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William Douglas 1395–1464 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1395

Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jan 1464

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Stewart, Margaret Lindsay

Children(s): Marjory Douglas, Elizabeth Douglas

William Douglas was born in 1395 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Archibald Douglas And Margaret Stewart. William Douglas married Margaret Lindsay, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Elizabeth Douglas, Marjory Douglas. William Douglas passed away in 1464 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Douglas was born in 1395 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Archibald Douglas And Margaret Stewart.
  • William Douglas married Margaret Lindsay, Margaret Stewart, and had children including Elizabeth Douglas, Marjory Douglas.
  • William Douglas passed away in 1464 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Douglas
1370–1424
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Stewart
1370–1456
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stewart
1400–1432
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Margaret Lindsay
1375–
Birth Location: Forfarshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Marjory Douglas
1415–1484
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1426–1491
Birth Location: Millton of Clova, Angus, Scotland
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William Douglas's Ancestors

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William Douglas
1395–1464
Birth Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Douglas
1370–1424
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1370–1456
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald ("The Grim") Douglas
1325–1400
Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joanna Moray
1339–1409
Perthshire, Scotland
Robert III
1337–1406
Dundonald Castle, Kyle Ayrshire, Scotland
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Douglas
1286–1330
Maurice Moray
1310–1346
Joan Menteith
1314–1367
Robert II
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320–1354
John Drummond
1318–1373
Mary Montifex
1324–1375
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1255–1298
Elizabeth Stewart
1250–1288
John Moray
1288–1346
Mary Stathearn
1292–1329
John treacherous
1275–1344
Helen Rusky
1300–1342
Walter Stewart
1296–1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296–1316
Adam I
1290–1355
Janet Mure
1290–
Malcolm Drummond
1270–1325
Margaret Graham
1279–1330
Edward KEITH
1280–1346
Margaret Clare
1293–1342

William Douglas's Descendants

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William Douglas (1395–8 Jan 1464) m. Margaret Stewart (1400–1 Aug 1432) m. Margaret Lindsay (Abt 1375–)
  1. 1. Marjory Douglas 1415–1484 m. Andrew (Trotter) Kerr 1405–1481 m. Robert Kerr 1380–1437
    1. 1. Margaret Kerr 1437–1484 m. James Sandilands 1433–1505 m. William Hay 1435–1513 m. James Sandilands 1433–1504
      1. 1. Margaret Sandilands 1507–1566 m. Laurence Oliphant 1506–1566 m. Robert (Bruce 1st of) Auchenbowie –1515
        1. 1. Jenat Oliphant 1531–1574 m. William (Thomas) Beall 1535–1600
        2. 2. Jean Oliphant 1520–1624
        3. 3. Margaret Oliphant 1526–1580 m. William Murray 1521– m. James Clephane 1532–
        4. 4. William Oliphant 1529–
        5. 5. Thomas Oliphant 1530–1593 m. Isabella Gibbs 1535–
        6. 6. Peter Oliphant 1530–1594 m. Agnes Collace 1534–
        7. 7. Catherine Oliphant 1534–1612
        8. 8. Laurence Oliphant 1535–1593 m. Margaret Hay 1535–1594 m. Mary (Marjorie) Rollo 1540–1625 m. Lillias Graham 1608–1669 m. Jane Murray 1583–1630
        9. 9. Elizabeth Oliphant 1535–1596
        10. 10. Margaret Oliphant 1538–1580
        11. 11. Lilias Oliphant 1540–1588 m. David Lundie 1533–1585
        12. 12. Catherine Oliphant 1540– m. George Dundas 1540–1598
        13. 13. Peter Oliphant 1542–1594 m. Lilias Gray 1542–1614
        14. 14. William Oliphant 1553–
        15. 15. Catherine Oliphant 1554–
      2. 2. John Sandilands 1474–1493
      3. 3. James Sandilands 1476–1534 m. Catherine Scott 1478–1540 m. Rachel Dickson 1490–
      4. 4. Rebecca Sandilands 1476– m. William Dishington 1485–1547
      5. 5. Robert Sandilands 1478–1549
      6. 6. Peter Sandilands 1479–1549
      7. 7. Mary Sandilands 1482–1560
      8. 8. Sandilands 1483–
      9. 9. Christian Sandilands 1487–1513 m. William Dishington 1485–1547 m. Andrew Anstruther 1427–1513
    2. 2. Andrew (Trotter) Kerr 1405–1481 m. Marjory Douglas 1415–1484 m. Mary Herries 1405– m. Margaret (Tweedie of) Drummelzier 1397–1484 m. ann douglas 1425–
    3. 3. Andrew Kerr 1437–1486
    4. 4. Walter Kerr 1445–1501 m. Isabel (de) Hay 1443–1487
    5. 5. Thomas (Kerr of) Smailholm 1447–1499 m. Margaretha Kerr 1447–1497 m. Catherine Colville 1466–1484 m. Margeret Ker 1450–1484
    6. 6. Robert Kerr 1447–1505
    7. 7. Elizabeth Ker 1462– m. Phillip Rutherford 1460–1492
  2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1426–1491 m. Thomas Ogilvy 1419–1490

William Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1395
1395
Birth of William Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1464
8 Jan 1464
Age 69
Death of William Douglas in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1395
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Douglas, person ID LYRP-TMD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1464
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Douglas, person ID LYRP-TMD.
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