret Tudor
1489–1541
Birth Location: Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland
*T

Children(s)

# Story
1514–1583
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
#S
Lady Douglas
1511–1579
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD
Elizabeth Douglas
1517–
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ED
Elizabeth Douglas
1528–1581
Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
ED
Claud Hamilton
1543–1622
Birth Location: Blackness
CH
Janet Douglas
1528–1581
Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
JD
Margaret Erskine
1513–1550
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ME
ELIZABETH DOUGLAS
1517–1581
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
ED
Lady Hamilton
1515–1579
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LH
James Early
1512–1542
Birth Location: Scotland
JE
Margaret sister)
1515–1577
Birth Location: Harbottle
Ms
Lady Douglas
1500–1571
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD
Robert Keith
1508–1551
Birth Location: Of Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
RK
Alexander Ross
1514–1515
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland
AR
Christian Keith
1512–1553
Birth Location: Keith, East Lothian, Scotland
CK
Alexander Keith
1510–1570
Birth Location: Pitterdrum, Scotland
AK
Arthur Rothesay
1509–1510
Birth Location: Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AR
Sarah Douglas
1522–1611
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
SD

Lord Dalkeith's Ancestors

Self
Lord Dalkeith
1487–1548
Birth Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
1473–1513
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet Chrichton
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas, 1st Earl of) Morton
1499–1548
Scotland
Joan (Princess of Scotland) Stewart
1428–1493
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Dalkeith
1500–1541
Elizabeth Douglas
1503–1561
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1545–1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scotland
1586–1653

Lord Dalkeith's Descendants

1.
LD
Lord (James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of) Dalkeith (January 1487–22 December 1548) m. Catherine ((Kate) Stewart, * Lady of Edinburgh Castle, Princess of Scotland, 3rd Countess of Morton * (illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland by his mistress Marion) Boyd) (May 1491–5 July 1554) m. **Margaret Tudor (1489–1541)
  1. 1. # (Lady Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton ^1514) Story 1514–1583 m. Sir (Lord Robert Maxwell of) Carlaverock 1525–1573 m. Lord (Robert MAXWELL, 5th Baron Maxwell, Lord of) Caer 1493–1552
    1. 1. Lord (John I Maxwell Baron Maxwell, Earl of) Morton 1553–1593 m. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth Maxwell) (Wallace) 1580–1630 m. Sir (John Hugh 15th Lord of Craigie) Wallace 1581–1640
        1. 1. Sir (William Charles Wallace of) Failford 1598–1672 m. Issobell Guyld 1598–1672 m. Lady (Agnes Boyd) (Scotland) 1609–1672 m. Issobell Guyld 1600–1672 m. Issobell ((Isabella)) Guyld 1600–1672 m. Lady (Agnes Jane) BOYD 1606–1672
        2. 2. Margaret Wallace 1605–1672
        3. 3. Esther"Hester" Stewart 1600–1668
        4. 4. Thomas Wallace 1603–1673
        5. 5. Sarah Wallace 1595–1660
        6. 6. Robert Wallace 1605–1648
        7. 7. Marie Wallace 1609–
        8. 8. John Wallace 1606–1685
        9. 9. James Wallace 1605–1655
        10. 10. Isabel Wallace 1599–1669
        11. 11. Hugh (William) Wallace 1600–1673
        12. 12. John Wallace 1606–1640
        13. 13. Esther Stewart 1600–
        14. 14. Sir (Hew Hugh Wallace 1st Baronet, 16th of Craigie, 21st of) Riccarton 1600–1660
        15. 15. Robert (Wallis Wallace of Holmestone) I 1616–1648
    2. 2. Beatrice Douglas 1535–1552
    3. 3. Sir (Scot John) Maxwell 1553–1593
    4. 4. Robert Maxwell 1533–1573
    5. 5. Sir (James) Maxwell 1553–1593
    6. 6. Lord (Robert) Maxwell –1573
  2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1511–1579
  3. 3. Elizabeth Douglas 1517–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas 1528–1581
  5. 5. Claud Hamilton 1543–1622
  6. 6. Janet Douglas 1528–1581
  7. 7. Margaret (Marion) Erskine 1513–1550
  8. 8. ELIZABETH (ISABELLA Morton) DOUGLAS 1517–1581 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
    1. 1. David (Adam Douglas of Colbrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Lady (Margaret Countess of Angus) Hamilton 1525–1596
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637 m. Lord (John I Maxwell Baron Maxwell, Earl of) Morton 1553–1593
      2. 2. Archibald (Douglas 8th Earl of) Angus 1554–1588
    2. 2. James (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
    3. 3. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
    5. 5. Anna Douglas 1521–1620
    6. 6. George Douglas 1515–1589
  9. 9. Lady (Margaret Margaretha Erskine Douglas Duchess of) Hamilton 1515–1579
  10. 10. James (F) Early 1512–1542
  11. 11. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (Howard) (King James V half) sister) 1515–1577
  12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
    1. 1. David, ("7th Earl of Angus",) Douglas 1515–1567 m. Helen (Margaret) Wallace 1520–1596
      1. 1. LadyMargaret (of Aberdeenshire) Home 1540–1570 m. Alexander (Douglas 12gg) B 1549–1573
        1. 1. Mary Douglas 1570–1670 m. James Lea 1565–1632
      2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1555–1582
      3. 3. Archibald (8th Earl Of Angus) Douglas 1555–1588
      4. 4. John (Marquis Annadale) Douglas 1544–1587
    2. 2. George (Douglas Laird van Parkhead of) Parkhead 1515–1589
    3. 3. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
    4. 4. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
    6. 6. David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557
  13. 13. Robert Keith 1508–1551
  14. 14. Alexander (Duke Stewart Duke of) Ross 1514–1515
  15. 15. Christian Keith 1512–1553
  16. 16. Alexander Keith 1510–1570
  17. 17. Arthur (Stewart Duke of) Rothesay 1509–1510
  18. 18. Sarah Douglas 1522–1611

Lord Dalkeith's Timeline

8 Records

1487
January 1487
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
1 January 1487
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
January 1487
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1500
1500
Age 13
Birth of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1548
22 December 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1548
22 December 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
1548
December 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1548
22 December 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1487
    Event Place: Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1487
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1487
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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