Sir William (1st of) Douglas^[1]

1174 - 1213  (39 years)

• Name	William (1st of) Douglas
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1174  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1213  [4]
  Person ID	I119693	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir John De Duglas
  Family ID	F62671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Sister of Freskin) Kerdal in Moray
  Children	1. Sir Archibald (2nd of Douglas & of Hermiston) Douglas, 4th Lord Of Douglas,   b. 1213   d. Abt 1240 (Age 27 years)
  Family ID	F10419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret De Kerdal   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Bishop Brice De Duglas, Of Moray   d. 1222   2. Alaxander De Duglas   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry De Duglas   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Freskin De Duglas   d. Sep 1232   5. Margaret De Duglas   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sir Archibald (2nd of Douglas & of Hermiston) Douglas, 4th Lord Of Douglas,   b. 1213   d. Abt 1240 (Age 27 years)   7. Sir John De Duglas, Knight,   b. 1145   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sir William De Douglas, Knight   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F10420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  His father, shown here as John, maybe a myth as no ecords appear to show his existence. Source: The Douglas Book: The first owner of Douglasdale known to history. He appears on record as a witness to a charter by Joceline, Bishop of Glasgow, in favour of the monks of Kelso, dated between 1174 and 1199 ; and as witness to a grant by Thomas, son of Tancard, to the monks of Arbroath, between 1178 and 1214. He also witnessed an agreement between Maurice senior and Maurice junior, as to the Earldom of Menteith, dated at Edinburgh, 6th December 1213. He married a sister of Freskin de Kerdal in Moray. He had issue six sons and a daughter. For the sources of information, see in this file under "INFORMATION,Sources of" and also "INFORMATION, General Clan Genealogy ". Which includes: Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/ Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname" atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/gedx.html Peerages in Order of Precedence atwww.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/peerage.html Author: Brian Tompsett This contains a huge amount of information including a great deal onBritish Peer's lineages, and Royal families of the many countries. & Stirnet Genealogy Families Database http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/genfam.htm This has a huge amount of information on hundreds (and rapidlyincreasing), mostly landed, families. It is more "user friendly" thanmost in that it shows many generations on one page. & BURKE'S Genealogical and Heraldic History of the PEERAGE BARONETAGE ANDKNIGHTAGE. Edited by Peter Townend. Burke's Peerage Limited, London "Burke's Peerage" popular name. First Douglas for which written records are available. All previous records were probably lost in the wars of succession. It is known that Douglases resided in the area for many years before 1057. Sir William witnessed charters by King David Land Josline Bishop of Glasgow between 1174 and 1199. He held the lands of Glendinning

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] Hamish Maclaren. [S3398] THE HOUSE OF DOUGLAS-MAXWELL. [S3400] THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS-GODSCROFT. [S3401] THE DOUGLAS BOOK-FRASER.