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William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus 1589–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Angus

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Lady Huntly)

Children(s): William Selkirk, Lady Douglas, Lady Douglas, Lady Douglas, Isabelle Douglas, Maj-Gen Dunbarton, Lady Douglass, Archibald Angus, Lady Catheri, Johanna Douglas

In 1589, William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, born to William Douglas 10Th Earl Of Angus And Elizabeth Oliphant. William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Anne Douglass Gordon 1St Marquess Of Huntly, and had children including Archibald Douglas Earl Van Angus, Isabelle Douglas, Johanna Douglas, Lady Catherine Douglass, Lady Catherine Douglass 2Nd Catheri, Lady Henrietta Douglas, Lady Jane Jean Douglas, Lady Lucy Douglas, Maj Gen George Douglas 1St Earl Of Dunbarton, William Duke Douglas Hamilton Earl Of Selkirk. William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus passed away in 1660 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1589, William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus entered the world in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland, born to William Douglas 10Th Earl Of Angus And Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus married Lady Mary Anne Douglass Gordon 1St Marquess Of Huntly, and had children including Archibald Douglas Earl Van Angus, Isabelle Douglas, Johanna Douglas, Lady Catherine Douglass, Lady Catherine Douglass 2Nd Catheri, Lady Henrietta Douglas, Lady Jane Jean Douglas, Lady Lucy Douglas, Maj Gen George Douglas 1St Earl Of Dunbarton, William Duke Douglas Hamilton Earl Of Selkirk.
  • William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus passed away in 1660 in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Angus's Ancestors

Self
William Angus
1589–1660
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Parents
William Douglas 10th Earl of Angus
1552–1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -- or -- Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Oliphant
1560–
Berridale, Caithness, Schotland
Grandparents
William (Douglas 9the Earl Of) Douglas
1532–1591
Laurens (Lord) Oliphant
1535–1592
Erroll, Perthshire, Schotland
Margaretha Hay
1535–1590
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Angus's Descendants

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William (Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of) Angus (1589–1660) m. Lady (Mary Anne Douglass Gordon (1st Marquess of) Huntly) (1611–1674)
  1. 1. William (Duke Douglas-Hamilton Earl of) Selkirk 1635–1694 m. Anne (3rd Duchess of) Hamilton 1631–1716
    1. 1. Lord (William) Douglas-Hamilton 1659–1681 m. Christian Jargon 1660–1697
      1. 1. John Douglas-Hamilton 1695–1788 m. Eunice (Ratliffe) (Rattleleaf) 1690–1790
        1. 1. Elijah Douglas 1720–1814 m. Phebe Taylor 1720–1751 m. Elizabeth Estes 1731–1814
        2. 2. John (Jr) Douglas 1717–1779
        3. 3. George Douglas 1724–1793
    2. 2. James (Douglas) Hamilton 1658–1712
    3. 3. John (1st Earl of Ruglen) Hamilton 1665–1744
    4. 4. William Hamilton 1659–1681
    5. 5. Earl (John Douglas Of) SELKIRK 1665–1744
    6. 6. Susanna ((Lady)) \Hamilton 1670–1736
    7. 7. George (1st Earl of Orkney (Field Marshal)) \Hamilton 1666–1736
    8. 8. Anne Douglas 1630–1688
    9. 9. Margaret Murry 1660–1731
    10. 10. Lord (Archibald) Hamilton 1673–1701
    11. 11. Catherine (Hamilton) Douglas 1672–1707
    12. 12. Charles (2nd Earl of Selkirk) \Douglas 1662–1739
    13. 13. Catherine Hamilton 1662–1707
    14. 14. Margaret ((Lady)) \Hamilton 1665–1731
    15. 15. Marie Douglas-Hamilton 1657–1694
    16. 16. Lady (Anna) Hamilton 1661–1663
    17. 17. LADY (Susannah, COUNTESS OF DUNDONALD,) DOUGLAS-HAMILTON 1670–1736
    18. 18. Hon. (Basil) DOUGLAS-Hamilton 1671–1701
    19. 19. Admiral (Lord Archibald) Douglas-Hamilton 1673–1754
    20. 20. Susannah Douglas 1660–1737
    21. 21. Lady (Mary Douglas Of) HAMILTON 1657–1666
    22. 22. Lt (Gen James th of Douglas) Hamilton 1670–1712
  2. 2. Lady (Henrietta) Douglas 1633–1673
  3. 3. Lady (Jane (Jean)) Douglas 1650–1678
  4. 4. Lady (Lucy) Douglas 1633–1713
  5. 5. Isabelle Douglas 1642–1691
  6. 6. Maj-Gen (George Douglas, 1st Earl of) Dunbarton 1636–1692
  7. 7. Lady (Catherine) Douglass 1629–1641
  8. 8. Archibald (Douglas Earl van) Angus 1610–1655
  9. 9. Lady (Catherine Douglass 2nd) Catheri 1646–1673
  10. 10. Johanna Douglas 1650–

William Angus's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1660
1660
Age 71
Death of William Douglas 1st Marquess of Douglas 11th Earl of Angus in Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Douglas genealogy : the descendants of John Douglas of Middleborough, Massachusetts, the first of this branch in America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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