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Lord Sir William Douglas 1540–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Sep 1606

Death Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Robert Douglas

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): Agnes Leslie, Margaret Gordon

Children(s): Robert Douglas

In 1540, Lord Sir William Douglas entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert Douglas And Margaret Erskine. Lord Sir William Douglas married Agnes Leslie, Margaret Gordon, and had children including Robert Douglas. Lord Sir William Douglas passed away in 1606 in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Lord Sir William Douglas entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Robert Douglas And Margaret Erskine.
  • Lord Sir William Douglas married Agnes Leslie, Margaret Gordon, and had children including Robert Douglas.
  • Lord Sir William Douglas passed away in 1606 in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Douglas
1515–1547
Birth Location: Loch Leven, Kinross-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Leslie
1539–1594
Birth Location: Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
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Margaret Gordon
1542–1607
Birth Location: Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Douglas
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
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Lord Douglas's Ancestors

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Lord Douglas
1540–1606
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Douglas
1515–1547
Loch Leven, Kinross-shire, Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Douglas
1475–1539
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Boyd
1475–1498
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Douglas
1451–1526
Margaret Hay
1453–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Douglas
1424–1513
Elizabeth Boswell
1436–1479

Lord Douglas's Descendants

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Lord (Sir William) Douglas (1540–27 Sep 1606) m. Agnes Leslie (1539–Feb 1594) m. Margaret Gordon (1542–22 May 1607)
  1. 1. Robert Douglas 1562–1584 m. Jean Lyon 1556–1609
    1. 1. William, (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Keith 1586–1648 m. Agnes Leslie 1539–1594
      1. 1. James (Thomas Douglas) Sir 1632–1686 m. Anne Hay 1636–1700
        1. 1. Sir (James Douglas (11th Earl of) Morton) 1660–1715 m. Margaret Brown 1664–
        2. 2. George Douglas 1662–1738
        3. 3. Charles Douglas 1650–
        4. 4. James Douglas 1652–1715
      2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678
      3. 3. Ann Douglas 1604–1667
      4. 4. Robert (Douglas 10th earl of) Morton –1686
      5. 5. Isabel Douglas 1605–1650
      6. 6. George Douglas 1622–1624
      7. 7. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
      8. 8. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1622–1667
      9. 9. Nicolas Douglas 1610–1686
      10. 10. Archibald Campbell 1607–1678
    2. 2. Alexander (Lord Spynie) Lindsay 1597–1646
    3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1582–1590
    4. 4. Robert Douglas 1585–

Lord Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lord Sir William Douglas in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1606
27 Sep 1606
Age 66
Death of Lord Sir William Douglas in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1606
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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