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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton 1540–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Death Date: 24 September 1606

Death Location: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Father: Lord GGF

Mother: Margaret of

Spouse(s): Agnes Leslie

Children(s): Agnes Douglas

Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan 14Th Ggf 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. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Agnes Leslie, and had children including Agnes Douglas. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was born in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland, the child of Lord Sir Knight Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan 14Th Ggf 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.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Agnes Leslie, and had children including Agnes Douglas.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord GGF
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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Margaret of
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Leslie
1540–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Agnes Douglas
1574–1607
Birth Location: Lochleven, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Willem Morton's Ancestors

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Willem Morton
1540–1606
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
Lord Sir Knight Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan 14th GGF
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, 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
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas “The Younger “ Douglas, Laird of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Elisabeth Mary "Marion" Boyd of Nariston, Countess of) Lochleven
1475–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Morton's Descendants

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Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton (1540–24 September 1606) m. Agnes Leslie (1540–)
  1. 1. Agnes Douglas 1574–1607 m. Archibald (Gruamach) Campbell 1576–1638
    1. 1. Annabelle Campbell 1594–1652 m. Robert (Kerr Earl van) Lothian 1590–1624
      1. 1. Anne (KERR, comtesse de LOTHIAN (suo) jure) 1612–1677 m. William (KERR, comte de) LOTHIAN 1605–1675
        1. 1. Robert (Kerr, 1st Marquis of) Lothian 1636–1702 m. Jean (Campbell) Kerr 1638–1700
      2. 2. Charles Kerr 1615–
      3. 3. David Kerr 1645–1678
      4. 4. Hellin Kerr 1614–
      5. 5. Issobell Kerr 1611–
      6. 6. Jean Kerr 1621–1623
      7. 7. Robert Kerr 1616–
      8. 8. John Ker 1621–
      9. 9. James (Gordon Viscount) Aboyne –1649
    2. 2. Archibald (V Campbell Markgraaf van) Argyll 1597–1661

Willem Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
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