
16 May1847 - 1931
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Name |
Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas |
Prefix |
Lt Col |
Birth |
16 May1847 |
Ryde, Isle of Wight |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
21 Feb 1931 |
Person ID |
I175456 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Feb 2020 |
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Notes |
- Born at Thornbury House, Ryde, Isle of Wight
was 13 in the 1861 census
Educated at Harrow School
Oxfordshire Light Infantry
Living 1932
Succeeded in 1892 to the lordship of Fowlmere manor
Lieut. H. J. S. Douglas was lord in 1934
Slightly to the west of the village (Aston Abbotts) is the site of the ancient country house of the Abbotts of St Albans, from whom the parish derived its distinctive name.The present house, known as the Abbey, is a modern building of brick covered with stucco, having been practically rebuilt in the 19th century. Some of the walls, however, are of exceptional thickness, and may be part of the original building. The house stands in grounds containing a sheet of water, with a view over the town and vale of Aylesbury. It was once occupied by Sir James Clark Ross, discoverer of the Magnetic Pole in 1831, who died here in 1862. It is now (1927) the property and residence of Lieut.-Col. Henry Mitchell Sholto Douglas.
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