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Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton 1562–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1562

Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland

Death Date: 30 Nov 1584

Death Location: Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean

Father: William Morton

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Lady Lyon, Agnes Leslie, Lady Lyon, Johanna Lyon

Children(s): William Morton

The story of Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton began in 1562 in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland. Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton married Agnes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Anne Villiers, Johanna Lyon, Lady Jean Glamis Lyon, Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including William Douglas 9Th Earl Of Morton. Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton passed away in 1584 in Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton began in 1562 in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland.
  • Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton married Agnes Countess Of Morton Leslie, Anne Villiers, Johanna Lyon, Lady Jean Glamis Lyon, Lady Jean Lyon, and had children including William Douglas 9Th Earl Of Morton.
  • Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton passed away in 1584 in Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Morton's Ancestors

Self
Robert Morton
1562–1584
Birth Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Parents
William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton
1582–1648
Scotland
Lady (Anne) Keith
1586–1648
Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Douglas, master of) Morton
1562–1606
Scotland
Jean (Lyon, Countess of) Angus
1566–1609
Scotland
George Keith
1553–1623
Dunnottar Castle, Dunottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Holme
1565–1627
Home, Berwickshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1533–1606
Agnes Leslie
1539–1606
Sir Scotland
1544–1578
Lady Abernathy
1540–1581
Sir *15
1527–1580
Alexander Hume
1530–1575
Lady Home
1540–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lochleven
1512–1547
Lady Chatelaine
1515–1572
Lord Keith
1506–1581
George Marches
1503–1549
Lady Ruthven
1503–1564
Sir Kerr
1510–1584
Lady Kerr
1520–1586

Robert Morton's Descendants

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Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton (1562–30 Nov 1584) m. Lady (Jean Glamis) Lyon (25 July 1556–March 1610) m. Agnes (COUNTESS of Morton) Leslie (1542–24 Sep 1606) m. Lady (Jean) Lyon (25 Jul 1556–30 November 1594) m. Johanna Lyon (1565–March 1610)
  1. 1. William (Douglas 9th Earl of) Morton 1580–1681 m. Lady (Anne Agnes Keith Dunottar, Countess of) Morton 1586–1648
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Douglas 1610–1678 m. Archibald (CAMPBELL 1st Marquess of) Argyll 1607–1661
      1. 1. Archibald (CAMPBELL 9th Earl of) Argyll 1629–1685 m. Lady (Mary Stewart Countess of) Argyll 1628–1668

Robert Morton's Timeline

3 Records

1562
1562
Birth of Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
1584
30 Nov 1584
Age 22
Death of Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean
Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean
1613
31 Mar 1613
Age 51
Robert Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1613

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Inneresk, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Apprentices, 1583-1666

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: MA/Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Killed by pirates on the Atlantic Ocean

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