Robert Douglas of Ardrossan, (1759- 1847), 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 was resident there and
Sir
James Douglas, Gov. of Vancouver 1858 ( a cousin ) was born in
Demerara British Guiana 5.6.1803 , his 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.
Gilbert Douglas, a West India
merchant in Glasgow, had large plantations in the Island of St. Vincent
Two wills located at the Public Record Office in Jamaica:
1. Robert
Douglas written Oct. 16, 1849 and probated July 31, 1852.
2. Charles
Graham Douglas' will was probated Feb. 4. 1843. (see below)
Here is a brief summary of Robert Douglas' will.
He lived at Kelton
Settlement, Trelawny, Jamaica.
Sister Elizabeth Steed of 377 8th Street
New York USA
Sister Jane Blythe of Castle Douglas, County
Kirkcudbright, UK called Scotland.
Brother James Douglas of Albany ,
USA.
All my estate and personal divided to them.
My father , John
Douglas, my gold watch and if I die then to James Douglas to be kept in
the family.
William Bernard and John Mackie of Trelawny
James
Douglas, Executors.
Source: Register General's Office. Twickenham Park,
Jamaica.
Note: His father, John, married as his first wife Mary Sargent, Robert's
mother.
More Jamaican wills can he found here>>>
Charles Graham Douglas, (See above) of St. John (now St. Catherine), who
died about the year 1823. He was a person of colour, and was apparently
possessed of a good deal of property.
Major James Douglas was born in 1634. He was the son of Sir Archibald
Douglas ('who lived at Dornock').
He died after 1663 at Jamaica. His last will was dated 1663. he had a son,
Thomas Douglas+ b. 1660, d. 1717.
Thomas Douglas was born in 1660. He was the son of Major James Douglas. He
married Lady unknown Watson at Jamaica. He died in 1717. They had a son,
Samuel Douglas, b. 1700
Samuel Douglas, b. circa 1720, son of the above Samuel, b. 1700, was a
merchant at Kingston, Jamaica
Samuel Douglas, of Windsor Plantation, Jamaica, was the son of Nathaniel
Douglas and Margaret Heron, and 1st cousin to
Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas
Samuel Douglas, a merchant in Jamaica, was admitted as a burgess and
guildsbrother of Ayr on 4 April 1751
Samuel Douglas, merchant in
Savannah, Georgia, loyalist in 1776, settled in Jamaica by 1782
In 1811, Douglas, Samuel, deceased, Windsor Castle, was recorded as having
owned 171 slaves and 10 stock. He apparently started the Windsor Castle
plantation. It appears to have been sold to John Crosman, owner of Change
Hill, Decoy Pen and Hazard plantations. (See document below)
Theodora Douglas Nee Frater,late of Murray Mountain, St. Ann. Died
on January 22, 2014, leaving 7 children, 33 grand children, 80 great grand
children, 32 great- great grand children
Campbell Douglas, born 12 March, 1781, to 1st marriage of William Douglas
in 'Craignine', Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire. William's brother was
Samuel Douglas of 'Windsor Castle' plantation, Jamaica, who died
Charleston, NC., 9 Jan., 1799. Both brothers were 1st cousins of Sir
William Douglas of Castle Douglas. ?next generation?
Revd Aretas Akers (1824–1856) (father of
Aretas Akers-Douglas), was
descended from six generations of West Indies sugar planters and slave
owners
Charles Douglas -
brother of Dr Patrick Douglas of Garallan,
whose Jamaican estate, near Port Antonio, he managed. He offered Burns the
position of book-keeper when the poet meditated emigration. See:
Burns and the Douglas connection
Wm. Douglas, 3d Duke of H.,
and Anne, Duchess in her own right, arrived (?1711) as Governor.
(?Jamaica)
Monumental inscriptions:
- {Ab.) JOHN DOUGLAS, ESQR., OB. FEB. I2t'i, l8l2, AET. 47.
- SAMUEL DOUGLAS,— DIED FEBRY. 9* 1 863, AGED 40 YRS.
- CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS, — DIED NOVR. 21^', 1862, AGED 3 1 YRS.
- WILLIAM DOUGLAS, ESQR., DIED 1 5* OCT., 1 837, AGED 59 YEARS & 7
MONTHS.
- {Ab) RICHARD SPEAR, ESQ., SECRETARY TO REAR-ADMIRAL DOUGLAS, OB.
14 NOVR., 1815, AET. 27. (Probably
John Erskine Douglas)
- {Ab) LIEUT. JOHN DOUGLAS, 64th RECT., DIED OF FEVER, AT PORT
ROYAL, 20th AUGT., 1834, AGED 31. Unmarried. Son of
Canon William Douglas
The following are all residents of Jamaica:
Lt. Col. Allan Garth Douglas, b1945
Daphne Rowena Douglas
Hon. Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas
Ludlow Lawson Douglas, b1934
Joy Eleanor Douglas, b1959
George Alexander Douglas, of Kingston, Jamaica, died 23rd Oct 1927,
brother of Major General Henry Edward
Manning Douglas VC, sons of George Alexander Douglas, also of
Kingston, Jamaica.
A database of Douglases of Bermuda, the family of two
brothers, Robert and Eric Douglas of Bermuda formerly St Kitts &
Nevis can be found
here>>>. Sadly, there are few dates attached to the
names.
Eileen Douglas,
seamstress, Trinidad
Effie Douglas, 24, mulatto, (Colonel Tyng (former owner)). Free woman
on board the Grand Dutchess (sic) of Russia bound for St. John's; Stephen
Holman, Master (Date not known) (Probably not West Indies)
Henry Douglas, presents his patent 3 Feb. 1711-12. Provost-Marshall of
the Leeward Islands, replacing Mr Perrie
Commission for Henry Douglas as Provost Marshal of the Leeward Islands.
St. James Court, December 15,1714, in the room of Afton (sic) Warner
??For- dated 30 Nov. 1752. M.L 66. M.I. at St. born in Edinburgh;
Provost Marshal General of the Leeward Islands 1714; died Jan. 1715; died 22
and bur. 24 Merchant, eventual heir to his at St. John's. at St. John's 12
of London, John's.??
John Bouke Douglass of Antigua. Dispenser.
Recorded 1808.
John Douglas, Provost Marshall of
Grenada, 1836-1838
May...(6th ?) (1795) at Naples, after a long and painful illness,
Sir James Douglas, bart, the British
consul-general. His remains were interred in the evening of the 16th, in
the English burying-ground, with the greatest decency. Lady Douglas, his
second wife, with three daughters, are to inherit his property, which lies
in St. Christopher's, in the West Indies.
...the estate in the parish of Old Road, Antigua late of Henry Douglas,
Esq., and now of Sir George Douglas, Bart.,
Henry Douglas-Hamilton, living 1771. Stated to have owned large estates
in Nevis called "Hamiltons."
Betto Douglas, The case of
(Jan 1780?) At St. Christopher's, Robert Douglas, efq; governor of all
his majesty's forts and.fortifications in that island. This gentleman's
death was occasioned by a most extraordinary accident indeed; leaning
against the paljisades which enclosed his court-yard, and being rather
corpulent and heavy, the wood gave way. and he falling with great
violence, occasioned a contusion of the spine, of which ne died in 24
hours, labouring under the most excruciating torture, but perfectly placid
and resigned. He has left the bulk of his fortune (which is very
considerable) to his brother, Capt. John Douglas, of his Majesty's ship
the Terrible. (Note: Robert was not the Governor, but had some lesser
post)
Lord Archibald
Douglas-Hamilton 1673-1754 was Governor of Jamaica in 1714.
Alexander Josiah Douglas, messenger on the "Governor's Station," came
from Jamaica in January 1909 to work on the Panama Canal. Douglas came to
the Isthmus in 1909 with his mother to join his brother who was already
working for the Canal. He worked in Panama as clerk and watchman for
a short time, then became an attendant at Ancon Hospital, where his
brother was working. He first worked in the "private" wards where the
nurses quarters are now located, then in the isolation wards, at that time
located near the present site of the Governor's house at Balboa Heights.
