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William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton 1582–1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1582

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 Mar 1650

Death Location: Kirkwall, Orkney

Father:

Mother: Agnes Leslie

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Douglas, Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas

In 1582, William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton entered the world in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Douglas And Agnes Leslie. William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton married Lady Anne Keith Douglas, and had children including Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas. William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1650 in Kirkwall, Orkney.

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Biography

  • In 1582, William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton entered the world in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Robert Douglas And Agnes Leslie.
  • William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton married Lady Anne Keith Douglas, and had children including Anne Douglas, George Douglas, Isabel Douglas, James Douglas, John Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Mary Douglas, Robert Douglas.
  • William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton passed away in 1650 in Kirkwall, Orkney.

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Children(s)

William Morton's Ancestors

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William Morton
1582–1650
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Agnes Leslie
1525–1606
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (Leslie Burnside of Rothes) III
1500–1558
Rothes/Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Crichton
1505–1546
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Rothes
1455–1513
Margaret Balfour
1485–1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Morton's Descendants

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William (Douglas, 7th Earl of) Morton (1582–8 Mar 1650) m. Lady (Anne Keith) Douglas (1585–30 May 1648)
  1. 1. Margaret Douglas 1606–1678
  2. 2. Anne Douglas 1604–1667
  3. 3. George Douglas 1620–
  4. 4. Isabel Douglas 1630–1673
  5. 5. James Douglas 1612–1686
  6. 6. John Douglas 1611–1650
  7. 7. Mary Douglas 1607–1659
  8. 8. Robert Douglas 1605–1649

William Morton's Timeline

6 Records

1580
1580
Birth of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1582
1582
Birth of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1582
1582
Birth of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton
None
1648
7 August 1648
Age 66
Death of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
1648
7 August 1648
Age 66
Death of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
1650
8 Mar 1650
Age 68
Death of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton in Kirkwall, Orkney
Kirkwall, Orkney

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Dalkeith Castle, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1582
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1648
    Event Place: Midlothia, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1648
    Event Place: Kirkwall Castle, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1650
    Event Place: Kirkwall, Orkney
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22

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