Admiral John Leigh Douglas (1741-1810) was the son of
Reverend Alexander Douglas of
Baads and Isabel Houston.
He was second-in-command of the
Chanel Fleet under Admiral Cornwallis.
Rear Admiral of the White, he had been promoted Commander - 1777,
Captain - 1779, Rear Admiral - 1797 and Vice Admiral - 1801
He
served on the:
Cameleon: Sep 1777 - 1779, as Commanding Officer in
1779
Terrible: Dec 1779 - 1780, as Commanding Officer taking part in
the attack on the Caracas Convoy and the Battles of Cape St. Vincent and
Martinique in 1780.
Irresistible: in 1780, as Commanding Officer
He married Charlotte Douglas, daughter of
John Douglas, MP for Hindon
but died 27th November 1810 in Montague Place without issue. She
died in Cumberland St, London on 8th December 1840 in her 90th year.
Research:
1....Butlers Green in Cuckfield, with the coachhouse,
stables, buildings, and gardens, formerly in occupation of Admiral John
Leigh Douglas, later of Lieutenant-General Lowther Pennington, later of
Edmund Smith, esquire, and sinow of James Cranbourn Strode, esquire.
2. 'He had not been employed for 20 years previously'.
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