1st Earl of Selkirk William Douglas

1634 - 1694  (59 years)

• Name	William Douglas  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Title	1st Earl of Selkirk
  Birth	24 Dec 1634	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Apr 1694	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I2116	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	11 Earl of Angus William Douglas,   b. 1589, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 19 Feb 1660, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Gordon,   b. 1610, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 1674, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Sep 1632	Bellie, Moray, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F3563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	3rd Duchess of Hamilton Anne Hamilton,   b. 24 Dec 1634, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 Oct 1716, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1656	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Children	+ 1. 4th Duke of Hamilton James Douglas-Hamilton,   b. 1658   d. 1712 (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Susannah Douglas-Hamilton,   b. 1662, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1736, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Basil Douglas-Hamilton, Sr,   b. 16 Dec 1671, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 27 Aug 1701, Galloway, Scotland (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 18 Apr 1694 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Douglas William #109418 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10942.htm#i109418. [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Douglas William #109417 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10942.htm#i109417. [S516] Ancestry.com, Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.Original data - Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. London, England: Oxf;), Database online. Record for William Douglas [S323] thePeerage.com, (Name: thePeerage.com;), Hamilton Anne #105620 http://www.thepeerage.com/p10562.htm#i105620.