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Dundarrach: One r or two?
Photograph:
On the reverse side Norman has written “ on the
right;, Norman Douglas of Dundarach with one Golden Bagle (as he has
written) feather in his balmoral cap, on the left; John Terlow from the
Netherlands.
In the middle; Coat of Arms of Norman Douglas of
Dundarach embroidered by John Terlow (or Tarlow) 1984
On 20 May
1969, Norman Cairncross Douglas of Dundarroch was granted arms and added
to the Roll of Chiefs and heads of Territorial Families at the Court of
The Lord Lyon. (Volume of Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in
Scotland: 20 May 1969, Volume LII, p.33)
W. S.
Douglas of Dundarrach deposited Sandilands of Eastbarns Writs in the
National Records of Scotland - connection unknown.
Norman
Cairncross Douglas of Dundarrach, Scotland, born Dunfermline 25/Sep/1922
son of William Newbury & Florence Douglas nee Robinson; electrical
engineer with the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board; died 199?;
Norman matriculated his Arms 20/May/1969, the Court of the Lord
Lyon, Edinburgh; Motto — Toujours en avant — Always in front;
Norman (Norrie) Douglas of Dundarrach,
Dundarrach, Tarbet, Arrochar, Dunbartonshire G83 7DD, who was elected as
Ordinary Fellow Society of Antiquaries in 1986, died during the year
1999–2000. He wrote local (Arrocher) history books and articles.
Papers found in the Mitchell Library, Glasgow showed a selection of
numbered pages from a family tree. Most of the pages were for the
Douglas of Mains branch, but as the majority were missing, it is not
possible to tell if other families should have been included. Norman
Douglas of Dundarrach's stamp appears on two of the pages, but he is not
mentioned. It is therefore not possible to say if he was of that
family, or another.
Norman Cairncross Douglas of Dundarrach,
Scotland, born Dunfermline 25/Sep/1922 son of William Newbury & Florence
Douglas nee Robinson; electrical engineer with the North of Scotland
Hydro-Electric Board; died 3rd July 2000;
Motto — Toujours en avant — Always
in front;
married Dunfermline 09/Jun/1951, Margaret Brown, daughter
of James Kellie Brown; and had issue:
- Katrina Margaret Douglas born
1953; married (1) Thomas Aitken (divorced 1980); married (2) David
McConnell and had issue:
--Craig McConnell
--Sheena Marjorie
Douglas born 1954; married Campbell Arendt 1952 and had issue:
---Iain
Arendt born 1978
---Andrew Arendt, bc1981
---Gordon Allan Douglas born
31/Jul/1957; electrical engineer in Glasgow; 'Younger of Dundarroch', in
1989
---Terry Douglas
(fostered).
William Newbury Douglas (1884 - 1953) was a
descendant of Robert Thomson Douglas (20 June 1820 - 1893), a farmer in
Kilmarnock. He married Margaret Newbury (born Dunscore 1820; died
1887;). Robert is said to be a Douglas of Cashogle, of the Drumlanrig
line.
Norman Douglas's research was published in the Clan Douglas
Association of Australia's newsletters.
In the November 1989 edition, he describes himself as 'Baron Douglas',
and his wife as 'Lady Margaret'.
He had a sister, Evelyn.
In September 1989, Norman Douglas held a party at Aberdour Castle. A
family tree was made showing the relevant positions of those who
attended, including the Dundarrach family.
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