Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 09-30-2024.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom available to be downloaded.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sir William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Atholl Birth: Abt 1300 Death: Aug 1353 in Galsewood, Ettrick Forest
  2. Sir John DOUGLAS Birth: 2 Death: 1349 in Forgywood
  3. James DOUGLAS Birth: 3 Death: 1335
  4. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
  5. Joanna DOUGLAS Birth: Abt 1323 Death: After 1 Dec 1399

Children:
  1. Sir William DOUGLAS Death: After 3 Nov 1351

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 01 A-Basing. London: St Catherine Press, 1910. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Vol 1 also available at http://archive.org/completepeerageo01coka Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP I [Ap][p0-9].*].
  3. Cokayne, George Edward, Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant, vol 09, Moels-Nugent. London: St Catherine Press, 1936. Reprinted (4 per page) Gloucester: A Sutton, 1982. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/271412 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CP IX [Ap][p0-9].*].
  4. MacEwen, Andrew B W, Boyd Tomb at Kilmarnock, in The Genealogist, vol 24 no 1 (Spring 2010), pp52-64. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MacEwen BoydTomb p[0-9]*].
  5. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VI p[0-9]*].
  6. Paul, Sir James Balfour, 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. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904. NYPL ARO (Scots Peerage) (too fragile to copy). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/216265. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SP VIII p[0-9]*].
  7. Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, Medieval Heritage: The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England, The Genealogist, 2:157-68, 3:25-44, 3:175-94, 4:144-58, 5:64-72, 5:226-39, 6:100-3, 6:148-65, 7-8:137-43, 9:40-4, 10:73-85, 11:63-72, 11:184-93, 12:83-90, 12:250-6, 13:92-9, 13:252-6, 14:81-4, 14:207-10, 15:99-103, 15:220-4, 16:93-8, 16:227-31, 17:61-4, 17:250-5, 18:123-7, 18:228-31, 19:62-8, 19:251-5, 20:85-8, 20:184-90, 21:71-5, 21:250-4, 22:101-6, 22:186-91, 23:73-9, 23:203-8, 24:110-27, 24:239-54, 25:56-73, 25:214-32, 26:77-101, 26:202-26, 27:189, 28:90, 33:300. NYPL APA 82-1000. Available at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/genealogist-the/image/. Reprinted, with further corrections, as Thompson, Neil D, and Hansen, Charles M, The Ancestry of Charles II, King of England: A Medieval Heritage. Saline, Michigan: McNaughton & Gunn, 2012. NYPL ARF 13-5787. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Thompson CharlesII v[0-9]*-[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
first son [Ref: Burke Peerage p1428, SP VI p338],
father:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1428, CP IX p287, SP VI p338]
Sources for death Information
date:
abt 1320 [Ref: CP IX p287]
before 20 Apr 1323 [Ref: Burke Peerage p1428, SP VI p339]
before Dec 1322 [Ref: MacEwen BoydTomb p58]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joan
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1428, CP I p310, CP IX p287, MacEwen BoydTomb p58, SP VI p339, SP VI p342, SP VI p344]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
names:
[Ref: Thompson CharlesII v23-77(29)],
child:
[Ref: SP VI p344]
Research Notes:
of Lothian [Ref: Burke Peerage p1428, CP I p310, SP VI p338]
of Lothian [Ref: MacEwen BoydTomb p58]
of Laudonia [Ref: SP VI p344, SP VIII p5]
of Kincavil and Caldor-clere, in Linlithgowshire [Ref: SP VI p338]

heir of his father [Ref: CP IX p287]

ancestor of the Earls of Morton [Ref: CP I p310]

1315: had a grant from Robert I of Kincavil and Calderclere [Ref: Burke Peerage p1428]



Pedigree of Sir James DOUGLAS
                            /-----William DOUGLAS
                   /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
                  |        |         /-----(Unk) Of Kerdal
                  |         \-----(Unk) Of Kerdal
          /-----Sir Andrew DOUGLAS
         |        |         /-----Sir John CRAWFORD
         |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
 /-----William DOUGLAS
Sir James DOUGLAS



