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William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland 1539–1606 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1539

Birth Location: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 September 1606

Death Location: Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland

Father: (Knight) Buchan

Mother: Margaret of

Spouse(s): Agnes Companion

Children(s): Lady Lady, David Beley, Edward Douglass, George Sir, James Drumlanrig, Violette Douglas, Archibald Sir, Elizabeth Lady, Robert Morton, Margaret Douglas, Euphemia Morton, James Melrose, Christian Morton, James Douglas, Agnes Douglas, Robert Douglas, Margaret Campbell, Lord Morton, William Drumlanrig), Sir Douglas, Maria Douglas, Elisabeth Douglas, Robert Morton, Lady ), James Douglas, Mary Morton, Alexander Douglas, Lady Douglas, ** Douglas, Christian Douglas, Violette Douglas, Sir Douglas, Sir Kirkness, Margaret Douglas, Nicolas Douglas, Sir Morton, Isabel Morton, Sir Douglas

In 1539, William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland entered the world in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess Dau Of King Henry Vii Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of. William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland married Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton Lady Queen Marys Closet Female Companion, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Alexander Douglas, Archibald Kilmour Douglas Sir, Christian Douglas, Christian Douglas Lady Of Morton, David Jameson Wemyss Traill Reverend Of Beley, Edward Douglass, Elisabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Hay Douglas Lady, Euphemia Douglas Of Morton, George Kirkness Douglas Sir, Isabel Douglas Of Morton, James Douglas 8Th Baron Of Drumlanrig, James Douglas Lord Melrose Commendator Of Melrose, James Lord Melrose Douglas, Lady Euphemia Douglas Lyon Of Morton, Lady Anne Agnes Douglas Countess Of Argyll Lady, Lady Eupham Morton Douglas, Lady Jean Douglas, Lord Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas Campbell, Margaret Wemyss Douglas, Maria Douglas, Mary Douglas Of Morton, Nicolas Douglas, Robert Douglas, Robert Douglas Lord Van Lochleven Master Of Morton, Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton, Sir Archibald Kilmour Douglas, Sir George Douglas Of Kirkness, Sir James 8Th Baron Drumlanrig Douglas, Sir James Nicolas Morton, Sir James Thomas Douglas, Violette Douglas, William Douglas 1St Earl Of Queensbury And 9Th Feudal Baron Of Drumlanrig. William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland passed away in 1606 in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1539, William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland entered the world in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Knight Sir Robert Douglas 3Rd Lord Of Lochleven 3Rd Earl Of Buchan And Margaret Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess Dau Of King Henry Vii Countess Of Lennox Or Harbottle Baroness Of Ashwell Thorpe 4Th Countess Of Lennox Dtr Of.
  • William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland married Agnes Leslie Countess Of Morton Lady Queen Marys Closet Female Companion, and had children including Agnes Douglas, Alexander Douglas, Archibald Kilmour Douglas Sir, Christian Douglas, Christian Douglas Lady Of Morton, David Jameson Wemyss Traill Reverend Of Beley, Edward Douglass, Elisabeth Douglas, Elizabeth Hay Douglas Lady, Euphemia Douglas Of Morton, George Kirkness Douglas Sir, Isabel Douglas Of Morton, James Douglas 8Th Baron Of Drumlanrig, James Douglas Lord Melrose Commendator Of Melrose, James Lord Melrose Douglas, Lady Euphemia Douglas Lyon Of Morton, Lady Anne Agnes Douglas Countess Of Argyll Lady, Lady Eupham Morton Douglas, Lady Jean Douglas, Lord Robert Douglas 8Th Earl Of Morton, Margaret Douglas, Margaret Douglas Campbell, Margaret Wemyss Douglas, Maria Douglas, Mary Douglas Of Morton, Nicolas Douglas, Robert Douglas, Robert Douglas Lord Van Lochleven Master Of Morton, Robert Lord Douglas Of Lochleven 8Th Earl Morton, Sir Archibald Kilmour Douglas, Sir George Douglas Of Kirkness, Sir James 8Th Baron Drumlanrig Douglas, Sir James Nicolas Morton, Sir James Thomas Douglas, Violette Douglas, William Douglas 1St Earl Of Queensbury And 9Th Feudal Baron Of Drumlanrig.
  • William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland passed away in 1606 in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

(Knight) Buchan
1515–1547
Birth Location: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
(B
Margaret of
1513–1572
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mo

Spouses(s)

Agnes Companion
1539–1606
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute Island, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
AC

Children(s)

