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Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton 1487–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: John Morton

Mother: Janet Morton

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The story of Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton began in 1487 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton began in 1487 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Richard Morton's Ancestors

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Richard Morton
1487–1548
Birth Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Douglas, 2nd Earl of Morton
1434–1513
Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Janet (Crichton, Countess of Crichton &) Morton
1461–1493
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Douglas, Earl of) Morton
1431–1493
Mortoor Dalkeith, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Joan 'the mute lady of Dalkeith' Stuart, Princess of Scotland, Countess Morton, Lady of) Dalkeith
1428–1486
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Morton
1395–1457
Elizabeth Gifford
1392–1456
James Scots
1394–1437
Joan Beaufort
1406–1445
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dalkeith
1370–1441
1337–1421
Annabella Scotland
1350–1401
John fleet
1371–1410
Margaret Somerset
1385–1440

Richard Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1548
Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Richard Douglas, Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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