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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 December 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Morton

Mother: Jeanette Crichton

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart

Children(s): Lady Story, Elisabeth Douglas, **Lady Galloway, *Elizabeth Douglas, Alexander Keith, Robert Keith, Janet Douglas

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 Countess Morton Stewart, and had children including Alexander Keith, Elisabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Douglas, Lady Anne Agnes Of Morton Douglas Fair Maid Galloway, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton Story, Robert Keith. 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 Countess Morton Stewart, and had children including Alexander Keith, Elisabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Douglas, Lady Anne Agnes Of Morton Douglas Fair Maid Galloway, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton Story, Robert Keith.
  • 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 Douglas Earl van Morton
1460–1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Jeanette Crichton
1463–1514
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. Lady (Catherine Countess Morton) Stewart (17 Jul 1502–5 July 1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton) Story 1514–1583 m. Sir (Lord Robert Maxwell of) Carlaverock 1525–1573
    1. 1. John (Lord Maxwell van) Monreith 1553–1593 m. Lady (AGNES) MAXWELL 1546–1593
  2. 2. Elisabeth Douglas 1520–
  3. 3. **Lady (Anne Agnes of Morton Douglas, Fair Maid) Galloway 1505–1599
  4. 4. *Elizabeth Douglas 1500–1571 m. George Douglas 1490–1552
    1. 1. David ('of Colbrandspath') Douglas 1515–1557
  5. 5. Alexander Keith 1510–1570
  6. 6. Robert Keith 1508–1551
  7. 7. Janet Douglas 1528–1581

Lord Dalkeith's Timeline

3 Records

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
1532
23 September 1532
Age 45
Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith was married in Edinburgh Castle and Portsburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Castle and Portsburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, 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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1487
    Event Place: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 September 1532
    Event Place: Edinburgh Castle and Portsburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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