He remained there until 1918, then took over his present job as messenger
for the Executive Department in the Administration Building.
Sir William (Randolph) Douglas, (b. Sept. 24, 1921, Barbados - d. Aug.
12, 2003, Pau, France), acting governor-general of Barbados (1976, 1984).
He was chief justice in 1965-86 and ambassador to the United States in
1987-91. He was knighted in 1969.
Seven brothers migrated to Jamaica and settled in the parish of St. Ann
and St. Elizabeth. The Eldest Brother, William 'Captain' Douglas settled
in River Wood on land which he purchased from Lord Sutton Brown . He
renamed the place Douglas
Castle. Amongst the (2012) The Douglas Castle Community
Development Foundation Board Members are: Mrs. Patsy Douglas, Mr. Linchmore Douglas, Mr. Vessel Douglas nad Mr. Lenmore Douglas.
Christian, youngest daughter of Sir William Cunningham of Caprinton,
married Sir John Douglas of Kelhead.
Their son, James, was collector of customs for the island of Jamaica
(Presumably this man>>>)
Thought to be an extract from the will of John Dickson:
I hereby
give and bequeath thirty six acres of Land known as Cole Bottom being part
of Samuels Cove joining on Haughton Tower Spring and Samuels Cove to
Elizabeth Douglas and her two children James and Patrick To hold to them
their heirs and assigns for ever and I hereby give and bequeath to each of
them the said Elizabeth Douglas and her two children the sum of three
hundred pounds the said sums to be paid to the said Elizabeth Douglas
twelve months after my decease and to be paid to the said James and
Patrick when of age the interest to be payable annually to them for their
support and the said respective sums to be paid from my wharf and the
negroes attached to it as hereinafter mentioned. I also devise that a
house be put up to the value of three hundred pounds at the expence of
Cousins Cove estate on said Land in such place as the said Elizabeth
Douglas may point out …
Elizabeth Douglas may have been one of
Dickson's mulatto mistress.
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS
(of Baads), licen. by Presb. of Biggar 14th June 1716; ord. to
Skirling 29th April 1718; dep. 1719; reponed 1721; pres. by George I., and
adin. 28th Oct. 1725; died 5th Sept. 1749. He marr. Isabella (died 4th
June 1775), daugh. of Andrew Houston of Calder, and had issue-Sholto;
Alexander, merchant in St Kitts; Jean (marr. Aretas B. Akers of St Kitts);
Robert, planter in St Kitts; Isabella; Mary (marr. James Stoddart, min. of
Kirkintilloch); Admiral John Leigh, R.N.
Trinidadian architect Tara Keens Douglas presented a series of carnival
costumes made from folded paper and twisted rope as part of her ...
(Living in Toronto)
Extract from Slavery, Family and Gentry Capitalism in the British
Atlantic
... noteworthy parncipants in Demerara and Essequibo were
members of the Douglas family. Sir James
Douglas, MP for the Orkney and Shetland Islands, owned Weilburg
plantation in Demerara from about I765. Clarke's relationship with the
Douglas family paid a variety of dividends. Gedney Clarke Jr supplied
Douglas' plantation with slaves and provisions, the gross value or his
account being £5,588 during an eighteen-month period in 1766-7. In
addition to the command held by James Douglas, another member of the
family, Robert Douglas(1), was in 1760 appointed
Commander-in-Chief on the Leeward Island station, and two years later, he
attained the rank of Rear Admiral. Beyond their financial and military
heft, the Douglases were also politically useful by virtue of their
connections in Scotland and Holland. Admiral james Douglas' patron (and
probably kinsman) was James
Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, a leading member of me Scottish
aristocracy. Through Robert Douglas, who had married into a prominent
Dutch family, Gedney Clarke Sr and Jr gained an introduction to Count
William Bentinck, the patron of Demerara at the Hague. In due course, the
Clarkes lobbied Bentinck, seeking to be compensated by the Estates General
for their defence of the colony in the amount of 41,060 guilders IS
stuyvers.
