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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton 1582 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 August 1648

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland

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In 1582, Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Douglas and Elizabeth Sutherland. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert passed away in 1648 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1582, Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to Archibald Douglas and Elizabeth Sutherland.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert passed away in 1648 in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Willem Morton's Ancestors

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Willem Morton
1582 – 1648
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1562 – 1618
Pittendriech, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sutherland
1563 – 1642
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
James Douglas
1516 – 1581
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cullen
1517 – 1581
Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
John Gordon
1534 – 1571
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth Maxwell
1534 – 1600
Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1475 – 1513
Elizabeth Gordon
1480 – 1544
James Grant
1485 – 1553
Elizabeth FORBES
1487 – 1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grant
1500 – 1528

Willem Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1582
1582
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1648
7 August 1648
Age 66
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton Robert in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1648
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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