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Robert Douglas 1543–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 18 August 1580

Death Location: Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: (Knight) Buchan

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): Christian Stewart, Christine Auchterhouse, Ann Douglass, Walter Stewart,, Beatrix Aedison

Children(s): Lady Buchan

Robert Douglas was born in 1543 in Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, the child of Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Erskine. Robert Douglas married Ann Mottle Douglass, Beatrix Aedison, Christian Stewart, Christine Stewart Gravin Van Buchan Lady Auchterhouse, Walter 1St Lord Blantyre Stewart, and had children including Lady Marion Margaret Douglas Countess Of Buchan. Robert Douglas passed away in 1580 in Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Douglas was born in 1543 in Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, the child of Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Erskine.
  • Robert Douglas married Ann Mottle Douglass, Beatrix Aedison, Christian Stewart, Christine Stewart Gravin Van Buchan Lady Auchterhouse, Walter 1St Lord Blantyre Stewart, and had children including Lady Marion Margaret Douglas Countess Of Buchan.
  • Robert Douglas passed away in 1580 in Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Robert Douglas's Ancestors

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Robert Douglas
1543–1580
Birth Place: Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Parents
(Knight) Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan
1515–1547
Kilmarnock (Renfrew) Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas “The Younger “ Douglas, Laird of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Elisabeth Mary "Marion" Boyd of Nariston, Countess of) Lochleven
1475–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
John (I Lord Erskine Earl van) Mar
1485–1552
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Margaretha Campbell
1490–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Douglas's Descendants

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Robert Douglas (1543–18 August 1580) m. Christian Stewart (1548–20 September 1580) m. Christine (Stewart Gravin van Buchan Lady) Auchterhouse (1547–20 September 1580) m. Ann (Mottle) Douglass (14 Feb 1528–21 Jan 1590) m. Walter (1st Lord Blantyre) Stewart, (1555 / 1564–8 Mar 1617 / 3 Aug 1617 / 12 Jun 1618) m. Beatrix Aedison (ABT 1540–ABT 1590)
  1. 1. Lady (Marion Margaret Douglas , Countess of) Buchan 1567–1630 m. Sir (Alexander "Little Breeches" Irvine, "9th Laird of Drum") * 1570–1636
    1. 1. Katherine ((Pitlurg)) Irvine 1582–1662 m. Sir (Robert Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland) *** 1580–1661
      1. 1. Robert (George Laird of Straloch Gordon) 2nd 1609–1681 m. Catherine Burnett 1610–1698 m. Lady (Catherine Isabella) Menzies 1637–1719
        1. 1. 10. (Charles GORDON) (Immigrant) 1640–1686 m. 10. (Maria Antoinetta) PEGUS 1640–1693

Robert Douglas's Timeline

5 Records

1543
1543
Birth of Robert Douglas in Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
1552
6 October 1552
Age 9
Robert Douglas was married in Scotland
Scotland
1564
1564
Age 21
Robert Douglas was married in Scotland
Scotland
1568
1568
Age 25
Robert Douglas was married in Scotland
Scotland
1580
18 August 1580
Age 37
Death of Robert Douglas in Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 October 1552
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1580
    Event Place: Drum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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