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William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus 1503 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1503

Birth Location: Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 July 1591

Death Location: Leven, Fife, Scotland

Father: Edwin Mcgeginginch

Mother: Sarah Fennwythe

Spouse(s): Lady Graham,

Children(s): Sir Angus

William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus was born in 1503 in Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Edwin hay 2cnd of Mcgeginginch and Sarah Fennwythe. William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus married Lady Egidia "Giles" Graham,, and had children including Sir Willem Douglass 10th Earl van Angus. William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus passed away in 1591 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus was born in 1503 in Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Edwin hay 2cnd of Mcgeginginch and Sarah Fennwythe.
  • William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus married Lady Egidia "Giles" Graham,, and had children including Sir Willem Douglass 10th Earl van Angus.
  • William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus passed away in 1591 in Leven, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Mcgeginginch
1480 – 1591
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sarah Fennwythe
1475 – 1565
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Graham,
1503 – 1605
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Angus
1552 – 1611
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Angus's Ancestors

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William Angus
1503 – 1591
Birth Place: Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Edwin hay 2cnd of Mcgeginginch
1480 – 1591
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah Fennwythe
1475 – 1565
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Angus's Descendants

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William (Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of) Angus (14 July 1503 – 1 July 1591) m. Lady (Egidia "Giles") Graham, (7 Sept 1503 – 1605)
  1. 1. Sir (Willem Douglass 10th Earl van) Angus (1552/4 – 3 MAR 1611 [Exiled by Scots King James VI) m. Lady (Elisabeth Douglass nee) Oliphant (1558 – 1619)
    1. 1. William Douglas (1589 – 19 Feb 1660) m. Lady (Mary) Gordon (1610 – 1674)
      1. 1. Sir (William) DOUGLAS (24 Dec 1634 – 18 April 1694) m. Anna HAMILTON (6 Jan 1632 – 17 Oct 1716)
        1. 1. Margaret Murry (1660 – 06 Dec 1731) m. Robert Hamilton (12 Mar 1656 – 28 Nov 1744)

William Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1503
14 July 1503
Birth of William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus in Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1591
1 July 1591
Age 88
Death of William Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of Angus in Leven, Fife, Scotland
Leven, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1503
    Event Place: Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Dundee, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 July 1591
    Event Place: Leven, Fife, Scotland
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