Major James Douglas

1751 - 1820  (68 years)

• Name	James Douglas
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	25 Sep 1751	Craufordmuir, Lanark, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Jul 1820	Balgowrie   [1]
  Burial	Markinch Churchyard
  Person ID	I1559	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Colonel, Ensign David Douglas,   b. 25 Dec 1725, Scotland d. Dec 1821, Bothwell Bank, Near Hamilton (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Margaret Bryden,   b. Abt 1728, Craufordmuir, Peebles, Lanark, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Oct 1750	Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Midlothian Records: Marriage 28 Oct 1750. David Douglas, ensign in the Earl of Drum Lanerks regiment, now indw in S W P; Margaret Bryden, dau of Thomas B farmer in parish of Crawford, now indw in SSWp.
  Family ID	F760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Torry,   b. 15 Nov 1768, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 13 Mar 1836, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1795	Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Jean Douglas,   b. 1797, Cape Of Good Hope, South Africa d. 24 Apr 1799 (Age 2 years)   2. Archibald Douglas,   b. 14 Sep 1802, Sandown, Barracks, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England d. 3 Jul 1857, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 54 years)   3. Douglas,   b. Abt 1803   d. Yes, date unknown   4. James Torry Douglas,   b. 23 Feb 1804, Castle Cornet, Guernsey, Channel Island, England d. 6 Jan 1877 (Age 72 years)   5. Margaritta Christian Douglas,   b. 19 Dec 1805, London, England d. 20 Dec 1805, London, England (Age 0 years)   6. Alexander Douglas,   b. 2 Apr 1807, London, England d. 1807, London, England   7. John David Wilbur Douglas,   b. 5 Feb 1809, Tower Of London, London, England d. 15 Apr 1862, Hastings, Sussex, England (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Major James DOUGLAS 3rd Royal Veteran Battalion The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh is listed as below: Capt James, of Lieut. Coll. Commandment. Ilay Ferriers Battalion of the Scotch Brigade, Edinburgh Castle, and Miss Janet, St. Andrew, p. only daughter of the late Baillie James Torry, merchant, 29 May 1795; Mar. by Dr Henry Grieve

  
  

• Sources

  [S3447] IGI2. [S2] Midlothian Records. [S3558] Edinburgh Parish register of marriages.