Sir William DOUGLAS, "Long Legs"

1205 - 1274  (69 years)

• Name	William DOUGLAS
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	"Long Legs"
  Birth	1205	Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LY7K-8TV
  Name	William 'Longleg' DOUGLAS - THIRD LAIRD OF DOUGLAS  [1]
  Name	WILLIAM DOUGLAS  [1]
  _UID	60F014C763F240AAA5C962155299349D0B3B
  Burial	1274	St. Bride's Cemetery, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1]
  Death	16 Oct 1274	Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland,   [1]
  Person ID	I28760	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Archibald DOUGLAS,   b. 1179, Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Jul 1240, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Margaret de Crawford,   b. 8 Mar 1187, Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1225, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Scotland   [2]
  Family ID	F12700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Constance DE BATAIL,   b. 1210, Carrick, Argyll, Scotland d. 1274, Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1233	Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Sir William "Le Hardi" DOUGLAS, of Hermiston,   b. 1243, Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, d. 24 Jan 1299, Tower of London, Middlesex, England (Age 56 years)   2. Willelma DOUGLAS,   b. 1255, Douglas Castle, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Dec 1302, Baldernock, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 47 years)   3. Joan DOUGLAS OF HERMISTON,   b. 1258, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland, d. 1307, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, (Age 49 years)   4. Sir Andrew "The Younger" DOUGLAS,   b. 1260, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Fresken DOUGLAS,   b. 1262, Hermiston, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The origins of the Douglas family are lost in the mists of time. It is said that "In the margin, about one-third into The Book of Clan Douglas, Volume III, are written the words: `This is about the time when the Earth began'." (Mary Murray, nee Mary Douglas, of Earltown: 1991). Perhaps, at the time when surnames were first used, a family took the name of the river that flows though what became known as Douglasdale, possibly descendants of Flemish settlers. There is the following tradition in regard to the origin of the name. In the year 770 Solvathius king of Scotland, obtained a victory over Donald Bain of the Western Isles, by the assistance of a man who was unknown to him. After the battle, being desirous to see one who had done him so signal a service, he was pointed out to him with these words: " Sholto Dhuglass," behold that swarthy man. One of this family, Sir William Douglas, entered into the service of Charlemagne and was the founder of the family of Douglassi in Tuscany." William Douglas I of Douglas Also Known As:"12657", "Lord of Douglas" Birth estimated between 1137 and 1165 Died 1214 in Lanarkshire, Scotland Immediate Family: Son of Theobald le Fleming and Kersdale de Moravia Husband of Margaret Kersdale Douglas Father of William Douglas; Hugh Douglas, Archdeacon of Moray; Margaret Douglas; Archibald Douglas, 2nd Lord of Douglas; Alexander Douglas, Canon of Spynie and 3 others Occupation:Lord of Douglas source: geni.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William DOUGLAS, person ID LY7K-8TV. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Archibald DOUGLAS, person ID 9H8J-7XK. (Reliability: 3).