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Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton 1605–1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 Nov 1649

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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Spouse(s): Lady Villiers

Children(s): Margaret MacDonald

The story of Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton began in 1605 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom. Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton married Lady Elizabeth Ann Villiers, Mary Douglas, and had children including Margaret Macdonald, Mary Douglas. Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton passed away in 1649 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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  • The story of Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton began in 1605 in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton married Lady Elizabeth Ann Villiers, Mary Douglas, and had children including Margaret Macdonald, Mary Douglas.
  • Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton passed away in 1649 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Robert Morton
1605–1649
Birth Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Morton's Descendants

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Robert (Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of) Morton (1605–12 Nov 1649) m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Villiers (1610–15 Dec 1654)
  1. 1. Margaret MacDonald 1640–1700 m. Donald (1st of Aberarder) MacDonell 1640–1727
    1. 1. Angus (I Cranachan) MacDonald 1660–1725 m. Effy Macdonald 1833–
      1. 1. Catherine Cranachan 1701–1772 m. Alexander (VI MacDonald of) Tulloch 1692–1773
        1. 1. Angus Macdonald 1759–1819
      2. 2. John Macdonald 1868–
      3. 3. Donald Macdonald 1862–
      4. 4. Euphemia Macdonald 1871– m. Peter Munro 1868–
        1. 1. John Munro 1901–
      5. 5. Alexander Macdonald 1865–
      6. 6. Effy Macdonald 1871–
      7. 7. Kenneth Mcdonald 1857–
      8. 8. Ann Mcdonald 1859–
      9. 9. Norman Mcdonald 1863–
      10. 10. Bella Mcdonald 1868–

Robert Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton in Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1649
12 Nov 1649
Age 44
Death of Robert Thomas Earl of Morton Douglas Th Earl of Morton in Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: MA/Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1649
    Event Place: Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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