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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: (Knight) Buchan

Mother: Margaret of

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In 1540, Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton entered the world in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess Dau Of King Henry Vii Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of. 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 Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess Dau Of King Henry Vii Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of.
  • Sir William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

(Knight) Buchan
1515–1547
Birth Location: East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret of
1513–1572
Birth Location: Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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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
(Knight) Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan
1515–1547
East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret (Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess (dau of King Henry VII) Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr) of
1513–1572
Stirling Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas (Douglas Laird van) Lochleven
1475–
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
George (Douglas of) Pittendreich
1500–1556
Lasswade, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret, (Queen Consort of Scots) Tudor
1489–1541
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Morton's Timeline

2 Records

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
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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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