Lady Lady
1574–1607
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland [ Countess of Morton] -- or -- Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
LL
David Beley
1557–1615
Birth Location: Wemyss Castle, Schottland, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
DB
Edward Douglass
1567–1644
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
ED
George Sir
1560–1609
Birth Location: Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland
GS
James Drumlanrig
1559–1615
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Durisdeer, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
JD
Violette Douglas
1560–1581
Birth Location: West Lothian, Scotland
VD
Archibald Sir
1555–1649
Birth Location: Killour, Scotland
AS
Elizabeth Lady
1573–1631
Birth Location: Broughton, Midlothian, , Scotland
EL
Robert Morton
1562–1613
Birth Location: Loch Leven Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
RM
Margaret Douglas
1556–1581
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
MD
Euphemia Morton
1555–1586
Birth Location: Auldbar, Forfarshire, Scotland
EM
James Melrose
1562–1620
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JM
Christian Morton
1568–1598
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Lochleven, Kinross-shire, Scotland
CM
James Douglas
1568–1686
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
JD
Agnes Douglas
1585–1645
Birth Location: Argylls, Scotland
AD
Robert Douglas
1609–1643
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
RD
Margaret Campbell
1607–1678
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
MC
Lord Morton
1605–1649
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LM
William Drumlanrig)
1582–1640
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
WD
Sir Douglas
1607–1678
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
SD
Maria Douglas
1565–1600
Birth Location: Findlater Castle, Banff en Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
MD
Elisabeth Douglas
1570–1650
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
ED
Robert Morton
1562–1584
Birth Location: Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
RM
Lady )
1555–1605
Birth Location: Auldbar, Forfarshire, Scotland
L)
James Douglas
1562–1769
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JD
Mary Morton
1561–1607
Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
MM
Alexander Douglas
1573–1649
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
AD
Lady Douglas
1572–1581
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LD
** Douglas
1551–1586
Birth Location: Auldbar, Angus, Scotland
*D
Christian Douglas
1552–1591
Birth Location: Lochleven Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
CD
Violette Douglas
1560–1584
Birth Location: West Lothian, Scotland
VD
Sir Douglas
1559–1615
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
SD
Sir Kirkness
1548–1609
Birth Location: Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland
SK
Margaret Douglas
1610–1678
Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
MD
Nicolas Douglas
1610–1686
Birth Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
ND
Sir Morton
1610–1686
Birth Location: Conington, Huntingdonshire, England
SM
Isabel Morton
1605–1650
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
IM
Sir Douglas
1605–1686
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SD

William Scotland's Ancestors

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William Scotland
1539–1606
Birth Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
(Knight) Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Lord of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of Buchan
1515–1547
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret (Margaretha Lady Tudor Countess (dau of King Henry VII) Countess of Lennox or Harbottle, Baroness of Ashwell Thorpe, 4th countess of Lennox, dtr) of
1513–1572
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Sir Knight Thomas “The Younger “ Douglas, Laird of Lochleven, 3rd Earl of) Buchan
1475–1535
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Lady (Elisabeth Mary "Marion" Boyd of Nariston, Countess of) Lochleven
1475–1517
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Schotland
Robert Lisle
Faulkton, S.D.
Elizabeth (Isabella of Loudoun Campbell Glenorch) Erskine
1458–1518
Nisbet, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Scotland's Descendants

