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Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton 1540–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

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

Death Date: 24 September 1606

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

Father: James V

Mother: Princess Tuder

Spouse(s): Agnes Leslie, Agnes Leslie

Children(s): Maria Douglas, George Kirkness, Violette Morton, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Maria Douglas, Elisabeth Douglas, Robert Lochleven, James Drumlanrig, Euphemia Morton, Countess Morton, Agnes Douglas, Lady Douglas, Lady Douglas

The story of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton began in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton married Agnes Leslie, Ann Mottle Douglass, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Archibald Kilmour Douglas, Countess Of Erroll Lady Elizabeth Jane Douglas Of Morton, Elisabeth Douglas, Euphemia Douglas Of Morton, George Douglas Of Kirkness, James Commendator Melrose Douglas 8Th Baron Of Drumlanrig, Lady Christian Douglas, Lady Jean Douglas, Margaret Morton Douglas, Maria Douglas, Robert Lord Douglas Van Lochleven, Violette Douglas Of Morton. Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton began in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton married Agnes Leslie, Ann Mottle Douglass, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Archibald Kilmour Douglas, Countess Of Erroll Lady Elizabeth Jane Douglas Of Morton, Elisabeth Douglas, Euphemia Douglas Of Morton, George Douglas Of Kirkness, James Commendator Melrose Douglas 8Th Baron Of Drumlanrig, Lady Christian Douglas, Lady Jean Douglas, Margaret Morton Douglas, Maria Douglas, Robert Lord Douglas Van Lochleven, Violette Douglas Of Morton.
  • Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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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
James Stewart King of Scots V
1512–1542
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Princess (Margareta Traherne) Tuder
1500–1538
Gwynedd, Wales
Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1490–1550
Margaret Erskine
1485–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Morton's Descendants

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Sir (William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton (1540–24 September 1606) m. Agnes Leslie (1540–February 1594) m. Agnes Leslie (1525–1606)
  1. 1. Maria Douglas 1565–1600 m. Walter Ogilvy 1560–1623
    1. 1. Maria Ogilvy 1597–1647
    2. 2. Margaretha Ogilvy 1585–1615
    3. 3. John Ogilvie 1580–1615
  2. 2. George (Douglas, of) Kirkness 1560–1609
  3. 3. Violette (Douglas of) Morton 1560–1584
  4. 4. Archibald (Kilmour) Douglas 1560–1649
  5. 5. Margaret (Morton) Douglas 1562–1624
  6. 6. Maria Douglas 1565–
  7. 7. Elisabeth Douglas 1570–
  8. 8. Robert (Lord Douglas van) Lochleven 1562–1630 m. Lady (Johanna Jean) Lyon 1562–1610 m. Lady (Jean Glamis) Lyon 1556–1610
    1. 1. William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton 1582–1650 m. Lady (Anne Keith) Douglas 1585–1648
      1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1606–1678
      2. 2. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
      3. 3. George Douglas 1620–
      4. 4. Isabel Douglas 1630–1673
      5. 5. James Douglas 1612–1686
      6. 6. John Douglas 1611–1650
      7. 7. Mary Douglas 1607–1659
      8. 8. Robert Douglas 1605–1649
  9. 9. James (Commendator Melrose Douglas, 8th Baron of) Drumlanrig 1559–1615
  10. 10. Euphemia (Douglas of) Morton 1565–1586
  11. 11. Countess (of Erroll Lady Elizabeth Jane Douglas of) Morton 1570–1631
  12. 12. Agnes Douglas 1574–1607
  13. 13. Lady (Jean) Douglas 1572–1607 m. Archibald Campbell 1575–1638
    1. 1. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1597–1661
    2. 2. Anna Campbell 1594–1638
  14. 14. Lady (Christian) Douglas 1568–1598

Sir Morton's Timeline

6 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Loch Leven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Loch Leven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl 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 of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Loch Leven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A History of the Douglas Family of Morton in Nithsdale (Dumfriesshire) and Fingland (Kirkcudbrightshire) & Their Descendants
    [2] The Melvilles, Earls of Melville and the Leslies, Earls of Leven

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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