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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

Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran was born in 1487 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord James Douglas Douglas and Lady Joan Stewart. Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran married Lady Margaret Countess Morton Balfour, Lady Catherine Stewart, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lord Sir Knight James II Douglas. Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran passed away in 1548 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran was born in 1487 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, the child of Lord James Douglas Douglas and Lady Joan Stewart.
  • Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran married Lady Margaret Countess Morton Balfour, Lady Catherine Stewart, and had children including Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lady Margaret Douglas, Baroness of Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Arran, Duchess of Hamilton & 1st Duchess of Chatel, Lady Margaret Douglas, Lord Sir Knight James II Douglas.
  • Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran passed away in 1548 in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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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Lord Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Lord Douglas
1487 – 1548
Birth Place: Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Lord James Douglas Douglas
1426 – 1498
Castle Morton, Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Joan) Stewart
1428 – 1493
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (James) Douglas
1395 – 1457
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Gifford
1392 – 1456
Newton Village, Midlothian, Scotland
King (James I) Stewart
1394 – 1451
Innermeath, Argyll, Scotland
Queen (Joan) Beaufort
1406 – 1445
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1373 – 1440
Lady Stewart
1373 – 1411
King Stewart
1337 – 1420
Queen Drummond
1350 – 1401
Lord Beaufort
1373 – 1410
Lady Holland
1385 – 1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Douglas
1330 – 1420
Lady Dunbar
1322 – 1378
King Stewart
1337 – 1420
Queen Drummond
1350 – 1401
King Stewart
1316 – 1390
Lady Mure
1320 – 1355
Lord Drummond
Lady Montifex
Lord Gaunt
1340 – 1399
Lady Roet
1350 – 1403
Lord Holland
1350 – 1397
Lady FitzAlan
1350 – 1416

Lord Douglas's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Sir (Knight Duncan 'Black Duncan') Campbell (7 Aug 1550 – 23 Jun 1631) m. Lady (Jean 'Janet') Stewart (29 Dec 1557 – 15 Sep 1593) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair (1575 – 1 Oct 1654)
      2. 2. Lady (Barbara) Ruthven (ABT 1531 – 21 Jul 1594) m. Lord (Andrew Patrick) Gray (Jul 1538 – 10 Mar 1608)
        1. 1. William Graye (29 May 1564 – 22 Sep 1607) m. Elizabeth Larye (12 Nov 1561 – 19 November 1633)
      3. 3. Lady (Helen) Home (1536 – 1586) m. Francise Towers (1529 – 29 September 1665)
        1. 1. Margaret (Hanah) Towers (1554 – abt 1615) m. Richard Gilson (1550 – 11 Feb 1615)
  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)
        1. 1. Margaret Bailey (abt 1615 – 1662) m. John Rowland (1614 – 1653)
  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)
        1. 1. Sir (Robert) Lockhart (1591 – 1 Jul 1664) m. Dame (Anna) Fleming (1625 – 13 Apr 1653)

Lord Douglas's Timeline

9 Records

1451
1451
Birth of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1454
1454
Birth of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1487
Jan 1487
Birth of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1487
Jan 1487
Birth of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1548
December 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1548
December 1548
Age 61
Death of Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran in Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1631
24 August 1631
Age 144
Lord James Douglas , 3rd Earl of Morton, 5th Lord of Dalkeith, 1st Earl of Arran was married
None

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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