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Sir James Douglas 1507 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1507

Birth Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Dec 1575

Death Location: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: Sir Douglas,

Mother: Elizabeth Gordon

Spouse(s): Christian Montgomerie, Margaret Douglas

Children(s): Lady Douglas, Helen Douglas, Sir Douglas, Lady Douglas, Helen Douglas, Janet Douglas

Born in 1507 in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig was the child of Sir William Douglas, and Elizabeth Gordon. In time, Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig married Christian Montgomerie and Margaret Angus Douglas, and they raised a family that included Lady Christian Douglas, Helen Douglas, Sir William Douglas, Lady Janet Douglas, Helen Douglas and Janet Douglas. Sir James Douglas 7th Laird of Drumlanrig died in Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland in 1575.

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Parents

Sir Douglas,
1481 – 1513
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
SD
Elizabeth Gordon
1485 – 1512
Birth Location: Lochinvar, Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
EG

Spouses(s)

Christian Montgomerie
1506 – 1575
Birth Location: Eglinton Castle, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
CM
Margaret Douglas
1497 – 1537
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland
MD

Children(s)

Lady Douglas
1530 – 1598
Birth Location: Balquhidder, Perthshire, Scotland
LD
Helen Douglas
1530 – 1578
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
HD
Sir Douglas
1541 – 1572
Birth Location: Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Lady Douglas
1549 – 1611
Birth Location: Drumlanrig, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
LD
Helen Douglas
1560 – 1578
Birth Location: Dumfrieshire, Scotland
HD
Janet Douglas
1516 – 1552
Birth Location: Drumlaurig Castle, Scotland
JD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1507
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1558
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Dec 1575
    Event Place: Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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