2nd Marquess 2nd Marquess James Douglas, of Douglas^{[1, 2]}

1646 - 1700  (53 years)

• Name	2nd Marquess James Douglas
  Prefix	2nd Marquess
  Suffix	of Douglas
  Birth	16 Aug 1646	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 1700	Douglas Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Age: 53y 6m 9d
  Burial	Saint Bride's Cemetery, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I46871	The Skaggs-Files
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	11th Earl of Angus Archibald Douglas,   b. 1609, Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland d. 16 Jan 1655, Kilmars, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Anne Stewart,   b. 23 Nov 1614, Lennox, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 16 Aug 1646, Tantallon Castle, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F24916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Lady Barbara Erskine,   b. 1650, Mar, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland d. Aug 1690, Scotland (Age 40 years)  [3]
  Marriage	07 Sep 1670	Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. Earl Earl James Douglas, of Angus,   b. 1671, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 03 Aug 1692, Steenkerque, Hainaut, Belgium (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	fam4288651298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Lady Lady Mary Kerr,   b. Oct 1674, Newbattle, Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1736, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age ~ 61 years)  [4]
  Marriage	13 Dec 1692	Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  Children	1. William Douglas,   b. 15 Oct 1693, Scotland d. 20 Mar 1694 (Age 0 years)   2. Archibald Douglas,   b. 12 Oct 1694, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 21 Jul 1761, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 66 years)   3. Lady Lady Jane Douglas,   b. 17 Mar 1698, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 22 Nov 1753, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	fam4288651299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• Sources

  [source4071143024] Michael Neuman, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I11116 Caldwell and related families, (Publication Date: 30 JAN 2014 Media: Website / URL). 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 e-mail: michaelneuman@earthlink.net [source4071146769] MS1Q-LG2 FamilySearch.org, (Publication Date: 18 MAR 2023 Media: Website / URL). [source4071146770] James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", (Publication Date: 01 SEP 1670), "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYW7-TYD : 11 February 2020), James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas, 1670. Name James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas Sex Male Birth Date 1646 Father's Name Archibald Earl Of Angus Douglas Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Anna Stewart Mother's Sex Female Spouse's Name Barbara Erskine Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name John Earl Of Mar Erskine Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Mother's Name Jean Mackenzie Marriage Date 1 Sep 1670 Marriage Place Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage Place (Original) Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Event Type Marriage Additional Relatives 2339 James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas's Parents and Siblings Archibald Earl Of Angus Douglas Father M Name Archibald Earl Of Angus Douglas Sex M Anna Stewart Mother F Name Anna Stewart Sex F James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas's Spouses and Children Barbara Erskine Wife F Name Barbara Erskine Sex F Other People on This Record John Earl Of Mar Erskine M Name John Earl Of Mar Erskine Sex M Jean Mackenzie F Name Jean Mackenzie Sex F [source4071146771] James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" 2, (Publication Date: 13 DEC 1692), "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9F-QY5 : 11 February 2020), James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas, 1692. Name James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas Sex Male Birth Date 1646 Father's Name Archibald Earl Of Ormond Douglas Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Anne Stuart Mother's Sex Female Spouse's Name Mary Ker Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Father's Name Robert Marquess Of Lothian Ker Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Mother's Name Jean Campbell Marriage Date 13 Dec 1692 Marriage Place Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland Event Type Marriage Additional Relatives 2339 James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas's Parents and Siblings Archibald Earl Of Ormond Douglas Father M Name Archibald Earl Of Ormond Douglas Sex M Anne Stuart Mother F Name Anne Stuart Sex F James Marquess Of Douglas Douglas's Spouses and Children Mary Ker Wife F Name Mary Ker Sex F Other People on This Record Robert Marquess Of Lothian Ker M Name Robert Marquess Of Lothian Ker Sex M Jean Campbell F Name Jean Campbell Sex F