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Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass 1608–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 Nov 1649

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: Sir Queensbury}

Mother: Lady Kerr

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In 1608, Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William Douglas 1St Earl Of Queensbury And Lady Isabel Kerr. Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass passed away in 1649 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass entered the world in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to Sir William Douglas 1St Earl Of Queensbury And Lady Isabel Kerr.
  • Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass passed away in 1649 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Lord Douglass's Ancestors

Self
Lord Douglass
1608–1649
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas (1st Earl of Queensbury}
1582–1640
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Lady (Isabel) Kerr
1587–1628
Newbattle, Mid-Lothian, Schotland
Grandparents
Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton
1562–1584
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon
1562–1609
Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
Sir (Mark 1st Earl of Lothian Kerr Earl Van) Lothian
1557–1609
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Margaretha "Margaret" Fergusson - Maxwell -) Kerr
1548–1617
Terregales, Dumfrieshire, v Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Glamis
1545–1578
Lady Abernathy
1540–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Glamis
1510–1592
Lady Glamis
1510–1559
Lord GGF
1504–1543
Lady GGM
1500–1574

Lord Douglass's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1649
12 Nov 1649
Age 41
Death of Lord Robert, 8th Earl of Morton. Douglass in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1649
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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