| Lived at the time of Charles
1st. His father was the first ancestor of the
Douglas of Gyrn line
to settle in England and came in the retinue of King James at the time of
his accession to the English throne. He was of the Morton line of the
House of Douglas This Alexander owned Townend Hall in Arkendale. (Arkendale =
Arkengarthdale) (Arkendale is near Reeth in parish of Grinton, in
Yorkshire.)
During the civil war (1648) he raised and supplied a
body of men for the King's service. Joined forces with his father-in-law,
Marmaduke Langdale. Near Preston, on route to help the King he was
captured by Cromwell's troops. He escaped, and hid in a cave in the wood
(now known as Douglas Wood). Fled to Flanders. His estates were
confiscated, and applications for their restitution were fruitless.
- Birth: 1625, Townend Hall, Reeth, Yorkshire
- Death:
Father: Alexander Douglas 1585
- 1681
Mother: ? Langdale
Marriage 1 Mary Gregson
Children:
- Thomas Douglas
Further details on this entry would be
welcome.
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