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Sir James Douglas 1507 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Dec 1575

Death Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas,

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Christian Montgomerie, Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Helen Douglas, Sir Douglas, Lady Douglas, Helen Douglas, Janet Douglas

Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig was born in 1507 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas, and Elizabeth Gordon. Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig married Christian Montgomerie, Margaret Angus Douglas, and had children including Lady Christian Douglas, Helen Douglas, Sir William Douglas, Lady Janet Douglas, Helen Douglas, Janet Douglas. Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig passed away in 1575 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig was born in 1507 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Douglas, and Elizabeth Gordon.
  • Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig married Christian Montgomerie, Margaret Angus Douglas, and had children including Lady Christian Douglas, Helen Douglas, Sir William Douglas, Lady Janet Douglas, Helen Douglas, Janet Douglas.
  • Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig passed away in 1575 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Douglas,
1481 – 1513
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Birth Location: Lochinvar, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christian Montgomerie
1506 – 1575
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1497 – 1537
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1530 – 1598
Birth Location: Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
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Helen Douglas
1530 – 1578
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Sir Douglas
1541 – 1572
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1549 – 1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Helen Douglas
1560 – 1578
Birth Location: Dumfrieshire, Scotland
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Janet Douglas
1516 – 1552
Birth Location: Drumlaurig Castle, Scotland
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Sir Douglas's Ancestors

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Sir Douglas
1507 – 1575
Birth Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Douglas,
1481 – 1513
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Lochinvar, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas,
1430 – 1484
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfrieshire,Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Crichton
1432 – 1539
Sanquhar Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1400 – 1464
Lady Carlyle
1410 – 1460
Sir Crichton,
1409 – 1478
Lady Erskine,
1413 – 1478
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1380 – 1458
Janet Maxwell
1390 – 1458
Sir Carlysle
1401 – 1463
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
1401 – 1436
Sir Crichton,
1376 – 1440
Elizabeth Erskine
1390 – 1479
John Erskine
1360 – 1454
Margaret Maitland
1385 – 1421

Sir Douglas's Descendants

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Sir (James) Douglas (1507 – 27 Dec 1575) m. Christian Montgomerie (1506 – 9 Aug 1575) m. Margaret (Angus) Douglas (1497 – 17 Jul 1537)
  1. 1. Lady (Christian) Douglas (1530 – 09 Dec 1598) m. Alexander (Dubh) Stewart, (1530 – Oct 1597)
    1. 1. Patrick Stewart (Abt. 1550 – 1640) m. Christian Drummond (1575 – 1640)
      1. 1. William Stewart, (1600 – 31 Jul 1683) m. Lady (Mary) MacGregor (1602 – 1690) m. Alice Cockburn (1627 – 1690) m. Barbara Menzies (1617 – 1652)
        1. 1. Annabel Stewart (1619 – )
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Stewart (1620 – 6 Feb 1700) m. Catherine (Kate) Hall, (1623 – 1646)
        3. 3. General (Patrick) Stewart, (1635 – 22 Aug 1682) m. Lady (Margaret) Buchanan (1635 – 1701)
        4. 4. Alexander Stewart (24 Jun 1639 – 1700)
        5. 5. James (W) Stewart (1640 – 30 Jul 1679) m. Katherine (A) Williams (1642 – )
      2. 2. Duncan Stewart (1605 – 25 Jan 1665)
    2. 2. Duncan Stewart (1552 – 1586)
    3. 3. Robert Stewart (1554 – 26 May 1604)
    4. 4. James Stewart (1556 – 1586)
    5. 5. Walter (4th Laird Gartnafueran) Stewart (1560 – 10 Nov 1617)
    6. 6. Alexander (Galloway) Stewart (1580 – 1649)
  2. 2. Helen Douglas (1530 – 1578)
  3. 3. Sir (William) Douglas (1541 – 25 Sep 1572) m. Lady (Margaret) Gordon (1539 – 22 May 1607)
    1. 1. James Douglas (1559 – 16 Oct 1615) m. Lady (Maria Margaret) Fleming, (1563 – 1635) m. Jean Anstruther
      1. 1. Sir (William) Douglas, (1582 – 8 Mar 1640)
      2. 2. William Douglas, (1584 – 7 August 1648)
      3. 3. Sir (William) Douglas, (1585 – 8 March 1638)
    2. 2. Lady (Janet) Douglas (1560 – 1624) m. Sir (James Murray of) Cockpool (1548 – 1620)
      1. 1. Margaret Murray (1593 – 1 Nov 1701) m. Sir (Robert) Grierson, (1598 – 21 Feb 1654)
        1. 1. Lady (Nicola) Grierson (1625 – 1653) m. James Stewart (19 Jul 1610 – Jun 1671)
        2. 2. William Grierson (1626 – 1665)
        3. 3. Gilbert Grierson (1627 – 1661)
        4. 4. Sir (Rodger) Grierson (1628 – abt 1690)
        5. 5. Lancelot (Grierson) Lag (1629 – 11 Oct 1697)
  4. 4. Lady (Janet) Douglas (1549 – Apr 1611) m. Sir (William) Kerr (16 May 1543 – Feb 1600)
    1. 1. Sir (Robert) Kerr (1565 – 18 Jan 1649)
    2. 2. Lady (Mary Margaret) Kerr (25 Mar 1567 – 15 Dec 1589)
    3. 3. Sir (Robert) Ker (1570 – 18 Jan 1649)
    4. 4. Margaret Kerr, (1570 – 18 Nov 1631)
    5. 5. Robert (Nesbit Kerr) Roxburghe (1612 – 18 Jan 1650)
  5. 5. Helen Douglas (1560 – 1578)
  6. 6. Janet Douglas (1516 – 1552)

Sir Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1507
1507
Birth of Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 51
Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig was married
None
1575
27 Dec 1575
Age 68
Death of Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1507
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1575
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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