Lord James (6th of Torthorwald, Baron Carlyle) Douglas

- Aft 1622

• Name	James (6th of Torthorwald, Baron Carlyle) Douglas
  Prefix	Lord
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1622
  Person ID	I88268	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Sir James (of Parkhead) Douglas   d. 14 Jul 1608, High Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Mother	Elizabeth (of Torthorwald) Carlyle   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 11 Aug 1587
  Family ID	F32472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Gordon   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 27 Dec 1604
  	He and Elizabeth Gordon were divorced in 1615 for her adultery with William Bannatyne.
  Children	1. William Douglas   d. Aft 1638
  Family ID	F32478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Saltonstall   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	He and Ann Saltonstall were divorced on 8 August 1622 on grounds of his adultery
  Family ID	F32479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  James Douglas, 6th Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald succeeded to the title of 6th Lord Carlyle of Torthorwald on 14 July 1608. On 6 April 1609 he received a charter uniting the Barony of Carlyle and the Lordship of Torthorwald. On 8 January 1622 he sold the estate of Torthorwald to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry. In 1638 he (or possibly his son William Douglas) resigned his peerage to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry.