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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: Sir III

Mother: Lady Erskine

Spouse(s): Lady Morton

Children(s): Lady Douglas

The story of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton began in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Lady Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, and had children including Lady Mary Douglas. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton began in 1540 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton married Lady Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton, and had children including Lady Mary Douglas.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1606 in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir III
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
SI
Lady Erskine
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LE

Spouses(s)

Lady Morton
1539–1594
Birth Location: Rothes, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
LM

Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1561–1600
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD

Willem Morton's Ancestors

Self
Willem Morton
1540–1606
Birth Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Parents
Sir Robert Douglas III
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Erskine
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Douglas , the Younger of) Lochleven
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elisabeth \ Elizabeth Boyd of Kimarnock, Countess of) Angus
1450–1498
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lord (John Erskine I, Earl van) Mar
–1552
Margaretha Campbell
1490–1555
Bridgend (Lochgilphead), Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Boyd
1425–1482
Mariota Maxwell
1430–1473
Archibald Argyll
1465–1513
Lady Argyll
1460–1529
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maxwell
–1476
Margaret Borthwick
–1464
Coileáin Campbell
1433–1493
Isabel Campbell
1437–1510
John Lennox
1430–1495
Margaret Montgomerie
1425–1493

Willem Morton's Descendants

1.
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Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton (1540–24 September 1606) m. Lady (Agnes Leslie Countess of) Morton (1539–February 1594)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1561–1600 m. Sir (Walter Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy , van) Deskford 1560–1624
    1. 1. Lady (Marion \ Mary Ogilvy , of) Deskford 1597–1646 m. Lord (John Grant V, 6th Earl of) Freuchie 1596–1637
      1. 1. James (Grant 7th Earl of) Freuchie 1616–1663 m. Margaret Stewart 1607–1638
        1. 1. Ludovic ("the Highland King") Grant 1652–1717 m. Janet (\ Joannett) Houston 1656–1697
        2. 2. James Grant 1643–
      2. 2. Maria Grant 1625–1707
    2. 2. James Ogilvie 1588–1652

Willem Morton's Timeline

15 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1551
19 August 1551
Age 11
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1554
19 aug/26 Nov 1554/1561
Age 14
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1554
19 Aug 1554
Age 14
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in LochLeven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
LochLeven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
1558
1558
Age 18
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Lochinvar, , Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinvar, , Sutherland, Scotland
1561
Jan 1561
Age 21
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1564
Jan 1564
Age 24
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1573
18 November 1573
Age 33
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Perth Perthshire Scotland
Perth Perthshire Scotland
1604
28 Mar 1604
Age 64
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1606
27 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 66
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
1613
31 Mar 1613
Age 73
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland
Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland
1627
28 Apr 1627
Age 87
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married
None
1861
January 1861
Age 321
Willem Douglas Earl van Morton was married in Marylebone, London
Marylebone, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 aug26 Nov 15541561
    Event Place: Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 August 1551
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1554
    Event Place: LochLeven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Lochinvar, , Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1561
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1564
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 November 1573
    Event Place: Perth Perthshire Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1613
    Event Place: Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1627

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of CT

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Lochleven Castle, Perthshire, Schotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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