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William Douglas 1589 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 FEB 1660

Death Location: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Douglas

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Margaret Hamilton

Children(s): Jean Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas, James Douglas, William Hamilton

The story of William Douglas began in 1589 in Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom. William Douglas married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including Jean Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas, James Douglas, William Douglas Hamilton. William Douglas passed away in 1660 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Douglas began in 1589 in Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William Douglas married Margaret Hamilton, and had children including Jean Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Margaret Douglas, James Douglas, William Douglas Hamilton.
  • William Douglas passed away in 1660 in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Douglas
1554 – 1611
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Oliphant
1558 – 1618
Birth Location: Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hamilton
1585 – 1623
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Jean Douglas
1602 – 1669
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Archibald Douglas
1609 – 1655
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Margaret Douglas
1611 – 1659
Birth Location: Logie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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James Douglas
1618 – 1645
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Hamilton
1630 –
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Douglas's Ancestors

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William Douglas
1589 – 1660
Birth Place: Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Douglas
1554 – 1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Oliphant
1558 – 1618
Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
William Douglas
1532 – 1591
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Egidia ((Giles)) Graham
1536 – 1606
Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
Laurence Oliphant
1535 – 1593
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Hay
1535 – 1594
Errol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald* Douglas
1513 – 1570
Margaret Carmichael
1533 –
Robert Graham
1506 – 1547
Giles Douglas
1505 – 1546
Laurence Oliphant
1506 – 1566
Margaret Sandilands
1507 – 1566
George Hay
1508 – 1574
Margaret Robertson
1505 – 1561
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Angus
1469 – 1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1470 – 1548
John Carmichael
1504 –
Marion Richardson
1512 –
Henry Graham
1480 – 1571
Giles Arbuthnot
1488 – 1546
George Angus
1469 – 1513
Elizabeth Douglas
1470 – 1548
Colin Oliphant
1487 – 1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490 – 1549
Colin Oliphant
1487 – 1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490 – 1549
Thomas Hay
1474 – 1513
Margaret Logie
1487 – 1520
Alexander Robertson
1440 – 1507
Elizabeth Stewart
1483 – 1515

William Douglas's Descendants

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William Douglas (1589 – 19 FEB 1660) m. Margaret Hamilton (1585 – 11 SEP 1623)
  1. 1. Jean Douglas (1602 – 1669) m. John Hamilton (1604 – APR 1658)
    1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1627 – )
    2. 2. Grisel( (Grissell)) Hamilton (ABT 1629 – 1678)
    3. 3. Anne Hamilton (1630 – 12 MAR 1678) m. Patrick Houston (ABT 1626 – 1696)
    4. 4. Marjory Hamilton (ABT 1630 – ) m. William Baillie (ABT 1638 – )
    5. 5. Maj (William) Hamilton (ABT 1631 – ) m. Mary Hay (ABT 1652 – )
    6. 6. Sir (John) Hamilton (1632 – 15 MAY 1693) m. Margaret Cunningham (1635 – 1675) m. Alice Moore (ABT 1646 – 1677)
    7. 7. Catharine Hamilton (ABT 1632 – ) m. William Cuninghame (ABT 1643 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Hamilton (ABT 1634 – )
    9. 9. Margaret Hamilton (1635 – 28 MAR 1671) m. John Kennedy (ABT 1612 – 1665) m. David Ogilvy (ABT 1633 – AFT 1682)
    10. 10. William Hambleton (1636 – 10 OCT 1677) m. Sarah Watkins (ABT 1636 – )
      1. 1. William Hambleton (ABT 1663 – 24 JUL 1725) m. Margaret Sherwood (ABT 1663 – 10 OCT 1755)
        1. 1. Mary Hambleton (ABT 1689 – ABT 1760) m. Alexander Grant (1684 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hambleton (ABT 1690 – ) m. Ninian Beall (1686 – 18 MAY 1742)
        3. 3. John Hambleton (1694 – 1773) m. Mary Studham (1698 – 1737)
        4. 4. William Hambleton (1695 – 1741) m. Ester Leeds (1697 – )
        5. 5. Phillemon Hambleton (ABT 1698 – SEP 1757) m. Sarah (ABT 1680 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Hambleton (ABT 1699 – ) m. Robert Dawson (1698 – )
        7. 7. Frances Hambleton (ABT 1700 – ) m. John Camperson (ABT 1700 – )
        8. 8. Lucy Hambleton (1701 – ) m. Philemon Skinner (2 DEC 1701 – 1762)
        9. 9. Katherine Hambleton (21 DEC 1701 – ) m. Charles Spencer (ABT 1700 – 1762)
        10. 10. Margaret Hambleton (1703 – ) m. Cooper
      2. 2. Samuel Hambleton (1665 – 1694) m. Samuel Hambelton (ABT 1665 – )
      3. 3. Philemon Hambleton (ABT 1666 – 1757) m. Sarah Sherwood (30 NOV 1725 – ) m. Sarah Sherwood m. Sarah Sherwood (6 JAN 1744/1745 – )
      4. 4. John Hambleton (1667 – 1716) m. Elizabeth
      5. 5. Frances Hambleton (ABT 1668 – 11 JAN 1708)
      6. 6. Edward Hambleton (ABT 1671 – 1716) m. Elizabeth Quinton (ABT 1673 – ) m. <Living> m. Mary m. Elizabeth Wuinton m. Mary Hambleton (ABT 1675 – ) m. Elizabeth
      7. 7. Mary Hambleton (1675 – )
  2. 2. Archibald Douglas (1609 – 16 APR 1655) m. Anne Stuart (23 NOV 1614 – 16 AUG 1646)
  3. 3. Margaret Douglas (1611 – 1 JAN 1659)
  4. 4. James Douglas (1618 – 21 OCT 1645) m. Mary Hamilton (1620 – )
  5. 5. William (Douglas) Hamilton (ABT 1630 – ) m. Anne ([possibly Scott] Hamblin or) Hamlin (ABT 1610 – 1690) m. Ann Hamilton (ABT 1636 – ) m. Anne Hamilton (6 JAN 1632 – 17 OCT 1716) m. Mary Erskine (21 NOV 1639 – ) m. Ann (ABT 1608/1610 – ABT 1690) m. Anna Shawe (1632 – 9 DEC 1663) m. William Douglas (ABT 1615 – )

William Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1589
1589
Birth of William Douglas in Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom
Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom
1660
19 FEB 1660
Age 71
Death of William Douglas in Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1660
19 FEB 1660
Age 71
Burial of William Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Huntly, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: (12-1601)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1660
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1660
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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