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William Douglas 1399 – 1437 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1399

Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 9 OCT 1437

Death Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Douglas

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Margaret Yester

Children(s):

In 1399, William Douglas entered the world in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Douglas and Mary Stewart. William Douglas married Margaret Hay of Yester. William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1399, William Douglas entered the world in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland, born to George Douglas and Mary Stewart.
  • William Douglas married Margaret Hay of Yester.
  • William Douglas passed away in 1437 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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William Douglas's Ancestors

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William Douglas
1399 – 1437
Birth Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
George Douglas
1375 – 1402
East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Stewart
1375 – 1457
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Douglas
1314 – 1384
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Stewart
1354 – 1398
Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John (Robert) Stewart
1337 – 1406
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Annabella Drummond
1337 – 1406
Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1274 – 1333
Beatrice Lindsay
1296 – 1352
Thomas Stewart
1329 – 1361
Margaret Sinclair
1328 – 1418
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
Sir Drummond
1315 – 1373
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Douglas
1240 – 1298
Eleanor Lovaine
1241 – 1326
John Bonkyll,
1294 – 1331
Margaret Abernethy
1300 – 1370
William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Rosabelle
1285 –
Walter Stewart
1292 – 1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296 – 1316
Adam Mure
1290 – 1355
Janet Polkelly
1275 – 1330
Malcolm Drummond
1304 – 1346
Anabella Graham
1300 – 1358

William Douglas's Timeline

2 Records

1399
JAN 1399
Birth of William Douglas in Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
1437
9 OCT 1437
Age 38
Death of William Douglas in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1399
    Event Place: Tantallon Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1437
    Event Place: Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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