William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton

1582 - 1648  (66 years)

• 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	I920	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Douglas, Lord of Lochleven ,   b. 1562, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1584, Somerset, England (Age 22 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Lyon, Lady ,   b. 25 Jul 1566, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 30 Nov 1594, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Mar 1582	Angusshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Keith, Countess Morton ,   b. 5 Dec 1586, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 30 May 1648, Orkney Islands, Scotland (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1604	Kincardineshire, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Douglas,   b. 1611, Midlothian, Scotland d. 13 Mar 1678, Aryshire, Scotland (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensbury ,   b. 1612, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1686, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Mary Douglas, Countess of Dunfermline ,   b. Abt 1613, Dumfries-shire, Scotland d. Abt 1659, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• 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