Descendants of Sir James DOUGLAS
1. Sir James DOUGLAS m1. Joan m2.
m. Joan

2nd generation

2. Sir William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Atholl m1. Margaret GRAHAM m2. Elizabeth MAXWELL
m. Margaret GRAHAM father: John GRAHAM mother: Isabella
m. Elizabeth MAXWELL father: Sir John De MAXWELL
3. Sir John DOUGLAS m. Agnes GRAHAM
m. Agnes GRAHAM father: John GRAHAM mother: Isabella
5. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE
m. Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE father: Sir Thomas De SOMERVILLE
6. Joanna DOUGLAS m1. Sir Hugh GIFFORD m2. Sir Nigel CUNNINGHAM
m. Sir Hugh GIFFORD father: Sir John GIFFARD mother: Euphemia De MORHAM
m. Sir Nigel CUNNINGHAM father: Hugh De CUNNINGHAM

3rd generation

9. Sir James DOUGLAS m1. m2. Agnes DUNBAR m3. Egidia STEWART
m. Agnes DUNBAR father: Sir Patrick DUNBAR mother: Isabel RANDOLPH
m. Egidia STEWART father: Walter High Steward Of Scotland mother: Isabel GRAHAM
11. John DOUGLAS m. Mariota Le CHEYNE
m. Mariota Le CHEYNE father: Sir Reginald CHEYNE mother: Helen De ABERNETHY
12. Sir Henry DOUGLAS m. Marjory STEWART
m. Marjory STEWART father: Sir John STEWART
18. Sir William SOMERVILLE m1. Katherine HALLIDAY m2. Giles HERRING
m. Katherine HALLIDAY
m. Giles HERRING father: Sir John HERRING
21. Janet GIFFORD m. Sir Thomas HAY
m. Sir Thomas HAY father: Sir William De HAYA mother: (Unk) DOUGLAS
24. Margaret GIFFORD m1. Robert BOYD m2. Sir William CUNNINGHAM
m. Robert BOYD father: Sir Thomas BOYD mother: (Unk) FLEMING
m. Sir William CUNNINGHAM father: Hugh De CUNNINGHAM
25. Elizabeth GIFFORD m. (Unk) MAXWELL
m. (Unk) MAXWELL
27. Euphemia GIFFORD m. Dougal MacDOWALL
m. Dougal MacDOWALL
28. Archibald CUNNINGHAM m.

4th generation

31. Margaret DOUGLAS m. Philip De ARBUTHNOTT
m. Philip De ARBUTHNOTT father: Hugo De ARBUTHNOTT
32. (Unk) DOUGLAS m. Walter TWEEDIE
m. Walter TWEEDIE
33. Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith m1. Elizabeth STEWART m2. Janet BORTHWICK
m. Elizabeth STEWART father: Robert III King Of Scots mother: Annabella DRUMMOND
m. Janet BORTHWICK father: Sir William BORTHWICK mother: (Unk) HAY
35. Agnes DOUGLAS m1. Sir John LIVINGSTON m2. John GORDON
m. Sir John LIVINGSTON father: Sir William LIVINGSTON, Lord Callendar mother: Christian De CALLENDAR
m. John GORDON
36. Jacoba DOUGLAS m1. Sir John HAMILTON m2. Sir William DOUGLAS
m. Sir John HAMILTON father: Sir David HAMILTON mother: Janet KEITH
m. Sir William DOUGLAS father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
40. Sir William DOUGLAS m1. Marjory LINDSAY m2. Christian LINDSAY
m. Marjory LINDSAY father: Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Marjorie DUNBAR
m. Christian LINDSAY father: Alexander LINDSAY, Earl Of Crawford mother: Marjorie DUNBAR
42. Sir Thomas SOMERVILLE m1. Janet STEWART m2. Mary SINCLAIR m3. Elizabeth KEITH
m. Janet STEWART father: Alexander STEWART mother: Joanna
m. Mary SINCLAIR father: Henry SINCLAIR, Earl Of Orkney mother: Jean HALYBURTON
m. Elizabeth KEITH father: Sir John KEITH mother: Jean STEWART
43. (Unk) HAY m. Sir William BORTHWICK
m. Sir William BORTHWICK father: Sir William BORTHWICK mother: (Unk)
44. Sir William HAY m1. Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM m2. Alicia BORTHWICK
m. Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM
m. Alicia BORTHWICK father: Sir William BORTHWICK mother: (Unk)
46. Sir Thomas BOYD m. (Unk) STEWART
m. (Unk) STEWART father: Robert STEWART, Earl Of Fife, Duke Of Albany mother: Margaret GRAHAM, Countess Of Menteith
49. Sir William CUNNINGHAM m1. m2. Margaret DANIELSTOUN m3. Mary STEWART
m. Margaret DANIELSTOUN father: Sir Robert DANIELSTON
m. Mary STEWART father: Robert III King Of Scots mother: Annabella DRUMMOND
56. Sir William CUNNINGHAM m.

