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Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton 1562 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland

Death Date: 30 Nov 1584

Death Location: Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates)

Father: Willem Morton,

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Lyon

Children(s): Sir Douglas

The story of Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton began in 1562 in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland. Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton married Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas. Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton passed away in 1584 in Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates).

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton began in 1562 in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland.
  • Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton married Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas.
  • Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton passed away in 1584 in Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates).

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Morton,
1540 – 1572
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Morton
1539 – 1606
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Lyon
1562 – 1609
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
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Children(s)

Sir Douglas
1585 – 1648
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, , Scotland
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Lord Morton's Ancestors

Self
Lord Morton
1562 – 1584
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton,
1540 – 1572
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie, Countess of) Morton
1539 – 1606
Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
(Knight) (Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1512 – 1547
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Lady (Countess Margaret Margaretha (dau of King Henry VII)) Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\Stuart-Lennox,
1515 – 1572
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Sir (George 4th Earl of Rothes, Sheriff of Fife,) Leslie
1500 – 1558
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lady Campbell
1500 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Campbell,
1459 – 1513

Lord Morton's Descendants

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Lord (Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of) Morton (1562 – 30 Nov 1584) m. Lady (Jean) Lyon (25 Jul 1562 – 21 Mar 1609)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Douglas (8 Jun 1585 – 7 August 1648) m. Lady (Marione Galloway, Baroness of) Glamis (27 Sep 1582 – 1620)
    1. 1. Mulgar Douglas (1610 – ) m. Annis Malabar (1606 – 1636)
      1. 1. Ann Douglas (1635 – abt 1659) m. John GILCHRIST (Abt. 1630 – 1720)
        1. 1. Margaret Gilchrist (28 DEC 1656 – 1740) m. Edward Edgar (1 APR 1658 – June 1699)

Lord Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
1584
30 Nov 1584
Age 22
Death of Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton in Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates)
Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates)
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