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Lord James Douglas Douglas 1426 – 1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Oct 1498

Death Location: Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady Gifford

Spouse(s): Lady Stewart

Children(s): Lord Douglas

Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas was born in 1426 in Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Douglas and Lady Elizabeth Gifford. Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas married Lady Joan Stewart, and had children including Lord James Douglas. Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas passed away in 1498 in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas was born in 1426 in Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of Lord James Douglas and Lady Elizabeth Gifford.
  • Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas married Lady Joan Stewart, and had children including Lord James Douglas.
  • Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas passed away in 1498 in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Lord Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Lord Douglas
1426 – 1498
Birth Place: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord James Douglas
1395 – 1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Gifford
1392 – 1456
Newton Village, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight James) Douglas
1373 – 1440
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Stewart
1373 – 1411
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1330 – 1420
Lady Dunbar
1322 – 1378
King Stewart
1337 – 1420
Queen Drummond
1350 – 1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Douglas
1303 – 1350
Lady Graham
1308 – 1377
King Stewart
1316 – 1390
Lady Mure
1320 – 1355
Lord Drummond
Lady Montifex

Lord Douglas's Descendants

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Lord (James Douglas) Douglas (1426 – 20 Oct 1498) m. Lady (Joan) Stewart (1 Nov 1428 – 22 Jun 1493)
  1. 1. Lord (James) Douglas (Jan 1487 – December 1548) m. Lady (Margaret Countess Morton) Balfour (2 Aug 1460 – 24 Sep 1520) m. Lady (Catherine) Stewart (28 November 1489 – 5 Jul 1554)
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (20 February 1482 – 24 May 1508) m. Lord (Patrick Canmore) Halyburton (7 May 1475 – 6 December 1505)
      1. 1. Lady (Janet) Halyburton (19 Apr 1503 – 13 June 1560) m. Lord (William Ruthven) II (1500 – 3 Dec 1552) m. Lord (George Canmore) Home (1514 – 9 Sep 1547)
        1. 1. Lady (Katherine 'Kate') Ruthven (27 Jan 1526 – 3 Sep 1584) m. Laird (Sir Colin 'The Grey') Campbell (7 Jul 1523 – 11 April 1583)
        2. 2. Lady (Barbara) Ruthven (ABT 1531 – 21 Jul 1594) m. Lord (Andrew Patrick) Gray (Jul 1538 – 10 Mar 1608)
        3. 3. Lady (Helen) Home (1536 – 1586) m. Francise Towers (1529 – 29 September 1665)
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1500 – 6 Sep 1542)
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of) Chatel (1 Jan 1511 – 24 May 1579 - 1580)
    4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Douglas (1523 – 24 May 1579) m. Lord (James) Hamilton (1517 – 22 Jan 1575)
      1. 1. Lord (Claud) Hamilton (1546 – 15 Jan 1622) m. Lady (Margaret Montgomerie) Seton (1555 – March 1616)
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret Anne) Hamilton (21 September 1577 – 23 December 1577) m. Lewis (Rodolphi) Bayly (1565 – 26 Oct 1631)
    5. 5. Lord (Sir Knight James II) Douglas (1507 – 06 Jan 1579) m. Lady (Christian) Montgomery (1515 – 9 Aug 1575)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Hamilton (1525 – 24 May 1579) m. Sir (Lord Baron Mungo Quintigern) Lockhart (1521 – 1582)
        1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Allan) Lockhart (1552 – 5 Nov 1624) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Ross (1522 – 10 July 1594)

Lord Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1426
1426
Birth of Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas in Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1498
20 Oct 1498
Age 72
Death of Lord James Douglas Douglas , Lord of DalKeith, First Earl Morton, Nineth Earl Douglas in Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1498
    Event Place: Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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