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William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy 1240–1298 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 JANUARY 1298

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: William"Longlegs" I

Mother: Marjorie Abernethy

Spouse(s): Eleanor Lovayne, Elizabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s): Archibald Sir, James Douglas

The story of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy began in 1240 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy married Eleanor Lovayne, Elizabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart Lady Countess Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas Sir, James The Black Lord Of Douglas. William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy passed away in 1298 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy began in 1240 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy married Eleanor Lovayne, Elizabeth Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart Lady Countess Douglas, and had children including Archibald Douglas Sir, James The Black Lord Of Douglas.
  • William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy passed away in 1298 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hardy's Ancestors

Self
William Hardy
1240–1298
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William"Longlegs" Lord Douglas I
1215–1274
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marjorie (de) Abernethy
1236–1288
Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Laurence (de Abernethy) Lord
1195–1245
Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary (De) Vorgulle
1210–1303
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hardy's Descendants

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William (Douglas Sir Lord The) Hardy (1240–24 JANUARY 1298) m. Eleanor Lovayne (1270–03 MAY 1326) m. Elizabeth Stewart (1245–1296) m. Elizabeth (Stewart Lady Countess) Douglas (1245–24 JANUARY 1297)
  1. 1. Archibald (Douglas) Sir 1297–1333 m. BEATRICE LINDSAY 1308–1355
    1. 1. William (Douglas Earl of) Douglas 1327–1384 m. Margaret Stewart 1325–1418 m. Margaret Stewart 1354–1418 m. Margaret Mar 1265–1292 m. Margaret Mar 1332–1393 m. Margaret DeMar 1318–1393
      1. 1. James Douglas 1358–1388 m. Unknown (Mistress) Stewart 1358–1410 m. Isabel Stewart 1340–1410 m. Isabel Stuart 1360–1385
        1. 1. Archibald Douglas 1410–1486 m. Euphemia Graham 1408–1468
  2. 2. James (The Black Lord of) Douglas 1286–1330 m. Joan Scotland 1278–1337 m. Joan (De) Raitt 1287–1337 m. Joan Stewart 1278–1337 m. Joan Stewart 1424–1493 m. Beatrice DeLindsay 1291–1352 m. Beatrice (Baroness Douglas Lady De) Lindsay 1291–1352
    1. 1. John (Douglas) Sir 1320–1350 m. Agnes (Munfode Lady of) Marton 1320–1377
      1. 1. James Douglas 1350–1420 m. Egidia Stewart 1330–1406 m. Jean Stewart 1313– m. Elizabeth Stewart 1387–1411 m. Agnes Dunbar 1350–1378
        1. 1. James (II) Douglas 1386–1443 m. Scotland Elizabeth 1387–1478 m. Elizabeth--*Lady (of Dalkeith, Gifford) * 1387–1411 m. Janet BORTHWICK 1407–1464 m. Elizabeth Scotland 1387–1478
    2. 2. Joanna (Douglas Lady Baroness) Gifford 1314–1398 m. Hugh ("The Wizard" Gifford) Sir 1306–1409 m. Hugh Gifford 1324–1360
      1. 1. Alice Gifford 1350–1384 m. Thomas Boyd 1342–1410 m. Robert Boyd 1330–1385 m. Thomas (Boyd Lord) Kilmarnock 1345–1409 m. Thomas (de Hay Sir Laird) Locherworth 1354–1397 m. Thomas ("The Archer" Boyd) Sir 1320–1365 m. Thomas (Boyd Slayer Dominus 3rd Laird of) Kilmarnock 1360–1410 m. ROBERT, (3rd Laird of Kilmarnock,) BOYD 1330–1410
        1. 1. Thomas (Boyd 4th Laird of) Kilmarnock 1375–1432 m. Joanna Montgomery 1390–1469
        2. 2. Thomas (Boyd Slayer Dominus 3rd Laird of) Kilmarnock 1360–1410 m. Alice Gifford 1350–1384 m. Thomas Boyd 1342–1410
    3. 3. Elizabeth Douglas 1305–1357 m. Thomas Somerville 1290–1372
      1. 1. Sir (Knight, William, of Linton And Carnwarth De) Somerville 1340–1400 m. Margaret Edmonston 1350–1400 m. Katherine (Heiress Moffat) Halliday 1347–1458
        1. 1. Thomas (de Somerville Lord Worm) Slayer 1370–1444 m. Janet (Darnley) Stewart 1372–1407 m. Elizabeth Keith 1376–1436

William Hardy's Timeline

6 Records

1240
1240
Birth of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1240
1240
Birth of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1298
1298
Age 58
Death of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in London, London, England
London, London, England
1298
1298
Age 58
Death of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in London, Middlesex, , England
London, Middlesex, , England
1298
24 JANUARY 1298
Age 58
Death of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
1298
24 JANUARY 1298
Age 58
Death of William Douglas Sir Lord The Hardy in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1298
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1298
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JANUARY 1298
    Event Place: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JANUARY 1298
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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