William (Douglas) Douglas IVth of Drumlanrig

Born [date unknown] in Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Crichton) Douglas — married 7 Jun 1482 in Nithsdale,Dumfriesshire,Scotland

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1484 in Lochmaben, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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Biography

Sir William (Douglas) Douglas IVth of Drumlanrig was killed at the Battle of Lochmaben Fair during the Anglo-Scottish Wars.

William (Douglas) Douglas IVth of Drumlanrig is a member of Clan Douglas.

Sir William Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William was born to William Douglas and Margaret Carlyle, daughter of Sir William Carlyle.^[1][2][3]

He married Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Crichton of Sanquhar.^[1][4] They had issue:

1. James^[1][2][3]
2. Archibald, d. Sep 1499^[1][2]
3. George/Robart^[1][2]
4. Dene John, vicar of Kirkconnell^[1][2]

1. Margaret, m. John, second Lord Cathcart^[1]
2. Jane, . 1st William, Master of Somerville, m. 2nd Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar^[1][4]
3. Elizabeth, 25 Feb 1496/7 John Campbell, younger of WesterLoudoun^[1]

William died on 22 Jul 1484,^[2] probably at the Battle of Lochmaben Fair.

Research Notes

• Clan MacFarlane: Sir William Douglas, 4th of Drumlanrig

• The Peerage: William Douglas

• The Douglas Archives: William 4th of Drumlanrig

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1910, Vol. VII, Archive.org, pp. 116-7
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Douglases : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston, 1907, Archive.org, p. 19
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Maxwell, Herbert, "History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Uinon of England and Scotland", London: Freemantle & Co., 1902, Vol. II, Archive.org, p. 250
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Cokayne, George Edward, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom", London: William Pollard & Co, 1953, Ed. 2 Vol XII Part 1, FamilySearch, 9p. 94-5