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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: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Morton

Mother: Jeanette Crichton

Spouse(s): Catharina Stuart

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Margaretha 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 Catharina Stuart, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Margaretha Douglas. Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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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 Catharina Stuart, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas, Margaretha Douglas.
  • Lord James of Pomforstoun DOUGLAS of Morton 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith passed away in 1548 in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Morton
1460–1515
Birth Location: –
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Jeanette Crichton
1463–
Birth Location: Cranstoun-Riddell, Schotland
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Spouses(s)

Catharina Stuart
1491–1555
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1500–1571
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaretha Douglas
1510–1580
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
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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
John Douglas Earl van Morton
1460–1515
Jeanette Crichton
1463–
Cranstoun-Riddell, Schotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

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. Catharina Stuart (1491–1555)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton) Douglas 1500–1571 m. George (Douglas of) Pittendreich 1500–1556
    1. 1. David (Adam Douglas of Cobrandspath, Earl Van Angus, 7th Earl of) Angus 1515–1557 m. Margaret ((Somerville\Johnstone) Hamilton of) Angus 1525–1596
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1637 m. John ((7th Lord Maxwell)(Earl of Morton)) Maxwell 1553–1593
        1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth Graham \Maxwell Baroness of) Raith 1580–1630 m. Sir (John Hugh 15th Lord of Craigie) Wallace 1581–1640
      2. 2. Archibald (Douglas 8th Earl of) Angus 1554–1588
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Of Angus Douglas, Baroness of Carlaverock, Countess of) Morton 1555–1640
  2. 2. Margaretha Douglas 1510–1580 m. James (Hamilton) IV 1515–1575
    1. 1. Anne Gordon 1541–1576 m. George (5th Earl of Huntly) Gordon 1535–1576
      1. 1. George (1st Marquess 6th Earl of) Huntly 1562–1636
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine GORDON de) HUNTLY 1560–1616
      3. 3. Alexander Gordon 1566–1622
      4. 4. Archibald Gordon 1556–1616
      5. 5. Isobel Gordon 1563–1620
      6. 6. John Gordon 1571–1630
      7. 7. Katherine ((of Lesmoir)) Gordon 1561–1644
      8. 8. Lady (Jean of Huntly) Gordon 1569–1615
      9. 9. Margaret Gordon 1564–1638
      10. 10. Margaret Gordon 1557–1606
      11. 11. Mary Gordon 1565–
      12. 12. William Gordon 1567–1636
    2. 2. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621
    3. 3. James Hamilton 1537–1609
    4. 4. Margaret Pethein 1550–1611 m. Alexander Pethein 1560–1611
      1. 1. Esther (Hamilton) Peden 1600–1650
      2. 2. James (Seamus) Peithein 1585–
      3. 3. Andrew (Hugh Pethein OR) Peden 1590–1648
      4. 4. Alexander Pethein 1586–1614
      5. 5. Hamilton Pethein 1595–1639
      6. 6. Hugh (Pethin of) Sorn 1610–1660
    5. 5. John Hamilton 1540–1604
    6. 6. Johanna Hamilton 1535–1560

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: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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