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Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas 1539–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 September 1606

Death Location: Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Matthew Lennox

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1539, Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas entered the world in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Matthew Lord Stewart Van Darnley Earl Van Lennox And Lady Margaret Erskine. Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas passed away in 1606 in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1539, Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas entered the world in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Matthew Lord Stewart Van Darnley Earl Van Lennox And Lady Margaret Erskine.
  • Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas passed away in 1606 in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Lennox
1516–1571
Birth Location: Dunbarton Castle
ML
Lady Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LE

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Douglas's Ancestors

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Lord Douglas
1539–1606
Birth Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Matthew Lord Stewart van Darnley Earl van Lennox
1516–1571
Dunbarton Castle
Lady (Margaret) Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Stewart of Darnley Earl van Lennox) lll
1492–1526
Lennox, East-Dunbartonshire, Schotland
Elizabeth Stewart
1494–1564
Balveny, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
John (I Erskine 16th Earl of) Mar
1485–1572
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Campbell of) Argyll
1485–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 67
Death of Lord Sir William 6th Earl of Morton Douglas in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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