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Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine 1548–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1548

Birth Location: Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 9, 1584

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Matthew Mains

Mother: Lady Buchanan

Spouse(s): Janet Cunningham, Janet Mains

Children(s): Count *

Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine was born in 1548 in Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Matthew Douglas Steward 7Th Laird Of Mains And Lady Margaret Buchanan. Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine married Janet Cunningham, Janet Cunningham Douglas Countess Of Home Lady Cessford Lady Mains, and had children including Count Alexander Douglas Earl Of Home 9Th Laird Of Mains. Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine passed away in 1584 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine was born in 1548 in Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, the child of Matthew Douglas Steward 7Th Laird Of Mains And Lady Margaret Buchanan.
  • Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine married Janet Cunningham, Janet Cunningham Douglas Countess Of Home Lady Cessford Lady Mains, and had children including Count Alexander Douglas Earl Of Home 9Th Laird Of Mains.
  • Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine passed away in 1584 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Mains
1519–1584
Birth Location: Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Lady Buchanan
1530–1578
Birth Location: Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Cunningham
1549–1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Janet Mains
1549–1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Count *
1567–1618
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Malcolm Maine's Ancestors

Self
Malcolm Maine
1548–1584
Birth Place: Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Douglas Steward, 7th Laird of Mains
1519–1584
Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Buchanan
1530–1578
Blairlusk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laird (Alexander Douglas, 6th Laird of Mains) END
1496–1549
Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Princess (Margaret "Lady Lennox"Jane Stewart Douglas, Princess of Scotland, Lady of Mains) END
1497–1531
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Marriage: 1518)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Malcolm Maine's Descendants

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Malcolm (Douglas\ 8th Laird of) Maine (1548–Feb 9, 1584) m. Janet Cunningham (1549–Apr 1611) m. Janet (Cunningham Douglas, Countess of Home, Lady Cessford, Lady) Mains (1549–Apr 1611)
  1. 1. Count (Alexander Douglas, Earl of Home, 9th Laird of Mains) * 1567–1618 m. Grizel (Henderson of) Fordel 1573–1618
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Douglas of Blackerstone) * 1611–1668 m. Lady (Margaret Louisa) Kirkcaldie 1615–1660
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Douglas 1645–1680 m. John (Kimbrough The) Colonist 1640–1716
        1. 1. John (Douglas KIMBROUGH) KIMBROW 1661–1743 m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Bradley 1663–1750

Malcolm Maine's Timeline

2 Records

1548
1548
Birth of Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine in Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
1584
Feb 9, 1584
Age 36
Death of Malcolm Douglas\ 8th Laird of Maine in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Mains, New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 9, 1584
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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