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Margaretha Douglas 1511–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 January 1511

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland

Death Date: 22 May 1579

Death Location: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Catherine Douglas

Spouse(s): James Châtellerault

Children(s): John Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, James Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, Margaret Pethein

Margaretha Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland, the child of James Douglas And Catherine Douglas. Margaretha Douglas married James Hamilton Earl Van Arran Hertog Van Chatellerault, and had children including Anne Chatellerault Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, James Hamilton, John Markgraaf Hamilton, Margaret Pethein. Margaretha Douglas passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Margaretha Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland, the child of James Douglas And Catherine Douglas.
  • Margaretha Douglas married James Hamilton Earl Van Arran Hertog Van Chatellerault, and had children including Anne Chatellerault Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, James Hamilton, John Markgraaf Hamilton, Margaret Pethein.
  • Margaretha Douglas passed away in 1579 in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland.

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Margaretha Douglas's Ancestors

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Margaretha Douglas
1511–1579
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Parents
James Douglas
1487–1548
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland
Catherine Douglas
1490–1554
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaretha Douglas's Descendants

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Margaretha Douglas (11 January 1511–22 May 1579) m. James (Hamilton Earl van Arran Hertog van) Châtellerault (1512–22 January 1574)
  1. 1. John (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1532–1604 m. Agnes Montgomerie 1547–1626 m. Margaretha Lyon 1555–1626
    1. 1. Hew Kennedy 1567–1607 m. Kathart (Houston Stewart (MacDowell)) II 1565–1625
      1. 1. Knight (John II de Adair-Ireland RevIIerend) II 1598–1675 m. Lady (Helen De) Cathcart 1590–1640
        1. 1. Rev. (Sir Patrick Cathcart (Irish Presbyterian Minister) Adair) I 1625–1695 m. Jean (Margaret) Beatty 1631–1675
    2. 2. Margaret Kennedy 1560–1578
    3. 3. Nans Kennedie 1567–
    4. 4. Gilbert (Kennedy of Bargany, The Laird of The) Ken 1565–1601
    5. 5. Barbara Kennedy 1565–
    6. 6. Catherine Kennedy 1565–
    7. 7. Charles Kennedy 1565–1625
    8. 8. Hugh Kennedy 1567–
    9. 9. John (Lord Hamilton van) Letrick 1568–1640
    10. 10. John Kennedy 1574–1615
    11. 11. Margaret (Hamilton) Kennedy 1563–1613
    12. 12. Meg (Willisone) Kennedy 1568–
    13. 13. James (Markgraaf) Hamilton 1589–1625
  2. 2. Anne (Chatellerault) Hamilton 1541–1574
  3. 3. James Hamilton 1537–1609
  4. 4. Claud Hamilton 1546–1621
  5. 5. Margaret Pethein 1550–1611

Margaretha Douglas's Timeline

4 Records

1511
11 January 1511
Birth of Margaretha Douglas in Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
1532
23 September 1532
Age 21
Margaretha Douglas was married in Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1536
15 April 1536
Age 25
Margaretha Douglas was married in London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1579
22 May 1579
Age 68
Death of Margaretha Douglas in Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 January 1511
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 September 1532
    Event Place: Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 April 1536
    Event Place: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1579
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bo'ness, Falkirk, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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