YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight 1445–1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1445

Birth Location: Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1526

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Lochleven

Mother: Elizabeth Boswell

Spouse(s): Margaret Hay, Margaret Morton, Margaret Morton

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Margaret Lochleven, Henry Douglas, Thomas Lochleven

In 1445, Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight entered the world in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Douglas Lord Of Lochleven And Elizabeth Boswell. Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight married Margaret Balfour Countess Of Morton, Margaret Balfour Countess Of Morton, Margaret Hay, and had children including Henry Douglas, Lady Margaretha Margaret Countess Of Pumphreston And Adeston Douglas, Margaret Douglas Of Lochleven, Thomas Douglas Younger Of Lochleven. Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight passed away in 1526 in Scotland.

Find more search results for Robert Knight
RK

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • In 1445, Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight entered the world in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Robert Douglas Lord Of Lochleven And Elizabeth Boswell.
  • Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight married Margaret Balfour Countess Of Morton, Margaret Balfour Countess Of Morton, Margaret Hay, and had children including Henry Douglas, Lady Margaretha Margaret Countess Of Pumphreston And Adeston Douglas, Margaret Douglas Of Lochleven, Thomas Douglas Younger Of Lochleven.
  • Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight passed away in 1526 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Lochleven
1424–1513
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland,
RL
Elizabeth Boswell
1428–1479
Birth Location: Scotland
EB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Hay
1453–1500
Birth Location: Erroll, Pert, Scotland
MH
Margaret Morton
1462–1499
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
MM
Margaret Morton
1435–
Birth Location: Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
MM

Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1482–1505
Birth Location: Dirleton Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
LD
Margaret Lochleven
1472–1527
Birth Location: Burleigh, Kinross-shire, Scotland
ML
Henry Douglas
1474–
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
HD
Thomas Lochleven
1475–1517
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
TL

Robert Knight's Ancestors

Self
Robert Knight
1445–1526
Birth Place: Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven
1424–1513
Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perth, Scotland,
Elizabeth Boswell
1428–1479
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Henry Douglas of) Lochleven
1400–1469
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Erskine
1406–1479
Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
David (Boswell - Fourth Lord of Balgregie, First Lord of) Boswell
1411–1490
Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth Melville
1413–1507
Raith House, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mar
1378–1452
Elizabeth Crawford
1382–1452
John Balgregie
1372–1429
Mariotta Glen
1372–
John Raith
1398–1463
Marjory Scott
1400–1440
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mar
1346–1403
Janet Syntoun
1342–1413
David Lindsay
1360–1407
Elizabeth Erroll
1346–1389
John Balgregie
1347–1395
Margaret Cairnbee
1354–
John Balmuto
1344–1419
Margaret Erskine
1358–1430
John Raith
1346–1427
Margaret Stewart
1375–1439
William Balweary
1350–1406
Elizabeth Harborne
1360–1454

