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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 Scots

Spouse(s): Jean Anstruther, Margrita Andriesse, Agnes Leslie, Johanna Lyon, Countess LYON

Children(s): William Douglas, William Douglas, Anne Lindsay, Robert Douglas, Claude Hamilton, Sarah Douglas, James Douglas, Margt Douglas, Isabella 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 Agnes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Countess Of Angus Jean Lyon, Jean Jane Anstruther, Johanna Lyon, Margrita Andriesse, and had children including Anne Lindsay, Claude Hamilton, Dorothy Douglas, Edward Douglas, Elizth Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Isabella Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Joris, Joseph Douglas, Margaret, Margt Ann Douglas, Maria Douglas, Nicolace Douglas, Robert Douglas, Sarah Jane Douglas, William 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 Agnes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Countess Of Angus Jean Lyon, Jean Jane Anstruther, Johanna Lyon, Margrita Andriesse, and had children including Anne Lindsay, Claude Hamilton, Dorothy Douglas, Edward Douglas, Elizth Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Isabella Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Joris, Joseph Douglas, Margaret, Margt Ann Douglas, Maria Douglas, Nicolace Douglas, Robert Douglas, Sarah Jane Douglas, William Douglas.
  • Lord Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of Morton passed away in 1584 in Atlantic Ocean, (Killed by Pirates).

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Scotland
1540–1606
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
WS
Lady Scots
1539–1606
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Jean Anstruther
1564–1630
Birth Location: Anstruther, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
Margrita Andriesse
1565–1610
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
MA
Agnes Leslie
1542–1606
Birth Location: Morphie, Kincardinshire, Scotland
AL
Johanna Lyon
1565–1610
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
JL
Countess LYON
1562–1609
Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angusshire, Schotland
CL

Children(s)

William Douglas
1582–1648
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
WD
William Douglas
1582–1650
Birth Location: Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
WD
Anne Lindsay
1574–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
AL
Robert Douglas
1585–1648
Birth Location: Glamis,,Angus,Scotland
RD
Claude Hamilton
1592–1638
Birth Location: Bishops Castle, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Scotland
CH
Sarah Douglas
1590–1648
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SD
James Douglas
1580–1607
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Scotland
JD
Margt Douglas
1582–1590
Birth Location: Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland
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Isabella Douglas
1582–1650
Birth Location: Glamis, Angusshire, Schotland
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Lord Morton's Ancestors

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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 - close confidant of Mary Queen of) Scots
1539–1606
Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
(Knight) (Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Countess Margaret Margaretha (dau of King Henry VII) Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\Stuart-Lennox, Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud
1515–1572
Harbottle Castle, Northumberland, England
George (Leslie Earl van) Rothes
1485–1558
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Agnes Somerville
1500–1543
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Morton's Descendants

1.
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Lord (Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of) Morton (1562–30 Nov 1584) m. Jean (Jane) Anstruther (1564–1630) m. Margrita Andriesse (1565–March 1610) m. Agnes (COUNTESS of Morton) Leslie (1542–24 Sep 1606) m. Johanna Lyon (1565–March 1610) m. Countess (of Angus, Jean) LYON (25 Jul 1562–21 Mar 1609)
  1. 1. William Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne Douglas 1586–1648
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald (Duncan) Campbell 1607–1661 m. James Johnstone 1602– m. Reverend (Andrew) Campbell 1571–1660 m. John (Wallace) Lindsay –1676 m. Duncan (Baronet) Campbell 1612–1664
      1. 1. Mary (CAMPBELL Sinclair Campbell, Countess of Caithness, Countess of Breadalbane and) Holland 1643–1691 m. Duncan (Tyree, First) Chief 1640–1695
        1. 1. Chief (Donald MacIntyre II ,2nd) Chief 1667–1744 m. Janet McPhail 1675–1735
        2. 2. John MacIntyre 1669–1714
        3. 3. James McINTYRE 1667–1744
      2. 2. Archibald Campbell 1629–1685
      3. 3. James (Duncan Earl of) Campbell 1645–1672
      4. 4. Lady (Janet Jean Campbell Colonist,) Founder 1635–1697
      5. 5. Johanna Campbell 1640–1700
      6. 6. William ((Twin)) Campbell 1632–1667
      7. 7. Sir (Duncan 4th Baronet Auchinbreck) Campbell 1638–1700
      8. 8. Donald Campbell 1636–1690
      9. 9. Alexander Campbell 1635–1685
      10. 10. William Campbell 1635–1718
      11. 11. Alastair (Dubh) CAMPBELL 1633–1678
      12. 12. Lord (Neil Campbell Of) Ardmaddie 1630–1692
      13. 13. Annabella Campbell 1630–1652
      14. 14. Lady (Jane) Campbell 1638–1700
    2. 2. Robert (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1605–1649
    3. 3. James (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1612–1686
    4. 4. Isabelle Douglas 1620–1672
    5. 5. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
    6. 6. George Douglas 1620–1624
    7. 7. Mary Douglas 1607–1659
    8. 8. John Douglas 1611–1650
    9. 9. William Knight 1637–1712
    10. 10. Isabel Douglas 1605–1650
    11. 11. Margaret ("Agnes") Douglas 1610–1678
    12. 12. Jean Douglas 1620–1623
    13. 13. James Douglas 1632–1769
    14. 14. William Earl 1609–1774
    15. 15. Robert Douglas 1616–1649
    16. 16. Sir (Archibald Kilmour) Douglas 1607–1678
    17. 17. Nicolas (Douglas, Earl of Morton) 1610 1610–1686
    18. 18. Lady (Henrietta Stuart of) Ochiltree 1628–1704
  2. 2. William Douglas 1582–1650
  3. 3. Anne Lindsay 1574–
  4. 4. Robert Douglas 1585–1648
  5. 5. Claude Hamilton 1592–1638
  6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Douglas 1590–1648
  7. 7. James Douglas 1580–1607
  8. 8. Margt (Ann) Douglas 1582–1590
  9. 9. Isabella Douglas 1582–1650

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
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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)
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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