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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: Sir Gordon

Mother: Jeanette Crichton

Spouse(s): Catherine Stewart, Lady Stewart

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Beatrice Douglas, Beatrix Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Hamilton, William Morton

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 Countess Morton Stewart, Lady Catherine Countess Morton Stewart, and had children including Beatrice Douglas, Beatrix Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas Hamilton, William Douglas V Morton. 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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  • 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 Countess Morton Stewart, Lady Catherine Countess Morton Stewart, and had children including Beatrice Douglas, Beatrix Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas Hamilton, William Douglas V Morton.
  • 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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Lord Dalkeith's Ancestors

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Lord Dalkeith
1487–1548
Birth Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John 2nd Lord of Lochinvar Gordon
1450–1517
Lochinvar, Kirkcudbright, Dalry in Dumfries and Galloway, so, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jeanette Crichton
1463–1493
Cranstoun-Riddell, Schotland
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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 December 1548) m. Catherine (Countess Morton) Stewart (May 1491–5 July 1554) m. Lady (Catherine Countess Morton) Stewart (May 1491–5 July 1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. Sir (George Douglas) Pittendreich 1500–1552
    1. 1. David (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaretha Hamilton 1535–1596
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Christine) Douglas 1555–1637 m. Sir (John Phillip Scott 2nd Laird of) Dryhope 1550–1631 m. Frans (Stuart Earl van Bothwell Lord Badenoch van) Enzie 1562–1613 m. Walter (Sir) Scott 1545–1574
        1. 1. Mary (Marion Dryhope) Scott 1575–1598 m. Walter (Auld Wat of Harden) Scott 1540–1631
        2. 2. Walter (Lord Scott van) Buccleuch 1570–1611
  2. 2. Beatrice Douglas 1514–1583
  3. 3. Beatrix Douglas 1514–1552
  4. 4. Elizabeth Douglas 1517–1581
  5. 5. John Douglas 1522–1579
  6. 6. Margaret Douglas 1528–1616
  7. 7. Margaret (Douglas) Hamilton 1511–1579
  8. 8. William (Douglas V) Morton 1517–1552

Lord Dalkeith's Timeline

2 Records

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
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: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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