Thomas (of Grantham) Douglas^[1]

1732 - 1787  (54 years)

• Name	Thomas (of Grantham) Douglas
  Birth	26 Apr 1732
  Gender	Male
  Death	1787	London, England
  Person ID	I132011	First tree
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	John Douglas,   b. 1707   d. 1762 (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Gardner,   b. 1708   d. 1763 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1731	Bennetts Wharf, London
  Family ID	F13461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Mary (of Grantham) Douglas,   b. Abt 1776   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Douglas, MP,   b. Abt 1774   d. 1838 (Age 64 years)   3. Archibald Douglas   4. Harriott Douglas,   b. Abt 1776   d. 12 Sep 1868 (Age 92 years)   5. Louisa Douglas,   b. Abt 1776   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Juliet Douglas,   b. Abt 1776   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F17169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Originally engaged in mercantile pursuits (He worked in the cotton industry), he went on to reside at Grantham in Lincolnshire. Served as High Sheriff of that County in 1776. He was well known on the turf, and entered a 'Confederate', from 1780 to 1785, with Earl Grosvenor in the match book at Newmarket. He bred racehorses. He had estates in the counties of Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Flint, Lanark, Lincoln and Middlesex, with cotton mills in Lancashire.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2822] Hamish Maclaren.