1582 - 1648 (66 years)
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| Name |
William Douglas |
| Title |
7th Earl of Morton |
| Birth |
1582 |
Midlothian, Scotland  |
| Christening |
24 Apr 1586 |
Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| FSID |
LVXG-Z1N |
| Burial |
1648 |
Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Death |
7 Aug 1648 |
Orkney Islands, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I2670 |
footsteps |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Father |
Lord of Lochleven Robert Douglas, b. 1562, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1584, Somerset, England (Age 22 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Jean Lyon, b. 25 Jul 1566, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1594, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 28 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
19 Mar 1582 |
Angusshire, Scotland |
| Age at Marriage |
Robert was ~ 20 years and 3 months - Jean was 15 years and 8 months. |
| Family ID |
F2319 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Countess Morton Anne Keith, b. 5 Dec 1586, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 30 May 1648, Orkney Islands, Scotland (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Mar 1604 |
Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Age at Marriage |
William was ~ 22 years and 3 months - Anne was 17 years and 3 months. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Countess of Dunfermline Mary Douglas, b. Abt 1613, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. Abt 1659, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. 2nd Earl of Queensbury James Douglas, b. 1612, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1686, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F2359 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
27 Nov 2025 |
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| Notes |
- "William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 - 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist, who, on the outbreak of the Great Rebellion in 1642, provided £100,000 for the cause
"William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton (1582 - 7 August 1648) was a grandson of the 6th Earl of Morton. He was Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, and a zealous Royalist, who, on the outbreak of the Great Rebellion in 1642, provided £100,000 for the ca use
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