David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus1 
M, #109581, b. circa 1515, d. June 1557
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus|b. c 1515\nd. Jun 1557|p10959.htm#i109581|Sir George Douglas|d. Aug 1552|p10958.htm#i109578|Elizabeth Douglas|b. b 1500|p10958.htm#i109579|George Douglas, Master of Angus|b. c 1469\nd. 9 Sep 1513|p10957.htm#i109562|Elizabeth Drummond|d. a 21 Aug 1514|p10957.htm#i109569|David Douglas|b. b 1485|p10958.htm#i109580||||
Last Edited=17 May 2005
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus was born circa 1515.1 He was the son of Sir George Douglas and Elizabeth Douglas.1 He married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home, after 8 May 1552.1 He died in June 1557 at Cockburnspath, Scotland.1
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in January 1556/57.1
He was said to be inactive and sickly.1
David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus succeeded to the title of 7th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in January 1556/57.1
He was said to be inactive and sickly.1
Children of David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus and Margaret Hamilton
- Lady Margaret Douglas+ d. 16402
- Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus+ b. c 1555, d. 4 Aug 15881
- Lady Elizabeth Douglas+ b. b 1556, d. 16372
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
Margaret Hamilton1
F, #109582
Margaret Hamilton||p10959.htm#i109582|Sir John Hamilton|b. b 1512|p10959.htm#i109584|Janet Home||p10959.htm#i109585|James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran|b. c 1475\nd. bt 26 Mar 1529 - 21 Jul 1529|p10212.htm#i102118|Beatrix Drummond||p2519.htm#i25181|Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home|b. b 1488\nd. 8 Oct 1516|p10959.htm#i109586||||
Last Edited=7 May 2008
Margaret Hamilton is the daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home.1 She married, firstly, James Johnstone before 1552.1 She married, secondly, David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus, son of Sir George Douglas and Elizabeth Douglas, after 8 May 1552.1 She married, thirdly, Sir Patrick Whitelaw of that Ilk after June 1557.1
From before 1552, her married name became Johnstone.1 From after 8 May 1552, her married name became Douglas.1 As a result of her marriage, Margaret Hamilton was styled as Countess of Angus in January 1557. From after June 1557, her married name became Whitelaw.1
From before 1552, her married name became Johnstone.1 From after 8 May 1552, her married name became Douglas.1 As a result of her marriage, Margaret Hamilton was styled as Countess of Angus in January 1557. From after June 1557, her married name became Whitelaw.1
Children of Margaret Hamilton and David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus
- Lady Margaret Douglas+ d. 16402
- Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus+ b. c 1555, d. 4 Aug 15881
- Lady Elizabeth Douglas+ b. b 1556, d. 16372
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S8] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 1282. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition.
James Johnstone1 
M, #109583, b. before 1537, d. before 1552
Last Edited=13 May 2007
James Johnstone was born before 1537. He married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home, before 1552.1 He died before 1552.1
James Johnstone was Laird of Johnstone.1
James Johnstone was Laird of Johnstone.1
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Sir John Hamilton1 
M, #109584, b. before 1512
Sir John Hamilton|b. b 1512|p10959.htm#i109584|James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran|b. c 1475\nd. bt 26 Mar 1529 - 21 Jul 1529|p10212.htm#i102118|Beatrix Drummond||p2519.htm#i25181|James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton|b. c 1415\nd. 6 Nov 1479|p10212.htm#i102116|Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland|b. b 16 May 1452\nd. c May 1488|p10212.htm#i102114|John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond|b. c 1438\nd. c 1519|p10832.htm#i108313|Lady Elizabeth Lindsay|d. a 22 Nov 1509|p481.htm#i4804|
Last Edited=12 Dec 2004
Consanguinity Index=0.1%
Sir John Hamilton was born illegitimately before 1512.1 He was the son of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran and Beatrix Drummond.1
Sir John Hamilton lived at Samuelston, Scotland.2 On 20 January 1512/13 he was legitimised under the Great Seal.3
Sir John Hamilton lived at Samuelston, Scotland.2 On 20 January 1512/13 he was legitimised under the Great Seal.3
Child of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
- [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume II, page 406. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.
