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Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton 1540–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 September 1606

Death Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Douglas

Mother: Margaret Erskine

Spouse(s): Lady Rothes

Children(s): Lord Morton

In 1540, Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton entered the world in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Douglas And Margaret Erskine. Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton married Lady Agnes Leslie Rothes, and had children including Lord Robert Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Of Morton. Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton entered the world in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Douglas And Margaret Erskine.
  • Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton married Lady Agnes Leslie Rothes, and had children including Lord Robert Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Of Morton.
  • Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Douglas
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock (Renfrew) Scotland
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Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Rothes
1537–1606
Birth Location: Ballinbreich, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LR

Children(s)

Lord Morton
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothes, Morayshire, Schotland
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Sir Morton's Ancestors

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Sir Morton
1540–1606
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Douglas
1515–1547
Kilmarnock (Renfrew) Scotland
Margaret Erskine
1515–1572
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Douglas Laird van) Lochleven
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Erskine
1487–1552
Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Campbell
1485–1555
Glenorchy, Lorn, Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Gillespie Argyll
1460–1513
Elizabeth Stewart
1465–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Argyll
1433–1493
Isabel Stewart
1425–1509
John Stewart
1442–1499
Countess Sinclair
1457–1590

Sir Morton's Descendants

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Sir (William Douglas, 6th Earl of) Morton (1540–27 September 1606) m. Lady (Agnes Leslie) Rothes (1537–February 1606)
  1. 1. Lord (Robert Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl of) Morton 1562–1584 m. Maria (Le) Fleming 1569–1637
    1. 1. William (7th Earl of Morton) Douglas 1582–1648 m. Anne (Agnes) Keith 1586–1648
      1. 1. Robert (Douglas Earl Van) Morton 1605–1649 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann Villiers Countess of) Morton 1624–1654
        1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1640–1700 m. Donald, (1st of Aberarder) MacDonell 1640–1727
        2. 2. William (9th Earl of Morton Douglas, 9th Earl of) Morton 1644–1681

Sir Morton's Timeline

8 Records

1539
1539
Birth of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Lochleven Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Birth of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1539
1539
Birth of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Scotland, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
Scotland, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
27 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Scotland, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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