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William (Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of) Scotland (1539–24 September 1606) m. Agnes (Leslie … Countess of Morton, Lady, Queen Mary’s Closet, Female) Companion (1539–24 Sep 1606)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll) Lady 1574–1607 m. Archibald (Gruamach Campbell IV 7th earl of argyll, the grim knight Seventh Earl of) Argyll 1576–1638 m. Sir (JAMES Richardson Knight of) Smeaton 1558–1632 m. Walter (Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Deskford 1560–1623
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Anne) Campbell 1593–1638 m. George (Gordon, 2nd Marquis of Huntly; 2nd Viscount of Aboyne; Chief of his) Clan 1592–1649 m. Sir (Robert Kerr 2nd Earl of Van) Lothian 1592–1624 m. William (Knox, Descendant of Robert the) Bruce 1586–1650
      1. 1. George (Gordon, 8th Laird of) Hallhead 1615–1645 m. Janet\Jonett Kinloch\Kynloche 1614–1679 m. Jonet Kinloch 1614– m. Lucretia (Irvine of) Fedderate 1625–1697 m. Effie Gray 1612–
        1. 1. Jean\Jane\Janet Gordon 1640–1674 m. William Ferguson 1633–1729 m. John Adamson 1640–
        2. 2. Williame (Gordoun) * 1638–1716
        3. 3. George (Gordoun (Gordon) Earl of) Aberdeen 1643–1716
        4. 4. Sir (Patrick Gordon, 9th Laird of) Hallhead 1637–1683
        5. 5. Margaret Gordon 1636–
        6. 6. Jonett Gordoun 1640–1674
        7. 7. Jonett Gordoun 1640–1674
      2. 2. Lord (Lodowick "Louis" Gordon, 3rd Marquess of) Huntley 1626–1653
      3. 3. Lady (Anne Gordon, Countess of) Perth 1617–1655
      4. 4. Catharina Gordon 1635–1693 m. Johan (Andreas Morsztyn Graf van) Château-Villain 1621–1693
        1. 1. Michał (Wojciech) Morsztyn 1655–1695
        2. 2. Elzbieta (Izabella) Morsztyn 1671–1693
        3. 3. Teresa Morsztyn 1668–1729
        4. 4. Michał (Adalbert Graf Morsztyn Comte de) Châteauvillain 1669–1695
        5. 5. Ludwika (Maria) Morsztyn 1660–1728
        6. 6. Isabella (Baronin Czartoryski von) Morsztyn 1671–1758
      5. 5. Karel (Lord Gordon van Strathaven en Glenlivet Earl van) Aboyne 1630–1681
      6. 6. Lady (Mary Marie) Gordon 1628–1656
      7. 7. Henrietta Gordon 1618–1651
      8. 8. James (Gordon Viscount) Aboyne 1608–1649 m. Jane –1640
      9. 9. Henry Gordon 1616–1670
      10. 10. Lodowick Gordon 1609–1649
      11. 11. George (Gordon 3rd Marquess of Huntly) Gordon 1608–1645
      12. 12. Jean (Lady Huntly) Gordon 1615–1656
      13. 13. Anne Gordon 1618–1667
      14. 14. Sir (John) Gordon 1609–1644
      15. 15. Lord (Carl) Gordon 1630–1681
      16. 16. Lewis (Gordon Markgraaf van) Huntly 1626–1653
    2. 2. Archibald Campbell 1598–1661
    3. 3. Priscilla Cambell 1590–1674
    4. 4. Margaret Campbell 1593–1659
    5. 5. Annabella Campbell 1594–1638
    6. 6. Geills Campbell 1603–1640
    7. 7. Jean Campbell 1615–1669
    8. 8. Archibald (Campbell 1st Marquess of) Argyll 1607–1661
    9. 9. James Campbell 1589–1635
    10. 10. William Campbell 1600–1652
    11. 11. Lt. (Col Dougal, 6th Earl of Inverawe) Campbell 1608–1665
    12. 12. Charles Campbell 1615–1615
  2. 2. David (Jameson Wemyss Traill … Reverend, of) Beley 1557–1615
  3. 3. Edward Douglass 1567–1644
  4. 4. George (Kirkness Douglas ...) Sir 1560–1609
  5. 5. James (Douglas … 8th Baron of) Drumlanrig 1559–1615
  6. 6. Violette Douglas 1560–1581
  7. 7. Archibald (Kilmour Douglas ...) Sir 1555–1649
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Hay Douglas …) Lady 1573–1631
  9. 9. Robert (Douglas ... Lord van Lochleven, Master of) Morton 1562–1613
  10. 10. Margaret (Wemyss) Douglas 1556–1581
  11. 11. Euphemia (Douglas .. Of) Morton 1555–1586
  12. 12. James (Douglas ... Lord Melrose, Commendator of) Melrose 1562–1620
  13. 13. Christian (Douglas ... Lady of) Morton 1568–1598
  14. 14. James (Lord Melrose) Douglas 1568–1686
  15. 15. Agnes Douglas 1585–1645
  16. 16. Robert Douglas 1609–1643
  17. 17. Margaret (DOUGLAS) Campbell 1607–1678
  18. 18. Lord (Robert Douglas 8th Earl of) Morton 1605–1649
  19. 19. William (Douglas (1st Earl of Queensbury and 9th Feudal Baron of) Drumlanrig) 1582–1640
  20. 20. Sir (Archibald Kilmour) Douglas 1607–1678
  21. 21. Maria Douglas 1565–1600
  22. 22. Elisabeth Douglas 1570–1650
  23. 23. Robert (Lord Douglas of Lochleven, 8th Earl) Morton 1562–1584
  24. 24. Lady (: Euphemia Douglas Lyon ( Of Morton) ) 1555–1605
  25. 25. James (Lord Melrose) Douglas 1562–1769
  26. 26. Mary (Douglas Of) Morton 1561–1607
  27. 27. Alexander Douglas 1573–1649
  28. 28. Lady (Jean) Douglas 1572–1581
  29. 29. ** (Lady Eupham Morton) Douglas 1551–1586
  30. 30. Christian Douglas 1552–1591
  31. 31. Violette Douglas 1560–1584
  32. 32. Sir (James, 8th Baron Drumlanrig,) Douglas 1559–1615
  33. 33. Sir (George Douglas of) Kirkness 1548–1609
  34. 34. Margaret Douglas 1610–1678
  35. 35. Nicolas Douglas 1610–1686
  36. 36. Sir (James Nicolas) Morton 1610–1686
  37. 37. Isabel (Douglas of) Morton 1605–1650
  38. 38. Sir (James Thomas) Douglas 1605–1686

William Scotland's Timeline

2 Records

1539
1539
Birth of William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland in Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
1606
24 September 1606
Age 67
Death of William Douglas … Sir, 6th Earl of Morton, of Lochleven and Northumberland, Custodian of Queen Mary I of Scotland in Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Castle, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1606
    Event Place: Scotland DESCENDANT of ROBERT THE BRUCE, MALCOLM III, DAVID, Offaly {Kings}, Leinster, Ireland
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