Janet Home1 
F, #109585
Janet Home||p10959.htm#i109585|Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home|b. b 1488\nd. 8 Oct 1516|p10959.htm#i109586||||Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home|d. 9 Sep 1506|p10829.htm#i108282|Nichole Ker||p10939.htm#i109381|||||||
Last Edited=7 May 2008
Child of Janet Home and Sir John Hamilton
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home1 
M, #109586, b. before 1488, d. 8 October 1516
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home|b. b 1488\nd. 8 Oct 1516|p10959.htm#i109586|Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home|d. 9 Sep 1506|p10829.htm#i108282|Nichole Ker||p10939.htm#i109381|Alexander Home, Master of Home|d. c 1456|p2812.htm#i28115|Agnes Hepburn||p2812.htm#i28116|Sir George Ker||p10939.htm#i109382||||
Last Edited=16 May 2005
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home was born before 1488.2 He was the son of Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home and Nichole Ker. He married Lady Agnes Stewart, daughter of James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan and Margaret (?), on 3 June 1514.3 He died on 8 October 1516, beheaded.2
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home gained the title of 3rd Lord Home.1 He and Katherine Stirling were associated in 1513.4
Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home gained the title of 3rd Lord Home.1 He and Katherine Stirling were associated in 1513.4
Child of Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home
- Janet Home+ 1
Child of Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home and Katherine Stirling
- unknown son Home b. c 15144
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VI, page 553.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 238.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 156.
Sir Patrick Whitelaw of that Ilk1 
M, #109587, d. before 1571
Last Edited=22 Jun 2003
Sir Patrick Whitelaw of that Ilk married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Sir John Hamilton and Janet Home, after June 1557.1 He died before 1571.1
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus1 
M, #109588, b. circa 1555, d. 4 August 1588
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus|b. c 1555\nd. 4 Aug 1588|p10959.htm#i109588|David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus|b. c 1515\nd. Jun 1557|p10959.htm#i109581|Margaret Hamilton||p10959.htm#i109582|Sir George Douglas|d. Aug 1552|p10958.htm#i109578|Elizabeth Douglas|b. b 1500|p10958.htm#i109579|Sir John Hamilton|b. b 1512|p10959.htm#i109584|Janet Home||p10959.htm#i109585|
Last Edited=22 Aug 2003
Consanguinity Index=1.6%
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus was born circa 1555.1 He was the son of David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus and Margaret Hamilton.1 He married, firstly, Lady Mary Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 17th/1st Earl of Mar and Annabel Murray, on 13 June 1573 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.1 He married, secondly, Lady Margaret Leslie, daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes and Margaret Crichton, on 25 December 1575.1 He and Lady Margaret Leslie were divorced on 12 July 1587.1,2 He married by contract, thirdly, Jean Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, 8th Lord Glamis and Elizabeth Abernethy, on 29 July 1587.3 He died on 4 August 1588 at Smeaton, Scotland, probably from consumption but attributed to sorcery, without male issue.3
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus also went by the nick-name of 'the Good Earl'.1 He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in June 1557.1 On 22 August 1584 he was attainted, but was pardoned in 1585.1 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Morton on 29 January 1585/86.1
Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus also went by the nick-name of 'the Good Earl'.1 He succeeded to the title of 8th Earl of Angus [S., 1389] in June 1557.1 On 22 August 1584 he was attainted, but was pardoned in 1585.1 He succeeded to the title of 5th Earl of Morton on 29 January 1585/86.1
Child of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and Jean Lyon
- Elizabeth Douglas b. b 1588
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
- [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 159.
Lady Mary Erskine1 
F, #109589, d. 3 May 1575
Lady Mary Erskine|d. 3 May 1575|p10959.htm#i109589|John Erskine, 17th/1st Earl of Mar|d. 1572|p1936.htm#i19354|Annabel Murray||p10960.htm#i109591|John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine|d. a Nov 1555|p10834.htm#i108333|Lady Margaret Campbell||p2588.htm#i25875|Sir William Murray of Tullibardine|d. 30 Jan 1562|p2227.htm#i22267|Katherine Campbell||p2227.htm#i22268|
Last Edited=5 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=0.5%
Lady Mary Erskine was the daughter of John Erskine, 17th/1st Earl of Mar and Annabel Murray.1 She married Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus, son of David Douglas, 7th Earl of Angus and Margaret Hamilton, on 13 June 1573 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.1 She died on 3 May 1575 without issue.1 She was buried at Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1
As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Erskine was styled as Countess of Angus on 13 June 1573. From 13 June 1573, her married name became Douglas.
As a result of her marriage, Lady Mary Erskine was styled as Countess of Angus on 13 June 1573. From 13 June 1573, her married name became Douglas.
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 I, page 158. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
John Morley Dennis1,2 
M, #109590, b. 1797
Last Edited=5 Apr 2007
John Morley Dennis was born in 1797.2 He married Elizabeth Manders.2
John Morley Dennis lived at Union Hill, County Westmeath, Ireland.1
John Morley Dennis lived at Union Hill, County Westmeath, Ireland.1
Child of John Morley Dennis and Elizabeth Manders
- Isabella Sophia Dennis+ b. 1833, d. 31 Mar 19271
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 V, page 110. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
- [S2226] Lawless Bethune, "re: Bethune Family," e-mail message from unknown author e-mail (unknown address) to www.thepeerage.com, 27 March 2007. Hereinafter cited as "re: Bethune Family".




