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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 Scotland

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Johanna Lyon, Countess LYON, Lady Lyon

Children(s): Sir ll

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 Countess Of Angus Jean Lyon, Johanna Lyon, Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas Ll. 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 Countess Of Angus Jean Lyon, Johanna Lyon, Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including Sir Robert Douglas Ll.
  • Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton passed away in 1584 in Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates).

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Morton's Ancestors

Self
Lord Morton
1562–1584
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland
1540–1606
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lady (Ann Agnes Leslie, Countess of) Morton
1539–1606
Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert III Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven) Knight
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Margaret Erskine Countess of Douglas Keeper of Mary, Queen of Scots at Loch Castle in) 1567even**
1513–1572
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, East Linton, East Lothain, or Midlothian, or Mar Aderdeen, Scotland
Margaret (Wood) Crichton
1507–1545
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Morton's Descendants

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Lord (Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of) Morton (1562–30 Nov 1584) m. Johanna Lyon (1565–March 1610) m. Countess (of Angus, Jean) LYON (25 Jul 1562–21 Mar 1609) m. Lady (Jean) Lyon (25 Jul 1556–30 November 1594)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert Douglas) ll 1585–1648 m. Lady (Marione Galloway , Baroness of) Glamis 1582–1620
    1. 1. f@@ (Robert Douglas of) Blackerston 1610–1693 m. Christian\Christina ((Lockhart*)) (B) 1591–1636
      1. 1. Jane (Ann) Douglas 1628–1688 m. David, (Colonel, killed by Pamundey Indians,) Crawford 1625–1710 m. John Crawford 1600–1676
        1. 1. Sarah (Brechin Crawford md Poindexter md) Brechin 1666–1753 m. John (Thomas (I) Poindexter Poindestre 1000 acres) Williamsburg 1657–1716 m. Rev (James) Brechin 1665–1722 m. Col. (Nicholas Meriwether) II 1667–1744

Lord Morton's Timeline

3 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)
1613
31 Mar 1613
Age 51
Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton was married
None

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1613

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Inneresk, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Apprentices, 1583-1666

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates)

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