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James ( 1st Earl of Morton) Douglas[1]

Male 1426 - 1493  (67 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname James ( 1st Earl of Morton) Douglas 
    Birth 1426  Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 22 Oct 1493  Abbey, Renfrewshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 67 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James Douglas   (Great Grandfather) 
    Elizabeth Gifford,   b. 1399, Dalkeith, Midlothian,, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sept 1456, Dalkeith, Midlothian,, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  (Mother) 
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    Person ID P5661  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors James (2nd Lord of Dalkeith) Douglas,   b. 1407, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1458, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Gifford,   b. 1399, Dalkeith, Midlothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sept 1456, Dalkeith, Midlothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1417  Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 10 years - She : ~ 18 years. 
    Family ID F5174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Ancestors Joan (Countess Morton) Stewart,   b. 1428, Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1486, Dalkeith Church, Midlothian, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 15 May 1459  Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 33 years and 5 months - She : ~ 31 years and 5 months. 
    Children 
     1. James Douglas,   b. 1355, Douglas, Lanarkshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1388, B, , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Henry Douglas,   b. 1410, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1468, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Janet Douglas,   b. 1429, Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1489, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Margaret Douglas,   b. Apr 1430  [Father: natural]
     5. John Gordon,   b. 1450, Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1517, Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. James Douglas Morton,   b. 1454, Pumpherston, Mid, Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1548 (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. John (2nd Earl of Morton) Douglas,   b. 1459, Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1512, slain at the Battle of Flodden Field, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     [Father: natural]
     8. Janet Douglas,   b. 1461, Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1490, , Selkirkshire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. James Douglas,   b. 1465, Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1480, , Fife, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)  [Father: natural]
     10. Elizabeth Douglas,   b. 1467, Morton, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1479, , , , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=5661