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Sir William Douglas 1399 – 1437 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Sep 1399

Birth Location: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Oct 1437

Death Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: George Douglas

Mother: Mary Stuart

Spouse(s): Lady Hay

Children(s): Sir Douglas

The story of Sir William Douglas began in 1399 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Sir William Douglas married Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Sir George "The Red" Douglas. Sir William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Douglas began in 1399 in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Douglas married Lady Margaret Elizabeth Hay, and had children including Sir George "The Red" Douglas.
  • Sir William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Mary Stuart
1380 – 1458
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hay
1400 – 1484
Birth Location: Yester Castle, Gifford, East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Douglas
1426 – 1463
Birth Location: Marr, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Douglas's Ancestors

Self
Sir Douglas
1399 – 1437
Birth Place: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas
1376 – 1402
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Stuart
1380 – 1458
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Douglas's Descendants

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Sir (William) Douglas (24 Sep 1399 – 9 Oct 1437) m. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Hay (20 May 1400 – 22 Apr 1484)
  1. 1. Sir (George "The Red") Douglas (ABT 1426 – 12 Mar 1463) m. Lady (Isabel Livingstone Sibbald) Douglas (1418 – BEF 21 FEB 1496/97)
    1. 1. Eleanor (Hellen "Elene") Douglas (1435 – 20 Nov 1486)
    2. 2. Lady (Katherine) Douglas (1440 – 1478)
    3. 3. Egidia Douglas (1442 – 1472)
    4. 4. Allison Douglas (1444 – 1471)
    5. 5. John DOUGLAS (1445 – 31 Jan 1513)
    6. 6. Earl (James) Douglas (ABT 1446 – ABT 1485)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas (1448 – Apr 1545)
    8. 8. Isabel Douglas (1448 – 1465)
    9. 9. Lord (Archibald "Bell the Cat" "Great Earl of Angus" Douglas, Knight of) Douglas, (16 Oct 1449 – 8 May 1529) m. Elizabeth (Catherine, Countess of Angus) Boyd (1450 – 21 Feb 1496)
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas (1435 – 1473)
      2. 2. George (Douglas Master of) Angus (1469 – 9 September 1513) m. Elisabeth Drummond (1472 – 21 August 1514)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas (1489 – 1573)
        2. 2. Archibald (Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1490-1557)Lord Chancellor of) Scotland, (1489 – 22 Jan 1557) m. Margaret (Lady) Hepburn (Abt. 1492 – 1513) m. Margaret (Maxwell - Douglas - Bailey, Dame Countess of) Angus (1528 – 31 Jan 1593) m. Margaret (Tudor, Dowager Queen of Scotland, Princess of) England (1496 – 18 October 1541)
        3. 3. George (Sir of Pittendreich) Douglas (1490 – Aug 1522)
        4. 4. Alison (Isabella Douglas Baroness of) Wedderburn (1491 – 1529)
        5. 5. Lady (Margaret DOUGLAS) ANGUS (1492 – 17 Jul 1537)
        6. 6. William Douglas (1494 – 2 Oct 1528)
        7. 7. Janet Douglas (1495 – 17 Jul 1537)
        8. 8. James (II Lord Douglas van) Drumlanrig (1498 – 27 Dec 1575)
        9. 9. Sir (George Douglas) Pittendreich (1500 – Aug 1552)
        10. 10. Archibald Douglas (1503 – 29 September 1570)
        11. 11. Robert Douglas (1504 – 1545)
        12. 12. Giles Douglas (1505 – 4 Jul 1546)
        13. 13. Agnes Douglas (1508 – 1548)
        14. 14. Alison ((Douglas) m. David Home of) Wedderburn ( – 1450)
      3. 3. Marion ("Mariotta") Douglas (8 Mar 1469 – 6 Mar 1542)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Douglas) Auchinleck (1470 – 1548)
      5. 5. Mariotta (Douglas of) Angus (1470 – 6 Mar 1542)
      6. 6. Archibald (Douglas) VI (1470 – )
      7. 7. Sir (William Douglas) Drumlanrig (1471 – 9 Sep 1513)
      8. 8. Gavin (Douglas Bishop) Dunkeld (1472 – Sep 1522)
      9. 9. Mary Douglas (1472 – 1571)
      10. 10. Sir (William Douglas Glenbervie) Knt (1473 – 9 Sep 1513)
      11. 11. Sir (William Knight) DOUGLAS (1474 – 09 Sep 1513)
      12. 12. Archibald (Kilspindie) DOUGLAS (1475 – 1536)
      13. 13. Elizabeth Douglas (1476 – Jul 1509)
      14. 14. Marion (Mariot) Douglas (1476/8 – Jul 1511)
      15. 15. Lady (Janet Archibald) Douglas (1485 – 6 Mar 1542)
      16. 16. Elisabeth Douglas (1490 – 1573)
    10. 10. Archibald (Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, "Bell the Cat", Great Earl of) Angus (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)

Sir Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1399
24 Sep 1399
Birth of Sir William Douglas in Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1437
9 Oct 1437
Age 38
Death of Sir William Douglas in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1399
    Event Place: Mar Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1437
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 05; Page: 1266
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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