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Margaret Douglas 1511 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JAN 1511

Birth Location: Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 24 MAY 1579

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: James Douglas

Mother: Catherine Stewart

Spouse(s): James Hamilton

Children(s): John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gawain Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, David Hamilton, Claud Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton

According to available records, Margaret Douglas was born in 1511 in Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland, the child of James Douglas and Catherine Stewart. Following those early years, Margaret Douglas married James Hamilton, and their family grew to include John Hamilton, James Hamilton, Gavin Hamilton, Barbara Hamilton, Jean Hamilton, John Hamilton, Gawain Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Elizabeth Hamilton, Margaret Hamilton, Anne Hamilton, David Hamilton, Claud Hamilton and Gavin Hamilton. In the later years of life, Margaret Douglas died in 1579 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

James Douglas
1484 – 1548
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
JD
Catherine Stewart
1491 – 1554
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CS

Spouses(s)

James Hamilton
1515 – 1575
Birth Location: Raploch, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH

Children(s)

John Hamilton
1532 – 1604
Birth Location: Arran, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
James Hamilton
1532 – 1609
Birth Location: –
JH
Gavin Hamilton
1532 –
Birth Location: Scotland, County Galway, Ireland
GH
Barbara Hamilton
1533 –
Birth Location: Lagg, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
BH
Jean Hamilton
1534 – 1596
Birth Location: Kilbride and Arran, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
John Hamilton
1535 – 1604
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
JH
Gawain Hamilton
1537 –
Birth Location: Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
GH
Margaret Hamilton
1539 – 1596
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
MH
Elizabeth Hamilton
1539 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
EH
Margaret Hamilton
1540 – 1595
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
MH
Anne Hamilton
1541 – 1574
Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
AH
David Hamilton
1543 – 1611
Birth Location: Arran, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
DH
Claud Hamilton
1543 – 1621
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CH
Gavin Hamilton
1543 – 1547
Birth Location: Arran, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
GH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 JAN 1511
    Event Place: Morton Castle, Dumfries, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 MAY 1579
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: MAY 1579
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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