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William Douglas 1589 – 1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 19 Feb 1660

Death Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Angus

Mother: Lady Oliphant

Spouse(s): Lady Gordon

Children(s): Sir DOUGLAS

The story of William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas began in 1589 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas married Lady Mary Gordon, and had children including Sir William DOUGLAS. William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas passed away in 1660 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas began in 1589 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas married Lady Mary Gordon, and had children including Sir William DOUGLAS.
  • William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas passed away in 1660 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Douglas's Ancestors

Self
William Douglas
1589 – 1660
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Willem Douglass 10th Earl van Angus
1552 – 1611
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Lady (Elisabeth Douglass nee) Oliphant
1558 – 1619
Berridale, Caithness, Schotland
Grandparents
William (Douglas of Glenberie 9th Earl of) Angus
1503 – 1591
Dunottar Castle, Dunottar, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lady (Egidia "Giles") Graham,
1503 – 1605
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Laurence Oliphant
1535 – 1593
Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaretha (Hay Countess Van) Angus
1535 – 1594
Errol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edwin Mcgeginginch
1480 – 1591
Sarah Fennwythe
1475 – 1565
William Montrose)
1494 – 1571
Johanna Keith
1492 – 1547
Lord Oliphant
1506 – 1566
Margaret Cruvie
1507 – 1566
Sir Hay
1508 – 1574
Lady Erroll
1508 – 1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colin Oliphant
1458 – 1513
Lady Argyll
1462 – 1516
James Sandelands
1482 – 1559
Marione SANDELANDS
1437 – 1549
Thomas Erroll
1475 – 1513
Margaretha Logy
1475 –
Alexander Hind
1482 – 1508
Elizabeth Stewart-HInd
1481 – 1516

William Douglas's Descendants

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William Douglas (1589 – 19 Feb 1660) m. Lady (Mary) Gordon (1610 – 1674)
  1. 1. Sir (William) DOUGLAS (24 Dec 1634 – 18 April 1694) m. Anna HAMILTON (6 Jan 1632 – 17 Oct 1716)
    1. 1. Margaret Murry (1660 – 06 Dec 1731) m. Robert Hamilton (12 Mar 1656 – 28 Nov 1744)
      1. 1. Grace (Janet Hamilton) Cook (23 Jul 1682 – 23 Sep 1765, or 1 Apr 1778) m. George Cook (1670 – 10 June 1699)
        1. 1. John (Hamilton) Cook (3 July 1700 – 18 Aug 1736) m. Elizabeth (\ Elizebeth Eaton \ Eden \) Easton (3 Jul 1706 – 29 Apr 1739)

William Douglas's Timeline

3 Records

1589
1589
Birth of William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1613
31 Mar 1613
Age 24
William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas was married
None
1660
19 Feb 1660
Age 71
Death of William Douglas 11th Earl of Angus, Marquis of Douglas in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1613

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Eglingtoune Glasgow, Ayr, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Register of Apprentices, 1583-1666

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1660
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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