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Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus 1451–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1451

Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1513

Death Location: Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: George Angus

Mother: Isabel Sibbald

Spouse(s): Lady Moreton, Elizabeth Boyd

Children(s): Sir Lochleven, Margaret Douglas, George, Douglas, Marion Douglas, George Douglas

Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was born in 1451 in Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of George Douglas Earl Of Angus And Isabel Sibbald. Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus married Elizabeth Boyd, Lady Margaret Balfour Countess Of Moreton, and had children including George Master Douglas, George Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Marion Douglas, Sir Knight Thomas The Younger Douglas Laird Of Lochleven, William Douglas. Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus passed away in 1513 in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus was born in 1451 in Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of George Douglas Earl Of Angus And Isabel Sibbald.
  • Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus married Elizabeth Boyd, Lady Margaret Balfour Countess Of Moreton, and had children including George Master Douglas, George Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Marion Douglas, Sir Knight Thomas The Younger Douglas Laird Of Lochleven, William Douglas.
  • Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus passed away in 1513 in Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Angus's Ancestors

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Sir Angus
1451–1513
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas Earl of Angus
1417–1463
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel Sibbald
1430–1497
Balgonie (Fifeshire) Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John) Sibbald
1400–1451
Balgonie, Fifeshire, Schotland
Lady (Joan Baroness of Balgonie) Livingstone
1410–1439
Callendar House, Stirling, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sibbald
1370–1403
Isabel Sibbald
1375–
Alexander Callendar
1382–1451
Lady Livingston
1384–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Livingston
1350–1402
Anne Menteith
1355–1381

Sir Angus's Descendants

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Sir (Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of) Angus (17 Feb 1451–29 Nov 1513) m. Lady (Margaret Balfour, Countess of) Moreton (2 Aug 1450–1482) m. Elizabeth Boyd (–1498)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas "The Younger" Douglas, Laird of) Lochleven 1475–1517 m. Lady (Elizabeth Boyd, of Nariston, Bonshaw & Dririg , Countess Of) Lochleven 1480–1517
    1. 1. Sir (Robert Lochleven) Douglas 1515–1547 m. Mrs. (Martin) Wylie 1513–1572 m. Margaret Douglas 1515–1572
      1. 1. Eupheme Douglas 1529–1580 m. Patrick Lindsay 1521–1589
        1. 1. Janet Lindsay 1557–1584 m. James Wishart 1554–1584 m. James Wishart 1554–
        2. 2. James Lindsay 1554–1601
        3. 3. Margaret Lindsay 1555–1594
        4. 4. Janet Lindsay 1552–
      2. 2. Janet Douglas 1536–1590
      3. 3. Catherine Douglas 1530–1598
      4. 4. George Douglas 1544–1625
      5. 5. Earl Morton 1539–1570
      6. 6. Robert (IV Lochleven) Douglas 1535–1580
      7. 7. Margaret (Duchess Baillie) Douglas 1520–1596
      8. 8. LORD (SIR WILLIAM 6th EARL OF MORTON) DOUGLAS 1539–1606
      9. 9. James Stewart 1528–1557
      10. 10. ``Euphemia Douglas 1547–1609
      11. 11. Lady (Jean) Stewart 1533–1586
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas 1505–1545
    3. 3. John (Douglas, Parson of) Newlandsm 1504–1539
    4. 4. Margaret Douglas 1510–1584
    5. 5. Marion Douglas 1512–
    6. 6. Marion Douglas 1467–1524
    7. 7. Christian (Lady) Lundin 1488–1520
    8. 8. Sir (James Dundas, 16th Laird of) Dundas 1509–1553
    9. 9. James Douglas 1498–1575
    10. 10. Elizabeth Douglas 1444–1545
    11. 11. Henry Douglas 1508–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Douglas –1518
    13. 13. Margaret Douglas 1510–1584
    14. 14. Robert (Douglas Laird van) Lochleven 1515–1547
    15. 15. Lady (Elizabeth Hay, Lady of) Culross,Fife 1510–1538
    16. 16. Elizabeth Douglas –1518
    17. 17. Elizabeth Douglas –1518
  2. 2. Margaret Douglas 1482–
  3. 3. George, (Master) Douglas 1469–1513
  4. 4. Marion Douglas –1542
  5. 5. George Douglas –1513

Sir Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1451
17 Feb 1451
Birth of Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus in Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1513
29 Nov 1513
Age 62
Death of Sir Laird Archibald "Bell The Cat" Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus in Whithorn Priory, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Whithorn Priory, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1451
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1173
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 353
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 121256
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1513
    Event Place: Whithorn Priory, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1173
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 353
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 121256
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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