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Margaret Douglas 1511 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1511

Birth Location: Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 24 MAY 1579

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Catherine Stewart

Spouse(s): James Hamilton

Children(s): John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gawain Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, David Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton

Margaret Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of James Douglas and Catherine Stewart. Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, and had children including John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gawain Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, David Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton. Margaret Douglas passed away in 1579 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of James Douglas and Catherine Stewart.
  • Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, and had children including John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gawain Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, David Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton.
  • Margaret Douglas passed away in 1579 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Douglas
1511 – 1579
Birth Place: Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas
1484 – 1548
Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Stewart
1491 – 1554
Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Douglas
1459 – 1513
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet ((Jeanette)) Crichton
1461 – 1515
Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Crichton
1440 – 1461
Deborah Bakersfield
1440 – 1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Crichton
1393 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1397 – 1479
Nicholas Erskine
1345 – 1406
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1442

Margaret Douglas's Descendants

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Margaret Douglas (1 JAN 1511 – 24 MAY 1579) m. James Hamilton (1515 – 22 JAN 1575)
  1. 1. John Hamilton (1532 – 6 APR 1604)
    1. 1. John Hamilton (1565 – AFT 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1575 – )
      1. 1. Catherine Hamilton (1590 – ) m. James Drummond (NOV 1589 – )
      2. 2. William Hamilton (ABT 1594 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Hamilton (ABT 1596 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1597 – ) m. John Hamilton (ABT 1593 – MAR 1645)
      5. 5. Helen Hamilton (ABT 1600 – ) m. Sir (James) Somerville (1596 – 1659)
      6. 6. Jean Hamilton (1602 – UNKNOWN) m. Thomas Hay (1598 – 1633) m. James Hay (1670 – )
      7. 7. Alexander Hamilton (ABT 1603 – )
      8. 8. John Hamilton (1604 – APR 1658) m. Jean Douglas (1602 – 1669)
        1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1627 – )
        2. 2. Grisel( (Grissell)) Hamilton (ABT 1629 – 1678)
        3. 3. Anne Hamilton (1630 – 12 MAR 1678) m. Patrick Houston (ABT 1626 – 1696)
        4. 4. Marjory Hamilton (ABT 1630 – ) m. William Baillie (ABT 1638 – )
        5. 5. Maj (William) Hamilton (ABT 1631 – ) m. Mary Hay (ABT 1652 – )
        6. 6. Sir (John) Hamilton (1632 – 15 MAY 1693) m. Margaret Cunningham (1635 – 1675) m. Alice Moore (ABT 1646 – 1677)
        7. 7. Catharine Hamilton (ABT 1632 – ) m. William Cuninghame (ABT 1643 – )
        8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1634 – )
        9. 9. Margaret Hamilton (1635 – 28 MAR 1671) m. John Kennedy (ABT 1612 – 1665) m. David Ogilvy (ABT 1633 – AFT 1682)
        10. 10. William Hambleton (1636 – 10 OCT 1677) m. Sarah Watkins (ABT 1636 – )
      9. 9. Mary Hamilton (ABT 1604 – ) m. Alexander Cleland (1600 – 1633)
      10. 10. Jean Hamilton (1553 – 1590)
      11. 11. Thomas Hamilton (ABT 1610 – )
    2. 2. Jean Hamilton (1565 – 6 JAN 1588) m. Humphrey Colquhoun (1565 – JUL 1592) m. John Campbell (1569 – SEP 1596)
    3. 3. John Hamilton (1583 – 1637) m. Jean Campbell (ABT 1598 – )
    4. 4. Gavin Hamilton (ABT 1587 – ) m. Hamilton (ABT 1592 – )
    5. 5. Gilbert Hamilton (ABT 1588 – )
    6. 6. Mary Hamilton (1597 – 1657) m. Alexander Cleland (1600 – 1633) m. Alexander Cleland
    7. 7. Catharine Hamilton (1598 – )
    8. 8. Helen Hamilton (ABT 1601 – ) m. John Givens (ABT 1597 – 1686)
    9. 9. Jean Hamilton (1602 – ) m. Thomas (Iii) Hay (1600 – 1683)
  2. 2. James Hamilton (1532 – MAR 1609)
  3. 3. Gavin Hamilton (EST 1532 – )
  4. 4. Barbara Hamilton (1533 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (1531 – Bef 18 June 1553-11 August 1553) m. James Fleming (1534 – 18 DEC 1558)
  5. 5. Jean Hamilton (ABT 1534 – 18 DEC 1596) m. Hugh (Montgomerie Earl of) Eglinton (1531 – 3 JUN 1585) m. Hugh Montgomerie (ABT 1539 – 3 JUN 1585)
  6. 6. John Hamilton (1535 – 26 APR 1604)
  7. 7. Gawain Hamilton (1537 – )
  8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (1539 – 25 MAY 1596) m. John Wallace (ABT 1529 – 1598)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Hamilton (ABT 1539 – ) m. George Hamilton (ABT 1535 – )
  10. 10. Margaret Hamilton (1540 – 12 FEB 1595) m. Peden (ABT 1536 – ) m. Alexander (P.) Peden (1570 – 1611)
  11. 11. Anne Hamilton (FEB 1541 – 17 APR 1574) m. George Gordon (1535 – 19 OCT 1576)
  12. 12. David Hamilton (1543 – MAR 1611)
  13. 13. Claud Hamilton (SEP 1543 – 3 MAY 1621) m. Marchioness (Margaret Lyon of) Hamilton (1 JAN 1550 – 10 FEB 1616)
    1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 11 SEP 1623) m. William Douglas (1589 – 19 FEB 1660)
      1. 1. Jean Douglas (1602 – 1669) m. John Hamilton (1604 – APR 1658)
      2. 2. Archibald Douglas (1609 – 16 APR 1655) m. Anne Stuart (23 NOV 1614 – 16 AUG 1646)
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1611 – 1 JAN 1659)
      4. 4. James Douglas (1618 – 21 OCT 1645) m. Mary Hamilton (1620 – )
      5. 5. William (Douglas) Hamilton (ABT 1630 – ) m. Anne ([possibly Scott] Hamblin or) Hamlin (ABT 1610 – 1690) m. Ann Hamilton (ABT 1636 – ) m. Anne Hamilton (6 JAN 1632 – 17 OCT 1716) m. Mary Erskine (21 NOV 1639 – ) m. Ann (ABT 1608/1610 – ABT 1690) m. Anna Shawe (1632 – 9 DEC 1663) m. William Douglas (ABT 1615 – )
  14. 14. Gavin Hamilton (22 OCT 1543 – AUG 1547)

Margaret Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1511
1 JAN 1511
Birth of Margaret Douglas in Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland
1579
24 MAY 1579
Age 68
Death of Margaret Douglas in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
MAY 1579
Age 68
Burial of Margaret Douglas in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1511
    Event Place: Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1579
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAY 1579
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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