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Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus 1511–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1511

Birth Location: Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 May 1579

Death Location: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Father: James \Douglas

Mother: Catherine Morton

Spouse(s): Barron Oliphant, James Hamilton

Children(s): Lady Fleming, Sir Fleming, Lady Fleming, Laurence uncle), Margaret Hamilton, Claud Paisley, Claud Paisley

The story of Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus began in 1511 in Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland. Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus married Barron Laurence Oliphant 4Th Earl Of Oliphant, James Hamilton, and had children including Claud Hamilton Lord Paisley, Lady Dame Jane Fleming, Lady Janet Fleming, Laurence Master Oliphant 10Th Paternal Great Uncle, Margaret Hamilton, Sir John 1St Earl Wigton 6Th Lord Montrose Fleming. Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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  • The story of Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus began in 1511 in Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland.
  • Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus married Barron Laurence Oliphant 4Th Earl Of Oliphant, James Hamilton, and had children including Claud Hamilton Lord Paisley, Lady Dame Jane Fleming, Lady Janet Fleming, Laurence Master Oliphant 10Th Paternal Great Uncle, Margaret Hamilton, Sir John 1St Earl Wigton 6Th Lord Montrose Fleming.
  • Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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Margaret Angus's Ancestors

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Margaret Angus
1511–1579
Birth Place: Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas of Pompherstoun \Douglas
1487–1548
Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland
Catherine (Stewart Countess of) Morton
1491–1554
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Angus's Descendants

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Margaret (Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton) Angus (1 Jan 1511–24 May 1579) m. Barron (Laurence Oliphant, 4th Earl of) Oliphant (8 May 1529–1 Jan1593) m. James Hamilton (15 January 1515–22 January 1575)
  1. 1. Lady (Dame Jane) Fleming 1570–1595
  2. 2. Sir (John, 1st Earl Wigton, 6th Lord Montrose) Fleming 1567–1619
  3. 3. Lady (Janet) Fleming 1570–1595
  4. 4. Laurence (Master OLIPHANT (10th paternal great) uncle) 1552–1585
  5. 5. Margaret Hamilton 1550–1611
  6. 6. Claud (Hamilton Lord) Paisley 1543–1622
  7. 7. Claud (Hamilton Lord) Paisley 1543–1622

Margaret Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1511
1 Jan 1511
Birth of Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus in Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland
Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland
1579
24 May 1579
Age 68
Death of Margaret Douglas, Duchess of Douglas-Hamilton Angus in , Scotland
, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1511
    Event Place: Martin, Dumprieshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1579
    Event Place: , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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