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Willem Markgraaf Douglas 1589–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 February 1658

Death Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Margaretha Hamilton, Mary GORDON

Children(s): Lucy Douglas

Willem Markgraaf Douglas was born in 1589 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Douglas And Elizabeth Oliphant. Willem Markgraaf Douglas married Margaretha Hamilton, Mary Gordon, and had children including Lucy Douglas. Willem Markgraaf Douglas passed away in 1658 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Willem Markgraaf Douglas was born in 1589 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of William Douglas And Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • Willem Markgraaf Douglas married Margaretha Hamilton, Mary Gordon, and had children including Lucy Douglas.
  • Willem Markgraaf Douglas passed away in 1658 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Douglas
1554–1611
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Oliphant
1558–1619
Birth Location: Berridale, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaretha Hamilton
1585–1623
Birth Location: Paisley,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
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Mary GORDON
1610–1674
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Lucy Douglas
1602–1699
Birth Location: , , , Scotland
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Willem Douglas's Ancestors

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Willem Douglas
1589–1658
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Douglas
1554–1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Oliphant
1558–1619
Berridale, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence (4th Baron) OLIPHANT
1545–1593
Perth,,Perth,Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Hay
1535–1594
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Laurence Oliphant
1506–1566
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Lady Keith
1490–1549

Willem Douglas's Descendants

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Willem (Markgraaf) Douglas (1589–19 February 1658) m. Margaretha Hamilton (1585–11 Sep 1623) m. Mary GORDON (1610–1674)
  1. 1. Lucy Douglas 1602–1699 m. John Maxwell 1605–1677
    1. 1. Mary Maxwell 1634–1680 m. William (Alexander, Father of the "Infamous) Nine" 1625–1688 m. James Alexander 1634– m. Rev (James Andrew) Alexander 1634–1704
      1. 1. JANE ALEXANDER 1610–1691 m. JAMES McKNITT 1598–1650
        1. 1. John McKnight 1627–1714 m. Sarah (Moore) McKnight 1630–1662

Willem Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Willem Markgraaf Douglas in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1658
19 February 1658
Age 69
Death of Willem Markgraaf Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1658
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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