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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 Home

Children(s): Alexander Maines

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 Douglas Countess Of Home, and had children including Alexander Douglas 9Th Lord Of Maines. 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 Douglas Countess Of Home, and had children including Alexander Douglas 9Th Lord Of Maines.
  • 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 Home
1549–1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Maines
1567–1618
Birth Location: New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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
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 Douglas Countess of) Home (1549–1611)
  1. 1. Alexander (Douglas, 9th Lord of) Maines 1567–1618
    1. 1. Robert (Douglas) III 1611–1692 m. Dame (Susanna) Douglas 1617–1665

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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