Sir James Douglas 
James was born in 1507 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.1 James' father was William Douglas and his mother was Elizabeth Gordon. His paternal grandparents were James Douglas and Janet Scott; his maternal grandparents were Lord John Gordon and Elizabeth Lindsay. He was an only child. He died at the age of 71 on December 27th, 1578 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.1 General Notes
Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig; joined his cousin Sir Walter Scott, of Buccleuch June 1526 in trying to rescue James V from the Earl of Angus; knighted 1553, Warden West March 1553-4; married 1st 1513 (divorce) Margaret Douglas, sister of 6th Earl of Angus; married 2nd Christian, sister of 2nd Earl of Eglinto(u)n, and died 1578. [Burke's Peerage]
James's first wife (with whom he had 3 daughters) was Margaret Douglas, sister of the 6th Earl of Angus, which marriage ended in divorce.Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 Page: 2325 Text: 1578
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1395 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.1458 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1415 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.1464 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1395 in Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1436 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.22 Jul 1484 in Kirtle, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1400 in Torthorwald Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.1463
- b.1418 in Torthorwald Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1400 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1454 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.1498 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1440 in Sanquhar Castle, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d.Oct 1539
- b.1474 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.09 Sep 1513 in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
- b.30 Nov 1378 in Rankilburn, Selkdirkshire, Scotland d.1426 in Murthockston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1390 in Branxholm & Buccleuch, Scotland d.09 Feb 1469 in Henderland, Peebleshire, Scotland
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- b.~ 1415 in Buccleuch, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.Mar 1492 in Scotland
- b.~ 1370 in Henderland, Peebleshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1395 in Henderland, Peebleshire, Scotland d.> 1463
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- b.1454 in Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
- b.~ 1370 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1444 in Cowthally Castle, Carnwarth, Lanarkshrire, Scotland
- b.~ 1388 in Cowthally Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.20 Aug 1456 in Cowthally Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1372 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d.~ 1407
- b.~ 1420 in Cowthally Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1365 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- b.~ 1388 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland d.1458 in Cowthally Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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- b.1507 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.27 Dec 1578 in Drumlanrig Castle, Durisdeer, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1451 in Lochinvar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d.1517 in Lochinvar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1485 in Lochinvar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- b.1463 in Lordscairne Castle, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Details of James' family with Christian Montgomerie
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