5th generation

57. Hugh ARBUTHNOTT m. Margaret KEITH
m. Margaret KEITH father: Sir Robert KEITH, Marischal Of Scotland mother: (Unk) Of TROUP
58. Margaret De ARBUTHNOTT m. Sir William MONYPENNY
m. Sir William MONYPENNY father: Thomas MONYPENNY mother: Christian KEITH
59. Christian TWEEDIE m. William CALDCOTIS
m. William CALDCOTIS father: John De CALDCOTIS mother: Marion De CRAWFORD
61. James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith m. Elizabeth GIFFORD
m. Elizabeth GIFFORD father: James GIFFORD
62. Sir Henry DOUGLAS m. Margaret DOUGLAS
m. Margaret DOUGLAS father: James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas mother: Beatrice SINCLAIR
64. William LIVINGSTON m. Elizabeth CALDCOTIS
m. Elizabeth CALDCOTIS father: William CALDCOTIS mother: Christian TWEEDIE
66. Sir James HAMILTON m. Janet LIVINGSTON
m. Janet LIVINGSTON father: Sir Alexander LIVINGSTON mother: (Unk) DUNDAS
69. Sir Henry DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth ERSKINE
m. Elizabeth ERSKINE father: Sir Robert ERSKINE, Lord Erskine mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY
70. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Janet FENTON
m. Janet FENTON father: Walter FENTON
73. William SOMERVILLE, Lord Somerville m. Janet MOWAT
m. Janet MOWAT father: Sir John MOWAT
77. Margaret SOMERVILLE m1. Sir Roger KIRKPATRICK m2. Sir Thomas KER
m. Sir Roger KIRKPATRICK father: Winifred KIRKPATRICK
m. Sir Thomas KER
78. Janet BORTHWICK m1. Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith m2. George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness
m. Sir James DOUGLAS, Lord Dalkeith father: Sir James DOUGLAS mother: Agnes DUNBAR
m. George CRICHTON, Earl Of Caithness father: Stephen CRICHTON mother: (Unk) CAIRNS
79. William BORTHWICK, Lord Borthwick m.
80. Margaret BORTHWICK m. Sir John MAXWELL
m. Sir John MAXWELL father: Sir Robert MAXWELL mother: Elizabeth DANIELSTON
81. Margaret HAY m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus
m. William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Mary STEWART
84. Sir David HAY m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS
m. Elizabeth DOUGLAS father: George DOUGLAS, Earl Of Angus mother: Mary STEWART
87. Janet HAY m. Sir Alexander HOME
m. Sir Alexander HOME father: Sir Thomas HOME mother: Nichola
88. Alice HAY m1. Gilbert HAY m2. Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar
m. Gilbert HAY father: Sir William HAY, Constable Of Scotland mother: Margaret GRAY
m. Sir George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar father: George DUNBAR, Earl Of March Or Dunbar mother: Christiana WARDLAW
90. Sir Thomas BOYD m. Joanna MONTGOMERIE
m. Joanna MONTGOMERIE father: Sir John MONTGOMERY mother: Agnes Of The Isles
92. Margaret BOYD m. Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Lord Montgomerie
m. Alexander MONTGOMERIE, Lord Montgomerie father: Sir John MONTGOMERY mother: Agnes Of The Isles
96. Sir Robert CUNNINGHAM m. Anne MONTGOMERY
m. Anne MONTGOMERY father: Sir John MONTGOMERY mother: Agnes Of The Isles
97. George CUNNINGHAM m.