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:
Children:
  1. Sir Archibald DOUGLAS Death: 1486
  2. (Unk) DOUGLAS

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. Ravilious, John, Douglas of Cavers. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 6/20/2007. Subject: Maternal ancestry of Gilbert Eliott of Stobs, baronet of Nova Scotia. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/oxz-_2fR-gY/m/igRNO0ftB2EJ. Author address: Therav3 at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/20/2007-183005].
  3. 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 VII p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
father:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/20/2007-183005]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/20/2007-183005]
Sources with Information about marriage to unknown
child:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p1257, John Ravilious SGM 6/20/2007-183005, SP VII p323]
Research Notes:
2nd of Cavers [Ref: John Ravilious SGM 6/20/2007-183005]
of Cavers [Ref: SP VII p323]



Pedigree of William DOUGLAS
                                                                /-----William DOUGLAS
                                                       /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
                                                      |         \-----(Unk) Of Kerdal
                                              /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                                             |        |         /-----Sir John CRAWFORD
                                             |         \-----Margaret CRAWFORD
                                     /-----Sir William DOUGLAS
                                    |         \-----Constance
                            /-----Archibald DOUGLAS, Regent Of Scotland
                           |        |                           /-----Godfrey De LOUVAINE
                           |        |                  /-----Matthew De LOUVAINE, Baron Of Little Easton
                           |        |                 |         \-----Delicia (Alice) De HASTINGS
                           |        |         /-----Matthew De LOUVAINE, Baron Of Little Easton
                           |        |        |         \-----Muriel (Amy)
                           |         \-----Eleanor LOVAINE
                           |                 |                  /-----Thomas Count Of Perche
                           |                 |         /-----Thomas of Perche
                           |                 |        |         \-----Helissende Of Rethel
                           |                  \-----Helisant
                           |                           \-----Catherine LESMAYE
                   /-----William DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
                  |        |                                    /-----William De LINDSAY
                  |        |                           /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                  |        |                  /-----Sir David De LINDSAY
                  |        |         /-----Sir Alexander LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |                  /-----William De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |         /-----Walter De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |        |        |         \-----Alice De LANCASTER, Baroness Of Kendal
                  |        |        |         \-----Margaret De LINDSAY
                  |        |        |                  \-----Christian
                  |         \-----Beatrice LINDSAY
                  |                  \-----(Unk) STEWART
                  |                          |                  /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |                          |         /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
                  |                          |        |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
                  |                           \-----(Unk) STEWART
                  |                                   |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
                  |                                    \-----Joanna
                  |                                             \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
          /-----James DOUGLAS, Earl Of Douglas
         |        |                                             /-----Duncan Earl Of Mar
         |        |                                    /-----William Earl Of Mar
         |        |                           /-----Sir Donald Earl Of Mar
         |        |                          |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |                          |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
         |        |                          |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |        |                  /-----Gratney Earl Of Mar
         |        |                 |         \-----Helen
         |        |         /-----Donald Earl Of Mar
         |        |        |        |                           /-----Robert De BRUS, Lord Of Annandale
         |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Baron Of Writtle
         |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Isabella Of Huntingdon
         |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Robert De BRUS, Earl Of Carrick, Lord Of Annand
         |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Gilbert De CLARE, Earl Of Hertford And Glouceste
         |        |        |        |        |         \-----Isabel De CLARE
         |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Isabel MARSHALL
         |        |        |         \-----Christian BRUCE
         |        |        |                 |                  /-----Nicol Of Carrick
         |        |        |                 |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |        |        |                 |        |         \-----(Unk) O'NEILL
         |        |        |                  \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |        |        |                           \-----Isabella
         |         \-----Margaret Countess Of Mar
         |                 |                                    /-----Walter Stewart, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                           /-----Alexander STEWART, High Steward Of Scotland
         |                 |                          |         \-----Beatrix Of Angus
         |                 |                  /-----Sir John STEWART
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----William COMYN, Earl Of Buchan
         |                 |                 |         \-----Joanna
         |                 |                 |                  \-----Margaret Countess Of Buchan
         |                 |         /-----Sir Alexander STEWART
         |                 |        |        |                  /-----Adam De Bonkyl
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Alexander De Bonkyl
         |                 |        |        |        |         \-----(Unk) COMYN
         |                 |        |         \-----Margaret De Bonkyl
         |                 |        |                 |         /-----Patrick DUNBAR, Earl Of Dunbar
         |                 |        |                  \-----Christiana DUNBAR
         |                 |        |                           \-----Cecilia
         |                  \-----Isabel STEWART
         |                          |                           /-----Randolf FITZWALTER, Baron Of Greystoke
         |                          |                  /-----Thomas FITZ RANULF
         |                          |                 |         \-----Amabel
         |                          |         /-----Sir Thomas RANDOLPH
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Robert Fitz WILLIAM
         |                          |        |         \-----Juliana
         |                          |        |                  \-----Alice De LASCELLES
         |                           \-----(Unk) RANDOLPH
         |                                   |         /-----Adam De KILCONQUHAR
         |                                    \-----Isabella De KILCONQUHAR
         |                                            |         /-----Neil Earl Of Carrick, Regent Of Scotland
         |                                             \-----Margaret Of Carrick, Countess Of Carrick
         |                                                      \-----Isabella
 /-----Archibald DOUGLAS
William DOUGLAS



