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Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton 1487 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1487

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1548

Death Location: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Morton

Mother: Janet Crichton

Spouse(s): Lady Morton

Children(s): Margaret Douglas

Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was born in 1487 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton. Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton married Lady Catherine Stewart Countess Morton, and had children including Margaret Countess of Dirleton Douglas. Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton was born in 1487 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton and Janet Crichton.
  • Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton married Lady Catherine Stewart Countess Morton, and had children including Margaret Countess of Dirleton Douglas.
  • Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton passed away in 1548 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Morton
1454 – 1515
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Janet Crichton
1461 – 1514
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Morton
1491 – 1555
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Children(s)

Margaret Douglas
1482 – 1505
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Sir Morton's Ancestors

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Sir Morton
1487 – 1548
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir John Douglas 2nd Earl of Morton
1454 – 1515
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Crichton
1461 – 1514
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Patrick Crichton of) Cranstonriddel
1433 – 1465
Cranstoun-Riddell, Schotland
Lady (Deborah Erskine of) Bakersfield
1440 – 1478
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Morton's Descendants

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Sir (James Douglas, 3rd Earl of) Morton (Jan 1487 – 22 Dec 1548) m. Lady (Catherine Stewart Countess) Morton (May 1491 – 1555)
  1. 1. Margaret (Countess of Dirleton) Douglas (1482 – 24 May 1505) m. Janet (of Craggis) Ogston (1488 – 6 December 1505)
    1. 1. Jeanette (Halyburton Lady) Dirleton (1505 – 1560) m. *William (Ruthven II, 2nd Lord Ruthven, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Extraordinary Lord of) Session (1500 – 3 December 1552)
      1. 1. Jeanette Ruthven (1540 – 20 Jan 1606) m. Adam (of Charterhouse Stewart (King James V illegitimate) son) (1535 – 20 June 1575)
        1. 1. Elisabeth (Bessie Stewart) ❤️ (14 Feb 1561 – 1661) m. JOHN Tomson (6 Jun 1553 – aft 1610)

Sir Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1487
Jan 1487
Birth of Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1548
22 Dec 1548
Age 61
Death of Sir James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1487
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1548
    Event Place: Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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