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Willem Douglas Earl van Morton 1584 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Aug 1648

Death Location: Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Janet Scott

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In 1584, Willem Douglas Earl van Morton entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, born to James Douglas and Janet Scott. Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1648 in Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1584, Willem Douglas Earl van Morton entered the world in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland, born to James Douglas and Janet Scott.
  • Willem Douglas Earl van Morton passed away in 1648 in Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland.

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Willem Morton's Ancestors

Self
Willem Morton
1584 – 1648
Birth Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Parents
James Douglas
1462 – 1498
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Scott
1445 – 1509
Buccleugh Selkirkshire
Grandparents
William Douglas
1435 – 1484
Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer Nithsdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Crichton
1435 – 1539
Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
David Scott
1430 – 1479
Branxholm Castle, Hawick, Teviotdale, Scotland
Janet DeSomerville
1423 – 1492
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1415 – 1464
Margaret Carlyle
1420 – 1482
Robert Crichton
1409 – 1478
Christiana Erskine
1406 – 1479
Walter Scott
1394 – 1469
Margaret Cockburn
1402 – 1463
William Somerville
1400 – 1456
Catherine Mowat
1398 – 1458
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1395 – 1444
Janet Maxwell
1395 – 1458
William Carlyle
1401 – 1463
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
1405 – 1448
Robert Crichton
1376 – 1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1385 – 1412
Nicholas Erskine
1338 – 1406
Jean Cameron
1356 – 1402
Robert Scott
1378 – 1426
Telfer
1380 – 1430
William Cockburn
1385 –
Agnes Collins
1386 – 1463
Thomas Somerville
1370 – 1444
Janet Stewart
1370 – 1407
John Mowat
1365 – 1435
Elizabeth Harper
1376 – 1441

Willem Morton's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland
1648
7 Aug 1648
Age 64
Death of Willem Douglas Earl van Morton in Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland
Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1648
    Event Place: Kirkwall (Orkney) Scotland

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