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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: Sir Morton

Mother: Janet Crichton

Spouse(s): Catherine Morton

Children(s): Lady Drummond, John Douglas, Claud 17xggf, Lady **, Margaret Lady, Margaret sister), # 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 Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton, Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Claud Hamilton 17Xggf, John Douglas, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Beatrice Margaret Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas Formerly Drummond, Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel Lady, 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 Catherine Stewart Countess Of Morton, Lady Margaret Douglas, and had children including Claud Hamilton 17Xggf, John Douglas, Lady Beatrice Douglas Of Morton 1514 Story, Lady Beatrice Margaret Douglas, Lady Elizabeth Morton Douglas Formerly Drummond, Margaret Douglas Baroness Of Hamilton 2Nd Countess Of Arran Duchess Of Hamilton Amp 1St Duchess Of Chatel Lady, 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
Sir John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton
1454–1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Crichton
1461–1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (R.) DOUGLAS
1480–1535
Scotland
Joan Stewart
1478–1536
Scotland
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. Catherine (Stewart, Countess of) Morton (17 Jul 1502–5 Jul 1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Morton Douglas formerly) Drummond 1517–1581 m. Doctor (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 Maxwell 1553–1593
        1. 1. Sir (Robert, Earl of Nithsdale) Maxwell 1586–1646 m. Dame (Elizabeth) Beaumont 1602–1671
    2. 2. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton –1581
    3. 3. James (Douglas 4th Earl of) Morton 1516–1581
    4. 4. Anna Douglas 1516–1578
    5. 5. George (Douglas Laird van Parkhead of) Parkhead 1515–1589
    6. 6. Mary (Abston) Douglas 1521–1620
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Douglas 1523–1607
  2. 2. John Douglas 1522–1579
  3. 3. Claud (Hamilton) 17xggf 1543–1622
  4. 4. Lady (Beatrice Margaret Douglas) ** 1514–1583
  5. 5. Margaret (Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel) Lady 1511–1579
  6. 6. Margaret (Countess of Lennox Douglas (Howard) (King James V half) sister) 1515–1577
  7. 7. # (Lady Beatrice DOUGLAS of Morton ^1514) Story 1514–1583

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 Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, 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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1487
    Event Place: Castle, Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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