Descendants of William DOUGLAS
1. William DOUGLAS m.

2nd generation

2. Sir Archibald DOUGLAS m.
3. (Unk) DOUGLAS m. Andrew KER
m. Andrew KER father: Andrew KER

3rd generation

4. Elizabeth DOUGLAS m. Sir Alexander STEWART
m. Sir Alexander STEWART father: Sir William STEWART mother: Elizabeth
5. Sir William DOUGLAS m.
6. Margaret KER m1. Sir James SANDILANDS m2. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll
m. Sir James SANDILANDS father: Sir John SANDILANDS mother: Christian DUNDAS
m. William HAY, Earl Of Erroll father: William HAY, Earl Of Erroll mother: Isabel GORDON
7. Andrew KER m. Margaret HEPBURN
m. Margaret HEPBURN father: Sir Patrick HEPBURN, Lord Hailes mother: Ellen WALLACE
8. Walter KER m1. Isabel HAY m2. Agnes CRICHTON
m. Isabel HAY father: Sir John HAY, Lord Hay Of Yester mother: Elizabeth CRICHTON
m. Agnes CRICHTON father: William CRICHTON, Lord Crichton mother: Agnes
9. Thomas KER m. Margaret KER
m. Margaret KER

4th generation

13. Agnes STEWART m. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell
m. John MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell father: John MAXWELL, Master Of Maxwell mother: Janet CRICHTON
14. Janet STEWART m. John DUNBAR
m. John DUNBAR father: Sir Alexander DUNBAR mother: Isobella SUTHERLAND
15. Elizabeth STEWART m. Sir George CAMPBELL
m. Sir George CAMPBELL father: Sir George CAMPBELL mother: Anne MONTGOMERY
17. Alexander STEWART m. Janet GORDON
m. Janet GORDON father: Sir John GORDON mother: Elizabeth LINDSAY
19. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Elizabeth MURRAY
m. Elizabeth MURRAY
26. Elizabeth KER m1. Philip RUTHERFORD m2. Sir Walter SCOTT
m. Philip RUTHERFORD father: James RUTHERFORD mother: Margaret ERSKINE
m. Sir Walter SCOTT father: David SCOTT mother: Janet DOUGLAS
28. Sir Robert KER m. Christian RUTHERFURD
m. Christian RUTHERFURD father: James RUTHERFORD mother: Margaret ERSKINE
29. Mark KER m. Marjorie AINSLIE
m. Marjorie AINSLIE father: John AINSLIE
32. Ralph KER m1. Margaret MURRAY m2. Margaret RUTHERFORD
m. Margaret MURRAY
m. Margaret RUTHERFORD

5th generation

36. Robert MAXWELL, Lord Maxwell m1. Janet DOUGLAS m2. Agnes STEWART
m. Janet DOUGLAS father: Sir William DOUGLAS mother: Elizabeth GORDON
m. Agnes STEWART father: Sir James STEWART, Earl Of Buchan mother: Margaret (MURRAY)
43. Marion DUNBAR m. Alexander KENNEDY
m. Alexander KENNEDY father: Thomas KENNEDY mother: Katherine KENNEDY
47. George CAMPBELL m1. (Unk) KENNEDY m2. Marion AUCHINLECK
m. (Unk) KENNEDY father: Gilbert KENNEDY, Lord Kennedy mother: Catherine MAXWELL
m. Marion AUCHINLECK father: Sir John AUCHINLECK
55. Sir James DOUGLAS m. Christian KERR
m. Christian KERR
59. Sir Walter SCOTT m1. Elizabeth CARMICHAEL m2. Janet KERR m3. Janet BETOUN
m. Elizabeth CARMICHAEL
m. Janet KERR father: Andrew KERR
m. Janet BETOUN father: John BETOUN