Douglas family of Ontario

 

THE HON. ALEXANDER ARBUTHNOTT was born 1794 in Forfar, Scotland, and died 1870 in East Gwillimbury Township, ON. Buried Selby Burial Ground, Sharon, Ontario. He married JEAN (or JANE) MATHER 16 December 1817 in Logie-Pert, Scotland.  She was born 1792, and died 17 August 1866 in Ontario. Buried Selby Burial Ground. She may have been "Alexander's mother's maid". They emigrated from Aberdeen to Port of Quebec, Canada on the brig "Patriot" arriving 1st May 1819.

A.

JOHN ARBUTHNOTT, Born 19 March 1819; Died 02 January 1858. Buried Selby Burial Ground.

B.

ISABELLA ARBUTHNOTT, Born 1820; Died 1906. Buried Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, Ontario. She married SAMUEL DOUGLAS c. 1840, son of ROBERT DOUGLAS and MARY CALLAND.  He was born 21 August 1808 in Roughtree Farm, Dumfries, Scotland, and died 25 February 1883 in Newmarket, ON.

 

1.

MARY WARD DOUGLAS, Born February 1841; Died 24 May 1856, Rosetown, SK.

 

2.

WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Born c. 1843.

 

3.

JANE DOUGLAS, Born c. 1845.

 

4.

JENNIE A. DOUGLAS, Born c. 1847; died before 1901 census. Married JOHN B. STRINGER. There is a death register (017105) for a John Burks Stringer b. Sept. 25, 1844, d. December 7, 1921, occupation grain merchant.  His parents are listed as George Stringer & Jean nee Robinson . In the 1901 census John B. Stringer is listed as the head of the family widow, the date of birth is 24 September 1844. In 1901 he had a nephew David B. born 1881

 

 

a.

Irabell (Isabella) Stringer. Born 1 January 1879

 

 

b.

Isabella Graham Arbuthnot Stringer Born 25 December 1879 (01411). to John B. Stringer and Jennie A. nee. Douglas, Father's occupation grain dealer.

 

5.

DAVID DOUGLAS, Born March 1851; Died 16 November 1875. Buried Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, ON Studied to be a veterinarian.

 

6.

MARRIOTT BARCLAY DOUGLAS, Born 25 June 1853, Mount Albert, ON; Died 01 June 1937, Zealandia, SK. He married SHARLOT RAMSDEN.  She was born c. 1860, and died 16 March 1884; buried Newmarket cemetery.

 

 

a.

GORDON DOUGLAS, Born 13 November 1880, Unionville, ON; Died 15 March 1965, Rosetown, SK; Married MARY
ROBSON, 20 June 1916, Marriott, SK; Born 18 November 1892, Ilderton, ON; Died 09 February 1979, Rosetown, SK.

 

 

 

(A)

HUGH ROBSON DOUGLAS. Born 1921. Married JANE MOHAT. Address: PO Box 1245, Rosetown, Saskatchewan 50L 2V0.

 

 

 

 

(1)

CRAIG DOUGLAS. Born 1953.

 

 

 

 

(2)

DAN DOUGLAS. Born 1954.

 

 

 

 

(3)

DONALD DOUGLAS. Born 1956. Married JANET PRESTON.

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

DANIEL R. DOUGLAS. Born 1976.

 

 

 

 

(4)

JOHN DOUGLAS. Born 1959.

 

 

 

(B)

BARBARA DOUGLAS. Born 1919. Died unmarried 1969.

 

 

b.

JOHN MACDONALD DOUGLAS, Sr., Born 01 March 1882, Mount Albert, ON; Died 29 December 1980, Dauphine, MB; Married MARJORIE MAY SWENEY, 25 October 1916, Red Wing, MN; Born 11 May 1893, Red Wing, MN; Died 13 February 1982, Cambridge, ON.

 

 

 

(A)

JOHN McDONALD DOUGLAS, Junior. Born 1918. Married LUCELLE ROBERTSON. Address: 24 Ridgeway Place, Cambridge (Galt), Ontario, N1S 4B4.

 

 

 

 

(1)

JILL DOUGLAS. Married.

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

CHRISTINE DOUGLAS.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

______ DOUGLAS.

 

 

 

(B)

WILLIAM DOUGLAS. Married. No issue.

 

 

c.

NORMAN BARCLAY DOUGLAS, Born 27 September 1883, Rosetown, SK; Died 10 February 1969, Rosetown, SK; Married
BIRDINE TOLLACK, 29 December 1915, Grafton, ND; Born 17 August 1887, Auburn, ND.

 

 

 

(A)

RUTH DOUGLAS. Born 1919. Married DONALD WHYTE.

 

 

 

 

(1)

SANDRA WHYTE. Married PETER KAYHILL.

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

VICTORIA KAYHILL.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

______ KAYHILL.

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

______ KAYHILL.

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

______ KAYHILL.

 

 

 

 

(2)

DOUGLAS WHYTE. Married.

 

 

 

 

(3)

JAMES WHYTE.

 

 

 

(B)

HELEN DOUGLAS. Married KENT BUTLER.

 

 

 

 

(1)

KIM BUTLER. Born 1954.

 

 

 

 

(2)

KIRK BUTLER. Born 1955.

 

7.

JOHN DOUGLAS, Born c. 1855.

 

8.

ROBERT DOUGLAS, Born 1856, Unionville, ON. He married MARY O'NEIL BOWMAN.  She was born June 1853, and died 14 July 1883. Buried Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, ON

 

 

a.

STEWART DOUGLAS, Born 1889; Died 1960; Married CLARA FEETZEL.

 

 

b.

ANNABELLE DOUGLAS, Married JAMES MAXWELL. They lived in Chatham, Ontario.

 

 

c.

CHARALINE DOUGLAS, Married BYRON FORREST, druggist

 

 

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