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Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland 1540–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 Sep 1572

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: (Knight) III

Mother: Lady Tud

Spouse(s): Lady Morton

Children(s): Robert Lochleven

In 1540, Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan Iii And Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Dau Of King Henry Vii Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland married Lady Agnes Leslie Countess Morton, and had children including Robert Lord Douglas Van Lochleven. Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1540, Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland entered the world in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan Iii And Lady Countess Margaret Margaretha Dau Of King Henry Vii Tudor Douglas Stewart Stuart Lennox Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of Scottish Dowager Queenmnargaret Tud.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland married Lady Agnes Leslie Countess Morton, and had children including Robert Lord Douglas Van Lochleven.
  • Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland passed away in 1572 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Willem Scotland's Ancestors

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Willem Scotland
1540–1572
Birth Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
(Knight) Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan III
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Lady (Countess Margaret Margaretha (dau of King Henry VII) Tudor-Douglas-Stewart\Stuart-Lennox, Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr of Scottish Dowager QueenMNargaret) Tud
1515–1572
Harbottle, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Douglas Laird Van) Lochleven
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elisabeth Boyd
1480–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Lord Earl John II Erskine Macclain-van Erskine-van Mar, , 5th Lord of Erskine, 17th Earl of) Mar
1500–1555
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mar
1458–1513
Elisabeth Campbell
1465–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Scotland's Descendants

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Willem ((William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of) Scotland (1540–25 Sep 1572) m. Lady (Agnes Leslie Countess) Morton (1539–24 September 1606)
  1. 1. Robert (Lord Douglas van) Lochleven 1562–1584 m. Jean Lyon 1556–1610
    1. 1. Willem (Douglas Earl van) Morton 1584–1648 m. Anne Douglas 1586–1648
      1. 1. Mary Seton 1607–1659
      2. 2. Robert Douglas 1616–1649
      3. 3. Isabel Graham 1630–1672
      4. 4. Margaret Campbell 1610–1678

Willem Scotland's Timeline

19 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1552
8 May 1552
Age 12
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1554
19 aug/26 Nov 1554/1561
Age 14
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1554
19 August 1554
Age 14
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
1558
Age 18
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1558
1558
Age 18
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland
Lochinvar, Sutherland, Scotland
1561
Jan 1561
Age 21
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1564
Jan 1564
Age 24
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1568
bef 1568
Age 28
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Of, Garthbeg,, Scotland
Of, Garthbeg,, Scotland
1572
25 Sep 1572
Age 32
Death of Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1573
18 Nov 1573
Age 33
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Perth Perthshire Scotland
Perth Perthshire Scotland
1579
26 Jul 1579
Age 39
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in New London, New London, Ct
New London, New London, Ct
1590
1590
Age 50
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1600
28 Mar 1600
Age 60
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, , Scotland
1604
28 Mar 1604
Age 64
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1609
Abt. 1609
Age 69
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Ringstead, Northamption, England
Ringstead, Northamption, England
1613
31 Mar 1613
Age 73
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland
Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland
1627
28 Apr 1627
Age 87
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married
None
1861
January 1861
Age 321
Willem (William) Douglas of Lochleven, 6th Earl of Morton, Custodian of Queen Mary 1st of Scotland was married in Marylebone, London
Marylebone, London

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 aug26 Nov 15541561
    Event Place: Lochleven, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1552
    Event Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 August 1554
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Lochinvar, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    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: bef 1568
    Event Place: Of, Garthbeg,, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1573
    Event Place: Perth Perthshire Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1579
    Event Place: New London, New London, Ct

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1600
    Event Place: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1604
    Event Place: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1609
    Event Place: Ringstead, Northamption, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1613
    Event Place: Redhouse, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1627

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1861
    Event Place: Marylebone, London

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire & Kincardineshire - Protocol Book of Sir John Christisone, 1518-1551

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of CT

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MA

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1572
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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