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Major Charles Douglas, drowned on the Seahorse in
January 1816 Charles Douiglas, Lord Aberdour, drowned while at sea
prior to his father's death on August 25th, 1686 Colin Douglas, one of the owners of the ‘Glenbervie’ drowned off
quayhead at Demerara in February 1827 (Greenock Advertiser 10.4.1827)
David Douglas, 2nd engineer, SS Cortes, youngest son of the late James
Douglas, carpenter, drowned at sea on 16th December 1874 (Greenock
Telegraph 14.1.1875) Donald Douglas, seaman, 1 Ardgowan Street,
Greenock drowned at Quebec, Canada in June 1882 age 22 (Greenock
Telegraph 24.7.1882) Donald Douglas, AB, 10 Terrace Road, Greenock,
lost when tug ‘Belmore’ capsized off Ras Gharib on 18th June 1908 age 28
(Greenock Telegraph 24.6.1908) Dougald Douglas, grandson of Mrs John
Laird, 81 Holmscroft Street, drowned at Brantford, Ontario in June 1884
age 23 (Greenock Telegraph 8.7.1884) Hubert L. Douglas drowned 18 Jun
1925 in Warren Co., Kentucky Commander
Hugh Donald Cameron Douglas drowned 26 November 1843 after falling
off the Barbican Quay at Plymouth John Douglas, grocer and
shoemaker, his daughter 17, his son 14, Stanners Street, were drowned
when Beath’s dam collapsed on 21st November 1835. (Greenock Advertiser
23.11.1835) John Douglas, of Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, and Samuel
Douglas, of Cavers, Teviotdale,
recorded as 'Covenanter martyrs',
were drowned near Orkney in a shipwrecked slave ship, 1679,
John Douglas drowned in the River Thames in Auckland, NZ 28 Sep 1868.
"Johnny" Douglas was a cricketer who
was captain of the England team and an Olympic boxer. drowned when the
Oberon, on which he and his father were travelling, was wrecked seven
miles south of the Laeso Trindel Lightship, Denmark.
Sir Joseph Douglas of
Pumpherston was drowned along with 130 others when the frigate
Gloucester sank off Yarmouth, 6 May 1682: The Duke of York, later James
VII, was on the same ship, but was rescued Joseph Douglas, Stoker,
RNR, S 6263, Vivid, 7 August 1916, drowned Neil Douiglas, only son of Walter Douglas, 3 Mount
Pleasant Street, Greenock, drowned from ship Port Elgin on 21st
September 1900 age 19. (Greenock Telegraph 20.12.1900) Phillip
Douglass was accidentally drowned in endeavouring to swim across the
South Arm, on Tuesday 11th March 1873. Deceased was about 39 years of
age, unmarried, and a native of the Hawkesbury, having been on the
Clarence about four years... New South Wales - NLA Trove. Sylvester
Douglas was drowned while bathing at Ardrossan, 2nd September, 1846 T
Douglas drowned in the creek at Temuka, Geraldine, NZ. NZ House of Reps
Journals I Oct 1883 W Douglas drowned at Manawatu, NZ 1 July 1881
Mr. William Douglas took passage
on the ill-fated packet Pennsylvania which was wrecked in the Mersey,
January 8, 1839, and he was drowned. William Douglas, an early
American immigrant , born in Dunfermline. Merchant in New York. Drowned
January 8, 1839 William Scott
Douglas, an editor, was found, drowned, off the East Pier at Leith
on 23 June 1883 William Tregarthen
Douglass drowned on 10th August 1913, while out with his son,
Edward, in a sailing-boat which capsized when off Start Point, near
Dartmouth, and sank.
Two sons of Douglas of
Barloch having been drowned, crossing a river at one time, the
father was induced by Janet Douglas (reknowned for identifying witches)
to believe that the calamity was the effect of witchcraft.
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