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Margareth Douglas of Morton 1511–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1511

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 May 1579

Death Location: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): James Châtellerault, Matthew Stuart

Children(s): John, (1532-1609)

Margareth Douglas of Morton was born in 1511 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Douglas And Margaret. Margareth Douglas of Morton married James Hamilton 2Nd Earl Of Arran Duke Of Chatellerault, Matthew Stuart, and had children including John 1St Marquis Of Hamilton Hamilton Markgraaf 1532 1609. Margareth Douglas of Morton passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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  • Margareth Douglas of Morton was born in 1511 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Archibald Douglas And Margaret.
  • Margareth Douglas of Morton married James Hamilton 2Nd Earl Of Arran Duke Of Chatellerault, Matthew Stuart, and had children including John 1St Marquis Of Hamilton Hamilton Markgraaf 1532 1609.
  • Margareth Douglas of Morton passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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Margareth Morton's Ancestors

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Margareth Morton
1511–1579
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Margaret
1489–1541
Stirling
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margareth Morton's Descendants

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Margareth (Douglas of) Morton (1 January 1511–24 May 1579) m. James (Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, Duke of) Châtellerault (1 Jan 1515–22 January 1575) m. Matthew Stuart (–1571)
  1. 1. John, (1st Marquis of Hamilton, Hamilton, Markgraaf) (1532-1609) 1532–1604 m. Margaret (Kennedy Marchiones of) Hamilton 1547–1626
    1. 1. James (Hector Hamilton III - 1st Earl of Abercorn - Groom of King James IV Bed Chamber - 2nd Marquees of Hamilton -4 th Earl of) Arran 1575–1618 m. Marion (Wallace Boyd (Countess of) Abercorn) 1579–1632
      1. 1. George ("Alfred" Hamilton - 1st Baronet of Donalong and Earl of Abercorn - 6th Lord) Hamilton 1607–1681 m. Marion Butler 1620–1680
        1. 1. Richard (Hamilton of) Ulster 1650–1717 m. Susannah Riddle 1653–1728

Margareth Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1511
1 January 1511
Birth of Margareth Douglas of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
24 May 1579
Age 68
Death of Margareth Douglas of Morton in Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1784
16 Jan 1784
Age 273
Margareth Douglas of Morton was baptized in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1511
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [3] National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1784
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P69SepA003Ms07221/001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lennox
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 60

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1579
    Event Place: Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 60
    [2] UK and Ireland, Obituary Index
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] National Portrait Gallery, London; Dublin, Ireland; People and Portraits
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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