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     Sir William Douglas, 1st of Drumlanrig was born illegitimately after 1373.¹ He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.¹ He married Elizabeth Stewart, daughter of Sir Robert Stewart of Durisdeer.² He died in 1427 at France^G, killed in action.²
     He was an envoy to England to negotiate for the release of King James I of Scotland in 1412.² In 1412 he was granted the confirmatory charter for the territorial baronie of Drumlanrig, Hawick and Selkirk.² He fought in the French Wars.

     Archibald Douglas, 1st of Cavers was born illegitimately after 1373.¹ He was the son of James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.¹ He married Margaret (?)²

     Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar was born on 3 May 1653.² He was the son of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and Jean Wemyss.¹ He married Robina Lockhart, daughter of Sir William Lockhart, 11th of the Lee and Robina Sewster, on 19 August 1679 at Lincoln's Inn Chapel, London, England^G.² He died on 11 December 1712 at age 59.³ He was buried at Bothwell Church, Scotland^G.²
     He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Scotland] to King William II and to Queen Anne.³ He was created 1st Earl of Forfar [Scotland] on 2 October 1661.¹ He was created 1st Lord Wandell and Hartside [Scotland] on 2 October 1661.¹ He held the office of a Commissioner for the Privy Seal [Scotland] from 1689 to 1690.² He held the office of a Commissioner of the Treasury [Scotland] from 1705 to 1706.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of Nationary Biography.⁴
     

     Isabel Douglas, Countess of Mar was born circa 1360.² She was the daughter of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and Margaret, Countess of Mar.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Malcolm Drummond, son of Sir John Drummond, 11th of Lennox and Mary Montifex, before July 1388.³ She married, secondly, Alexander Stewart, 12th Earl of Mar, son of Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan and Margaret Atheyn, between 5 December 1404 and 9 December 1404.³ She died between August 1408 and September 1408, without issue.^1,3
     From before July 1388, her married name became Drummond. She succeeded as the 11th Countess of Mar [S., c. 1115] before 19 October 1393, suo jure.³ From between 5 December 1404 and 9 December 1404, her married name became Stewart. On 9 December 1404 she granted by charter the Earldom of Mar to her husband and heirs of their marriage, whom failing to her heirs.³

     William Douglas, 7th of Douglas was born before 1330.¹ He was the son of Sir James Douglas, 6th of Douglas.¹ He died on 19 July 1333, unmarried.¹

     David Douglas was born between 1424 and 1439. He was the son of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas and Lady Eupheme Graham.¹ He died on 24 November 1440 at Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, beheaded.¹
     He rebelled with his elder brother, William.²

     Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen was baptised on 12 May 1629 at Mid-Calder, West Lothian, Scotland^G.¹ He was the son of John Sandilands, 4th Lord Torphichen and Isabel Dundas.² He married, firstly, Jean Lindsay, daughter of Alexander Lindsay of Edzell, younger and Lady Anne Wemyss, circa 27 May 1651.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Alexander, daughter of William Alexander, Viscount Canada and Lady Margaret Douglas, on 28 April 1657.³ He married, thirdly, Hon. Anne Elphinstone, daughter of Alexander Elphinstone, 6th Lord Elphinstone and Lilias Elphinstone, on 11 April 1671.⁴ He married, fourthly, Christian Primrose, daughter of James Primrose and Nicola Mercer, in 1672.⁴ He died in May 1696.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Lord Torphichen, of Saint John of Torphichen, West Lothian [S., 1564] in July 1649.⁴ He held the office of Burgess of Edinburgh in 1660.⁴

     Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes was born on 9 October 1958.² She is the daughter of Roger George Bowlby Keyes, 2nd Baron Keyes and Grizelda Mary Packe.^1,3 She married William Aldus Thoby Young, 3rd Baron Kennet, son of Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet and Elizabeth Ann Adams, on 25 April 1987.² She and William Aldus Thoby Young, 3rd Baron Kennet were divorced on 9 May 2018.⁴
     Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes also went by the nick-name of Josa.¹ She was educated at Benenden School, Cranbrook, Kent, England^G.² She graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Honours.)² She graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² In 1980 a journalist and writer/editor for Vogue, Tatler, The Times, The Telegraph, The Evening Standard and Country Living.² From 25 April 1987, her married name became Young.¹ She lived in 2003 at 50 Wormholt Road, London, England^G.² After her marriage, Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes was styled as Baroness Kennet on 7 May 2009. On 9 May 2018 her name was legally changed to Keyes.⁴

     Roger George Bowlby Keyes, 2nd Baron Keyes was born on 14 March 1919.¹ He was the son of Admiral Roger John Brownlow Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes and Eva Mary Salvin Bowlby.² He married Grizelda Mary Packe, daughter of Lt.-Col. William Vere Packe, on 6 December 1947.³ He died on 4 March 2005 at age 85.⁴
     He was educated at King's Mead School, Seaford, Sussex, England^G.³ He was commissioned in 1932, in the service of the Royal Navy.³ He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England^G.³ He graduated with a Master Mariner's Certificate.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Keyes [U.K., 1919] on 26 December 1945.³ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge and of Dover, Kent [U.K., 1943] on 26 December 1945.³ He retired from the military in 1949, with the rank of Lieutenant, late of the Royal Navy.³ He was a director of Mappin and Webb, Gordon Hotels, and Dannimac.³ He wrote the book Outrageous Fortune, published 1984, a biography of King Leopold III of the Belgians.³ He was awarded the Grand Officer, Order of Leopold of Belgium in 2000.³ He lived in 2003 at St. George's Lodge, Malling Road, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, England^G.³

     Hon. Archibald Wayland Keyes Young was born on 7 June 1992.¹ He is the son of William Aldus Thoby Young, 3rd Baron Kennet and Hon. Josephine Mary Keyes.¹