This page was last updated on 30 September 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names John Douglass, 14th of Tilquhillie                   John Douglass, 14th of Tilquhillie (Born March 28 1803 in "Tilquhillie Castle" died October 11 1870) was a Scottish textile manufacturer in Thüringen (Vorarlberg) . He was the father of the textile entrepreneur, mountaineer and naturalist John Sholto Douglass, 15th of Tilquhillie and grandfather of the writer Norman Douglas . From Scottish noble family, the son of John, 13th of Tilquhillie and his wife Penuel McKenzie, John Douglass married in 1837 Jane Margaret Kennedy, the daughter of wealthy industrialist James Kennedy, with whom he had six children, three of whom died in childhood. The favourable economic and political conditions in Vorarlberg and the availability of water power at that time attracted many foreign entrepreneurs and investors. So the Kennedys were successful together with, the also connected by kinship, textile entrepreneurs and drive specialists, Escher from northeast Switzerland who were already in Feldkirch with a spinning and weaving business. In 1832, Peter Kennedy bought, in Thuringia, on behalf of John Douglass, a forge and the area around the waterfall fot the construction of a textile mill. In 1837, Douglass together with Albert Escher and Peter Kennedy in Thuringia, established the "kk privileged cotton Spinnerey and Weberey". Also in 1837 he married Jane Kennedy, daughter of James Kennedy of Caledon House. From 1850, John Douglass was sole owner of the company. In the early 1860s he handed over the company to his son John Sholto Douglas and retired to Scotland on his family estate of Tilquhillie Castle, where he died in 1870. See also: Douglas of Tilqhuillie   Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up! Temporarily withdrawn.

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