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Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland 1532–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 1532

Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 July 1591

Death Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Morton)

Mother: Lady Stewart

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James, well)

In 1532, Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Archibald Douglas Of Glenbervie 8Th Earl Of Angus And 5Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Agnes Anna Keith Stewart. Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland had children including James 1St Lord Of Mordington Douglas Earl Of Angus Marquis Of Douglas As Well. Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1591 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir Lord Archibald Douglas Of Glenbervie 8Th Earl Of Angus And 5Th Earl Of Morton And Lady Agnes Anna Keith Stewart.
  • Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland had children including James 1St Lord Of Mordington Douglas Earl Of Angus Marquis Of Douglas As Well.
  • Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1591 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Morton)
1503–1570
Birth Location: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Stewart
1503–1545
Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James, well)
1589–1656
Birth Location: Mordington,Berwickshire,Scotland
Jw

Sir Scotland's Ancestors

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Sir Scotland
1532–1591
Birth Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Lord Archibald Douglas of Glenbervie (8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton)
1503–1570
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Anna Keith) Stewart
1503–1545
Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Douglas
1507–1513
Lochwood Castle, Johnstone, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elisabeth (Drummond of) Auchinleck
1472–1514
Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lord (Robert William Keith, 4th Earl of Marischal, Baron of) Keith
1483–1513
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Douglas, Baroness Morton and) Glamis
1488–1527
Castle Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1489–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Scotland's Descendants

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Sir (William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland (March 1532–1 July 1591)
  1. 1. James, (1st Lord of Mordington, Douglas (Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas, as) well) 1589–1656 m. Anna Oliphant 1604–1630
    1. 1. Ann Douglass 1630–1688 m. Robert (Thomas Sempill, 7th Lord) Sempill 1626–1675
      1. 1. James Semple 1657–1730 m. Issobell (Elizabeth) King 1657–1730
        1. 1. Hanna (Stevenson Semple \ () Sempill) 1705–1781 m. James Gray 1704–1785
        2. 2. William Semple 1701–1758
        3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Semple 1697–
        4. 4. Anna ((Anne)) Semple 1693–1756

Sir Scotland's Timeline

4 Records

1532
March 1532
Birth of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
15 MAR 1554
Age 22
Birth of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- or -- Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- or -- Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1591
1 July 1591
Age 59
Death of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1611
3 March 1611
Age 79
Death of Sir William Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton; Northumberland; Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, City of Paris, Ile-de-France, France
in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, City of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAR 1554
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- or -- Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 1532
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 March 1611
    Event Place: in exile St Germain Des Pres, Paris, City of Paris, Ile-de-France, France

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1591
    Event Place: Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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