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Abbeys and churches connected with the Douglas family

 

 

All Hallows Church08/11/2021
Coldingham Priory08/11/2021
Cummertrees Parish Church04/26/2022
Dunfermline Abbey08/11/2021
Durisdeer Church08/11/2021
Glenbervie Church08/11/2021
Inchinnan Parish Church - All Hallows01/18/2023
Jedburgh Abbey01/27/2022
Lincluden Collegiate Church08/11/2021
Lindores Abbey08/11/2021
Melrose Abbey08/11/2021
San Giovanni in Canale02/15/2024
St Bride's Church, Douglas02/08/2023
St Bride's Collegiate Church08/11/2021
St Conan's Kirk08/11/2021
St Fillan's Church, Aberdour10/11/2023
St Giles High Kirk, Edinburgh01/12/2023
St Mary's Isle Priory08/11/2021
St Mary's, Dalmahoy10/17/2021
St Mary’s Church, Dalkeith08/11/2021
St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith08/11/2021
St. Mary the Virgin Parish Churchyard08/11/2021
St. Monans Church08/11/2021
Vreta Abbey, Sweden08/11/2021
Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris02/14/2024

 

Melrose Abbey
St. Nicholas Church, Dalkeith Tombs of 1st Earl of Morton and his wife Princess Joanna

St Bride's Church, Douglas

Houses the tomb of the Good Sir James and many other douglases.

Dulce Cor (Sweetheart) Abbey near Dumfries

Under the patronage of Archibald the Grim

Orléans Cathedral Sainte-Crois

There is a plaque in memory of two William Douglases in the nave, Sir William Douglas of Drumlanrig and William Douglas of Kinross

Saint Gatien's Cathedral, Tours

Archibald, the fourth earl, is buried here in the choir, following the Battle of Verneuil, along with his son, James

St Germain des Prés, Paris

There are two tombs to William Douglas, Earl of Angus, and his grandson, Sir James Douglas who commanded the Scottish regiment in the French Army during the 17th century that became known later in the British army as the Royal Scots regiment.

Old St. Paul's, Edinburgh

contains a memorial window to the parents of, John Douglas, namely Henry Alexander Douglas and Elizabeth Dalzell, Henry's two sisters, Catherine and Christian and Henry and Elizabeth's son, Henry, the Anglican Bishop of Bombay. The memorial was erected by John's brother, Edward and his wife Hannah Charlotte Scott-Douglas.

Quetta Cathedral, Thursday Island, Australia

memorial window including an image of John Douglas who also donated an elaborate pulpit in memory of his first wife at the Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Brisbane Australia.

Holy Trinity Church is situated in Portland St., Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Inscriptions:
Lieut. Charles DOUGLAS, R.H.A. June 7, 1827
Harriet DOUGLAS Sept. 21, 1857
Isabella DOUGLAS June 18, 1847
Major Robert Sholto DOUGLAS, R.A. Oct. 2, 1831
Bedrule Church Douglas plaques; Bedrule was at one time a Douglas Barony


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  • Biographies of Douglases who were priests or ministers of religion
  • Cemeteries
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