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Lord James Douglas 1487 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1487

Birth Location: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: December 1548

Death Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Douglas

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s): Lady Balfour, Lady Stewart

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Lady Douglas, Lady Chatel, Lady Douglas, Lord Douglas

Early life: Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran arrived in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland in 1487, born to Lord James Douglas Douglas and Lady Joan Stewart. Over time, Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran formed a family with Lady Margaret Countess Morton Balfour and Lady Catherine Stewart, which included Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton &amp, 1st Duchess of Chatel, Lady Margaret Douglas and Lord Sir Knight James II Douglas. Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran concluded life in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1548.

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Parents

Lord Douglas
1426 – 1498
Birth Location: Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1428 – 1493
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Balfour
1460 – 1520
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Lady Stewart
1489 – 1554
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1482 – 1508
Birth Location: Pumpherston, Mid-Lothian, Schotland, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Douglas
1500 – 1542
Birth Location: East Lothian Scotland
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Lady Chatel
1511 – 1579
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1523 – 1579
Birth Location: Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Douglas
1507 – 1579
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1487
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1454
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1451
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1487
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 24 August 1631
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: December 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: December 1548
    Event Place: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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