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William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar 1323–1384 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1323

Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1384

Death Location: Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland

Father: Archibald Douglas

Mother: Beatrice Crawford

Spouse(s): Margaret Stewart

Children(s): George Angus

In 1323, William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald The Tyneman Douglas And Beatrice Lindsay Of Crawford. William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar married Margaret Stewart, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus. William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1384 in Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1323, William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar entered the world in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Archibald The Tyneman Douglas And Beatrice Lindsay Of Crawford.
  • William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar married Margaret Stewart, and had children including George Douglas 1St Earl Of Angus.
  • William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar passed away in 1384 in Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Douglas
1297–1333
Birth Location: Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Beatrice Crawford
1302–1352
Birth Location: Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Stewart
1354–1418
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

George Angus
1376–1403
Birth Location: Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
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William Mar's Ancestors

Self
William Mar
1323–1384
Birth Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald "The Tyneman" Douglas
1297–1333
Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Beatrice (Lindsay of) Crawford
1302–1352
Crawford, Clydesdale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mar's Descendants

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William (Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas &) Mar (Abt. 1323–1384) m. Margaret Stewart (1354–23 Mar 1418)
  1. 1. George (Douglas 1st Earl of) Angus 1376–1403 m. Mary Stewart 1378–1457
    1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas 1398–1460 m. Alexander Forbes 1380–1448
      1. 1. Annabella Forbes 1423–1514 m. Patrick Gray 1419–1463
        1. 1. Lord (Andrew) Gray 1446–1513 m. Janet Keith 1446–1483 m. Janet Keith 1450–1486
        2. 2. Janet Gray 1454–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Gray 1452–1492

William Mar's Timeline

3 Records

1323
Abt. 1323
Birth of William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1384
1 May 1384
Age 61
Death of William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1384
1384
Age 61
Burial of William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas & Mar in Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland
Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1323
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1384
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1384
    Event Place: Melrose abbey, Melrose, Scottish borders, Scotland
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