Robert Knight's Descendants

1.
RK
Robert (Douglas - Lord of Lochleven,) Knight (1445–1526) m. Margaret Hay (1453–1500) m. Margaret (Balfour, Countess of) Morton (Abt 1462–24 Sep 1499) m. Margaret (Balfour Countess of) Morton (1435–)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaretha Margaret Countess of Pumphreston and Adeston) Douglas 1482–1505 m. Sir (Patrick Halyburton 6th Lord of) Halyburton 1475–1505 m. Archibald (Gillespie) Campbell 1434–1502
    1. 1. Janet (Halyburton of) Dirleton 1503–1543 m. William (Ruthven 2nd Lord, Sheriff of) Perth 1500–1552
      1. 1. Cecilia (Ruthven Lady of) Wemyss 1540–1589 m. David Wemyss 1535–1596
      2. 2. Lilias (Ruthven, 2nd Baroness) Drummond 1526–1579 m. David (Drummond 2nd Lord) Drummond 1515–1571 m. David (Drummond 2nd Baron Earl of Perth, Knight of) Cargill 1522–1580
        1. 1. Lilias Drummond 1574–1601 m. Alexander (Seton Montgomerie 1st Earl of) Dumfermline 1555–1622 m. Alexander Seton 1566–
        2. 2. Lady (Helen Lilias) Drummond 1558–1597 m. David (LINDSAY Bishop of) Ross 1531–1613
        3. 3. Mary Drummond 1542–1589 m. Archibald (Stirling 5th of Keir, 2nd of) Cadder 1546–1630
        4. 4. Jean (Drummond Countess of) Montrose 1548–1598 m. John (Graham -3rd Earl of) Montrose 1547–1608
        5. 5. David (Drummond Earl of Crawford and) Lindsay 1548–1621
        6. 6. Patrick (Drummond, 3rd Lord) Drummond 1549–1611 m. Elizabeth Lindsay 1552–1589 m. Agnes Drummond 1537–1590
        7. 7. James (Drummond, Lord Inchaffray, 1st Lord) Madderty 1551–1623 m. Jean Chisholm 1555–1603
        8. 8. Catherine (de) Drummond 1552–1598 m. John (Murray 1st Earl Tullibardine, Lord of Gask amp Balquhidder, KT, PC, Master of the) Household 1547–1613
        9. 9. Lilias Drummond 1553–1605 m. David (Lindsay 11th Earl of) Crawford 1547–1607 m. Alexander (Lindsay 1st Earl Of) Dunfermline 1551–
        10. 10. Anne Drummond 1555–1587 m. John (Erskine 2nd Earl of) Mar 1562–1634
        11. 11. Joan (Drummond) Graham 1550–1612 m. James Robeson 1546–1614 m. James (Jacobson) Robeson 1546–
        12. 12. Lilias Drummond 1553–1605 m. David (Lindsay 11th Earl of) Crawford 1547–1607 m. Alexander (Lindsay 1st Earl Of) Dunfermline 1551–
        13. 13. Mary Stirling 1554–1589
        14. 14. Catherine Drummond 1555–1576
        15. 15. Mary Drummond 1556–1607
        16. 16. Jean Drummond 1561–
        17. 17. Catherine (Murray of) Tullibardine 1564–1607
        18. 18. Jemima (Morrison) Drummond 1564–
      3. 3. Christina (Ruthven of) Ballindean 1532–1574 m. William Lundie 1530–1600
      4. 4. Patrick (Ruthven 3rd Lord of) Ruthven 1520–1566 m. Janet (Douglas Baroness of) Ruthven 1525–1552 m. Janet (Elizabeth) Stewart 1505–1566
      5. 5. James (Ruthven of) Fortevoit 1521–1553
      6. 6. Katherine (Ruthven, of) Craufurd 1530–1584 m. Colin (Campbell of) Glenorchy 1499–1583
      7. 7. Alexander (Ruthven of) Freeland 1533–1599 m. Elisabeth Moncreiff 1526–1592
      8. 8. Barbara Ruthven 1535–1594 m. Sir (Andrew Patrick Gray 5th Lord of) Gray 1538–1608
      9. 9. Margaret Ruthven 1536–1564 m. James Johnstone 1522–1617
      10. 10. Janet Ruthven 1542–1606 m. Laurence Mercer 1540–1620 m. Adam Stewart 1535–1575
    2. 2. Sir (George Halyburton of) Dirleton 1500–1572 m. Jonette Ogstone 1504–1533
    3. 3. David Haliburton 1501–1543
    4. 4. Margaret Haliburton 1502– m. George (Ker of) Faudonside 1496–1553
    5. 5. Mariotta (Halyburton Baroness of) Ruthven 1503–1563 m. George (Home - Fourth Lord) Home 1503–1549
    6. 6. James Haliburton 1504–1560 m. Margaret Dirleton 1505–1575
    7. 7. Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton 1505–
    8. 8. Avith (Walter Haliburton, of Mertoun and) Shielfield 1511–1547 m. Agnes 1513–1558
  2. 2. Margaret (Douglas of) Lochleven 1472–1527 m. Henry (Mercer of) Meikleour 1476–1513
  3. 3. Henry Douglas 1474–
  4. 4. Thomas (Douglas 'Younger' of) Lochleven 1475–1517 m. Elizabeth Boyd 1485–1520

Robert Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1445
1445
Birth of Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight in Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
1526
1526
Age 81
Death of Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, Knight in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, person ID GJY9-KFM.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Robert Douglas - Lord of Lochleven, person ID GJY9-KFM.
Find more search results for Robert Knight

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE