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William Douglas 1398–1437 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1398

Birth Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: Oct 1437

Death Location: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Douglas

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Hay

Children(s): George Douglas, George Douglas, Helen Douglas, Catherine Douglas, George Douglas

The story of William Douglas began in 1398 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William Douglas married Margaret Hay, and had children including Catherine Douglas, George Douglas, Helen Douglas. William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Douglas began in 1398 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • William Douglas married Margaret Hay, and had children including Catherine Douglas, George Douglas, Helen Douglas.
  • William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Douglas's Ancestors

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William Douglas
1398–1437
Birth Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas
1376–1402
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1380–1458
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas
1323–1384
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1325–1418
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert Stewart
1337–1406
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Annabella Drummond
1350–1401
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1297–1333
Beatrice DeLindsay
1291–1352
Thomas Stewart
1318–1361
Margaret Clair-Sinclair)
1320–1361
Robert Stewart
1316–1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320–1355
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1240–1298
Elizabeth Stewart
1245–1330
ALexander Lindsay
1267–1308
BEatrix Stewart
1268–1337

William Douglas's Descendants

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William Douglas (1398–Oct 1437) m. Margaret Hay (1404–22 Apr 1484)
  1. 1. George Douglas 1415–1463 m. Isabel Sibbald 1418–1497 m. Mary Stewart 1380–1458
    1. 1. Archibald Douglas 1445–1513 m. Elizabeth Boyd 1458–1498 m. Janet Kennedy 1476–1500
      1. 1. George Douglas 1469–1513 m. Elizabeth Drummond 1472–1514
        1. 1. Archibald Douglas 1489–1557 m. Isabel Stewart 1480–1557 m. Margaret Hepburn 1485–1513 m. Margaret Tudor 1489–1541 m. Lady (Stewart) Traquair 1502– m. Margaret Maxwell 1505–1593 m. Margaret (Countess Lennox) Maxwell 1517–1571 m. Margaret Maxwell 1528–1593 m. Margaret Maxwell 1538–1617
        2. 2. Alicia Douglas 1385–1450
        3. 3. Elizabeth Douglas 1489–1573
        4. 4. Alison Douglas 1491–
        5. 5. William Douglas 1495–1528
        6. 6. Jonet Douglas 1495–1537
        7. 7. Elizabeth Douglas 1505–1545
        8. 8. Margaret Douglas –1575
        9. 9. George Douglas 1493–1552
        10. 10. Janet Douglas 1495–1537
      2. 2. Marjory Douglas 1469–1542
      3. 3. William DOUGLAS 1470–1513
      4. 4. Archibald (Douglas) Kilspendie 1472–1535
      5. 5. Gawin Douglas 1474–1522
      6. 6. Elizabeth Douglas 1474–
      7. 7. Marion (Mariot) Douglas 1476–1511
      8. 8. Mariotta Douglas 1476–1541
      9. 9. Janet Douglas 1480–
      10. 10. Elizabeth Douglas 1489–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1403–1451
    3. 3. Anne Douglas 1443–
    4. 4. Archibald Douglas 1445–1498
    5. 5. Elizabeth Douglas 1448–
    6. 6. Robert Douglas 1449–
    7. 7. Jane Douglas 1452–1494
    8. 8. Margaret Douglas 1456–1472
    9. 9. Isabel Douglas 1460–
    10. 10. Margaret Douglas 1510–1554
    11. 11. Archibald Douglas 1445–1513
    12. 12. Archibald Douglas 1445–1513
    13. 13. Archibald Douglas 1445–1498
  2. 2. George Douglas 1415–1463
  3. 3. Helen Douglas 1425–1486
  4. 4. Catherine Douglas 1442–
  5. 5. George Douglas 1415–1503

William Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1398
1398
Birth of William Douglas in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1437
Oct 1437
Age 39
Death of William Douglas in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1398
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1437
    Event Place: Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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