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Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas 1215–1274 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1215

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1274

Death Location: Prison at Harbottle Castle

Father: Sir DeDouglas

Mother: Margaret Crawford

Spouse(s): Marjory deAbernethy, Martha Carrick, Constance Fawdon

Children(s): Willelma Douglas, Hugh I, Freskin Douglas, Williama Douglas, Hugh Douglas, Sir Douglas, James Douglas, Hugh DOUGLAS, WILLELMA DOUGLAS

Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas was born in 1215 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Dedouglas And Margaret Crawford. Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas married Constance Of Fawdon, Marjory Deabernethy, Martha Of Carrick, and had children including Freskin Douglas, Hugh De Douglas, Hugh Lord Douglas Douglas, Hugh Lord Douglas I, James Douglas, Sir William Le Hardi 5Th Earl Of Douglas, Willelma Douglas, Williama Douglas. Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas passed away in 1274 in Prison at Harbottle Castle.

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Biography

  • Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas was born in 1215 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Archibald Dedouglas And Margaret Crawford.
  • Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas married Constance Of Fawdon, Marjory Deabernethy, Martha Of Carrick, and had children including Freskin Douglas, Hugh De Douglas, Hugh Lord Douglas Douglas, Hugh Lord Douglas I, James Douglas, Sir William Le Hardi 5Th Earl Of Douglas, Willelma Douglas, Williama Douglas.
  • Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas passed away in 1274 in Prison at Harbottle Castle.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Sir Douglas
1215–1274
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Archibald DeDouglas
1198–1240
Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Crawford
1187–1225
Crawford, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (William Lord Douglas) DeDouglas
1145–1214
Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland
Kersdale DeMoray
1155–1238
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Theobald LeFleming
1120–1193
Unknown Moravia
1132–1154
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Fleming
1085–1150
Helawise Stuteville
1108–

Sir Douglas's Descendants

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Sir (William Longlegs Lord of) Douglas (1215–1274) m. Marjory deAbernethy (1236–1288) m. Martha (Of) Carrick (1215–1255) m. Constance (of) Fawdon (1220–)
  1. 1. Willelma Douglas 1255–
  2. 2. Hugh (Lord Douglas) I 1255–1274
  3. 3. Freskin Douglas 1252–
  4. 4. Williama Douglas 1258–1302
  5. 5. Hugh (De) Douglas 1261–
  6. 6. Sir (William "Le Hardi" 5th Earl of) Douglas 1240–1298 m. Ailanore (Eleanor) Lovaine 1257–1326 m. Eleanor (de Louvaine de) Ferrers 1345–1326 m. Lady (Elizabeth Stewart Countess) Douglas 1245–1294
    1. 1. James (The Black nd Lord of) Douglas 1286–1330
    2. 2. Hugh (The Dull De) Douglas 1294–1342
    3. 3. James (The Black nd Lord of) Douglas 1286–1330
    4. 4. Sir (Archibald "The Tyneman (Loser)" Douglas, Earl of Liddesdale, Regent of) Scotland 1297–1333 m. Beatrice (De) Lindsay 1301–1355
      1. 1. Andrew ("Hermiston") Douglas 1319–
      2. 2. Helen Douglas 1329–
      3. 3. Lady (Eleanor Douglas,Countess of) Carrick 1315–1360
      4. 4. John Douglas 1321–1341
      5. 5. William (Douglas Earl of) Douglas 1323–1384 m. Margaret (Countess Mar) Stewart 1332–1393 m. Margaret Stewart 1330–1418
        1. 1. Isabel (Douglas 11th Countess of) Mar 1360–1408
        2. 2. George (Angus) Douglas 1376–1403 m. Mary Stewart 1380–1458
        3. 3. Sir (James Douglas 2nd Earl of Douglas and) Mar 1358–1388
        4. 4. James (2nd Earl of) Douglas 1358–1388
      6. 6. Lady (Catherine Douglas, Baroness De) Vaux 1320–
      7. 7. Archibald ("The Black" "The Grim" 3rd Lord of) Douglas 1325–1400
    5. 5. William (leHardi of) Douglas 1261–1298
    6. 6. James Douglas 1265–1323
    7. 7. Barbara Douglas 1267–
    8. 8. Andrew Douglas 1278–1351
    9. 9. Muriel Douglas 1282–1318
    10. 10. Hugh (The Dull De) Douglas 1294–1342
    11. 11. Sir (Hugh The Dull) Douglas 1266–1347
  7. 7. James Douglas 1286–1330
  8. 8. Hugh (Lord Douglas) DOUGLAS 1255–1274
  9. 9. WILLELMA DOUGLAS 1255–1302

Sir Douglas's Timeline

5 Records

1215
1215
Birth of Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1215
1215
Birth of Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1274
16 Oct 1274
Age 59
Death of Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1274
1274
Age 59
Death of Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas in Prison at Harbottle Castle
Prison at Harbottle Castle
1276
1276
Age 61
Death of Sir William Longlegs Lord of Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1215
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1215
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1274
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1276
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1274
    Event Place: Prison at Harbottle Castle
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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