James Douglas
1790 - 1869 (79 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. James Douglas was born in 1790; died on 26 Mar 1869 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Notes:
James Douglas (1790-1869) worked for Commercial Bank of Scotland, 1812-53.
James Douglas was born in 1790. Little is known about his early life, except that by his early twenties he was the only son of a widowed mother.James married Martha Brook on 15 Mar 1821. Martha and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Sir William Fettes Douglas
was born in 1822; died on 20 Jul 189 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland. - 3. Four Further Children Douglas
- 4. Charles Edward Douglas was born in 1840; and died.
- 2. Sir William Fettes Douglas
Generation: 2
2. Sir William Fettes Douglas (1.James1) was born in 1822; died on 20 Jul 189 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland; was buried in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland. Notes:
Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822? 1891) was a Scottish painter and art connoisseur, rising to be President of the Royal Scottish Academy.
Buried:
Buried in the south-west spur of Dean Cemetery with other family members.William married Marion Grahame in Nov 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Four Further Children Douglas (1.James1)4. Charles Edward Douglas (1.James1) was born in 1840; and died. Notes:
Youngest child
Like his eldest brother, he initially went to work in Commercial Bank of Scotland, but in 1862 he emigrated to New Zealand, where he became a well-known explorer and surveyor, nicknamed 'Mr Explorer Douglas', discovering and recording New Zealand's landscape, flora and fauna. He died in 1916.