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DOUGLAS, William 6th of Drumlanrig, Sir
(About 1478-1513)
GORDON, Elizabeth
(About 1482-)
MONTGOMERIE, John Master of Eglinton
(About 1480-1545)
EDMONSTOUN, Elizabeth
(About 1482-)
DOUGLAS, James 7th of Drumlanrig, Sir
(About 1498-1578)
MONTGOMERIE, Christian
(About 1515-1575)
DOUGLAS, Janet
(About 1544-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. TWEDY, James of Drummelzier
2. KER, William of Cessford

DOUGLAS, Janet 1

  • Born: About 1544
  • Marriage (1): TWEDY, James of Drummelzier 25 January 1559(1560) 1
  • Marriage (2): KER, William of Cessford 2 or 3 March 1563((1564)(contract) 1

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Janet married James TWEDY of Drummelzier 25 January 1559(1560).1 (James TWEDY of Drummelzier was born about 1530 and died by 10 October 1562 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Janet, married, on 25 January 1559-60 (contract dated 7 November 1557 ), to James Twedy of Drummelzier, without male issue. On 10 October 1562 she renounced her rights over her late husband's estate..."

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) 1

Janet next married William KER of Cessford, son of Sir Walter KER of Cessford and Isabel KER, 2 or 3 March 1563((1564)(contract).1 (William KER of Cessford was born about 1543 and died in February 1600 1.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Janet, married .... secondly (contract dated 2 March 1563-64), to William Ker, then younger of Cessford." (page 126)


"He (William Ker) married (contract 3 March 1563-64) Janet, daughter of Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig, and widow of James Tweedie of Drummelzier." (page 341)

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 7 (1910).

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