Sir James Douglas of Hermiston and of Lothian

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Sir James Douglas of Hermiston and of Lothian is our 21st great grandfather.
Janet Milburn 6/20/23

Sir James Douglas of Hermiston and of Lothian

• d. before 20 April 1323
• not to be confused with Sir James “The Good” Douglas, Lord of Douglas

Sir James Douglas of Lothian was the son of William Douglas of Hermiston.2 He married Joan (?).2 Sir James received the lands of Kincavil and Calderelece from King Robert I in 1315. He was the father of five children prior to his death circa 1323.

Notes

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Douglas,_Lord_of_Liddesdale

Sir William Douglas, Lord of Liddesdale (circa. 1300-k.1353) was also known as the Knight of Liddesdale and the Flower of Chivalry. He was a Scottish nobleman and soldier active during the Second War of Scottish Independence.

Douglas' father, James Douglas of Lothian, a minor landowner in the Lothians was a second cousin of the Good Sir James Douglas, a hero of the First War of Scottish Independence.

Family

Father: William (of Hermiston) Douglas living in 1277

Marriage 1 Joan

Children

• William (Sir) (Lordship of Dalkeith) Douglas m 1) Margaret de Graham 2) Elizabeth Maxwell
• John (Sir) Douglas m Agnes
• James Douglas d 1355, killed in action
• Elizabeth Douglas m Thomas Somerville
• Johanna Douglas m Hugh Gifford of Yester

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From http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I441...

• Name James Douglas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
• Born 1300 Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
• Gender Male
• Also Known As James Douglas of Lothian
• Died Bef 20 Apr 1323 Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location [3]
• Father William Douglas, b. 1243, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1300, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 57 years)

Family

Married Joan Stewart, b. 1286, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1337 (Age 51 years)

Children

• 1. William Douglas, b. 1300, England d. Aug 1353, Murdered by William 1st Earl of Douglas/Scotland (Age 53 years)
• 2. James Douglas, b. 1304, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland d. Aug 1335, Durham, Durham, England (Age 31 years)
• 3. Joanna Douglas, b. 1314, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 15 Feb 1398, Scotland (Age 84 years)
• 4. Jane Douglas, b. 1317, Midlothian, Scotland
• 5. John Douglas, b. 1320, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland d. 25 Jan 1350, Assasinated by David Barclay/Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Last Modified 5 Sep 2016

Links

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p10920.htm#i109191
• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~vfarch/genealogy-data/wc09/wc09_268....
• http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/jamesoflothian.htm

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SIR JAMES DOUGLAS OF LOTHIAN

Genealogy

The Scots Peerage; founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom. Edited by Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms. Volume VI (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1909), 601 pp. For Douglas Earl of Morton see pp. 337-87