Douglas, James of Douglas 1a 2

Birth Name Douglas, James of Douglas
Gender male
Age at Death 53 years, 6 months, 9 days

Narrative

James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas was born in 1646.1 He was the son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Lady Anne Stuart.1 He married by contract, firstly, Lady Barbara Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 21st/4th Earl of Mar and Jean Mackenzie, on 7 September 1670.1 He married by contract, secondly, Lady Mary Kerr, daughter of Robert Kerr, 1st Marquess of Lothian and Lady Jean Campbell, on 13 December 1692 at Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle, ScotlandG.1 He died on 25 February 1699/0 at Douglas, ScotlandG.1 He was buried on 1 March 1699/0 at Douglas, ScotlandG.1
He was styled as Earl of Angus between 1655 and 1660.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Abernethy and Jedburgh Forest [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Marquess of Douglas [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Angus [S., 1633] on 19 February 1659/60.1 He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland]1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.2

Child of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and Lady Barbara Erskine
James Douglas, Earl of Angus3 b. 1671, d. 3 Aug 1692
Children of James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas and Lady Mary Kerr
William Douglas, Earl of Angus3 b. 15 Oct 1693, d. 20 May 1694
Archibald Douglas, 1st Duke of Douglas3 b. bt Jul 1694 - Sep 1694, d. 21 Jul 1761
Lady Jane Douglas+4 b. 17 Mar 1698, d. 22 Nov 1753
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 438. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 439.
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 1282. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]

 

Reports indicate they had 2 sons and one daughter Lady Jane Douglas.

Narrative

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I12779:

Line ignored as not understood Line 1792490: 3 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 1792491: 4 TEXT 2nd Marquess of Douglas

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1646-08-16 Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland   2
Death 1700-02-25 Douglas Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland   2

Age: 53y 6m 9d

Burial   Saint Bride’s Cemetery, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Burial  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Douglas, 11th Earl of Angus Archibald16091655-01-16
Mother Stewart, Anne1614-11-231646-08-16
         Douglas, James of Douglas 1646-08-16 1700-02-25

Families

Family of Douglas, James of Douglas and Erskine, Barbara
Married Wife Erskine, Barbara ( * 1650 + 1690-08-00 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1670-09-07 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   2
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, James of Angus16711692-08-03

Family of Douglas, James of Douglas and Kerr, Mary
Married Wife Kerr, Mary ( * 1674-10-00 + 1736-01-22 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1692-12-13 Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland   2
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, William1693-10-151694-03-20
Douglas, Archibald1694-10-121761-07-21
Douglas, Jane1698-03-171753-11-22

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I11116 Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

         

        ID: I11116
        Name: Viscount Angus Sir William Douglas
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 1478 in Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
        Death: 09 SEP 1513 in Battle of Flodden Field, Braxton, Northumberland, England

         

         

        Father: 5th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas b: ABT 1448 in Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
        Mother: Elizabeth Boyd b: ABT 1452 in Kilmarnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth Auchinleck b: ABT 1485 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
        Children
        Has Children Sir Archibald Douglas b: ABT 1514 in Glenbervie, East Lothian, Scotland

      • Citation:

        e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net

  2. MS1Q-LG2 FamilySearch.org