Robert Douglas of Ardrossan
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Robert Douglas of Ardrossan, (1759- 30 Apr 1847), son of Robert
Douglas (of Port Glasgow) b. 1723 and a grandson of
William Douglas of Leith,
had a fleet of sailing ships importing tobacco from Virginia and
visited West Indies regularly, one of his brothers, Colin) was resident
there and Sir James Douglas, Gov. of Vancouver 1858 ( a cousin )
was born in Demerara British Guiana 5.6.1803 , whose mother was a
Miss Richie, a Creole lady of Demerara. Robert's brother Colin lived
for some time at Demerara while he was conducting his business
there.
Robert Douglas of Ardrossan b. 1759, wrote lengthy
journals of his family and his life at sea in the tobacco trade with
Virginia USA . He mentions his cousin Cecilia Douglas b.1772 ( wife
of
of Douglas
Park ) when he & his wife were visiting relatives around Glasgow, in
1806 and again in 1813. " We made an excursion to Douglas Park, but
had not the pleasure of meeting Mr and Mrs Douglas there from their
being then at Harrowgate for the benefit of their health . That
estate is situated near Hamilton, about 10 miles from Glasgow and
was purchased by Mr. Gilbert Douglas soon after his marriage to my
cousin, Miss Cecilia Douglas, then a beautiful young lady about
twenty years old. Mr Douglas was much older, whose kind attention to
her comforts gained her affections and his generosity towards
Cecilia was appreciated. A new house was being built with a large
garden and ornamental grounds around it." and in 1813, " I was in
Glasgow where I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Gilbert Douglas ,
whose company I was later deprived of enjoying, owing to a serious
accident which happened to her when her carriage was upset going
from Glasgow to Douglas Park"
Described as 'late of London',
he died in Ardrossan, Ayrshire on 30th April 1847. His son,
Robert (1816-1890), of Kangaroo Point, Australia, was a soap boiler
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