Sir Thomas Monteath, (1788–1868), an
army officer in the East India Company, was born on 25 November 1788 at
Hanover, Jamaica, the son of Thomas Monteath of Kippen. He took the
surname Douglas on 18 December 1850, on inheriting the estate of Douglas
Support, which had been entailed to the descendants of his paternal
grandmother by her sister Margaret, duchess of Douglas.
Lord William Robert Keith Douglas
owned sugar plantation estates in Tobago which had formerly belonged to
his father-in-law, Walter Irvine
Roman Catholic marriage in Jamaica
Stewart, Malcolm Nil [Neil?] m 10/12/1872
Catherine Douglas, both of Bellevue. Wit: Doctor William Cruise and
Brother D.Reeys.
Hamley, John Emmanuel m 6/2/1869 Jane
Pilkin, both of Kingston. Wit: James Christopher Lyon, Emily E. Douglas,
Ursela Hamley, Henry George Pilkin, Catherine B. Phillips, Julia Douglas,
John B. Douglas [sigs]. Min: JD.
David Douglas and Pompey Douglas, labourers, were granted land at
Stricken, Heuval, British Guiana c1840
Nathaniel Douglas of Bath, Westmoorland, Jamaa(sic) wrote to Thomas
Jefferson on 18 September 1806 regarding loss of property/income.
Was he the father of
Samuel Douglas, of Windsor Plantation?
Anna Charlotte Douglas, wife of Henry Lowndes, died St Thomas in the Vale,
Jamaica, on 2 September 1853. Comment: Anna was the daughter of
Alexander Broadfoot and Margaret Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, WS.
Why she is listed as Douglas is not known.
Col. Allan Douglas, Jamaican Defence
Force, son of Allan M. W. Douglas, Attorney-at-Law
Campbell Douglas, Jamaica, married
Agnes Marshall a merchant in Glasgow, in Hamilton on 1 July 1793.
Possibly the Campbell Douglas granted 300 acres in St Thomas East in 1777.
Their son, John, was 18th of
Mains.
Charles James Sholto Douglas, born after 1710, son of Sir John Douglas of
Kelhead, Dumfries-shire, and Christian Cunningham, Customs Office of
Jamaica
Charles S. Douglas, overseer, Konigsberg estate, St Mary, Annotto Bay,
Jamaica c1878
Charles Douglas 1, 2 and 3
Colin Douglas - Colin Douglas, one of the
owners of the Glenbervie, drowned off quayhead at Demerara in
February 1827 - Greenock Advertiser 10th April 1827
``The attorney for Agnes Corse Torbet, the daughter and executrix of Colin Douglas senior, claimed unsuccessfully for the compensation on Plantation Belmont in British Guiana.
``He had a daughter Helen [1815-73], who married in Demerara but later came to Scotland.
``Probably the brother of Robert, (1759-1847) a shipbroker in London, but also referred to as 'of Ardrossan', (1759-1847) traded tobacco from Virginia and is said to have visited the West Indies regularly.
Elizabeth, daughter of Rev George Douglas. a Parish minister of Kirkwall and then Tain,
married (1802) a Demerara sugar merchant, Joseph Julian Labalmondiere.
George Douglas, a gardener, disowned son of
General Sir Neil Douglas, married the daughter of Dr David Aird of
Antigua and his free woman of colour wife.
George Alexander Douglas was Superintendent of the General Penitentiary on Jamaica.
He was the father of Major General Henry Edward Manning Douglas
.
Hugh Douglas of Douglas Hall was
described as 'originally a native of Scotland' who 'had long carried on
business in Demerara, from which he returned in November 1800 to Glasgow,
where he resided for two or three months' before retuning to Demerara. His
partnership of Hugh Douglas & Co in Demerara was dissolved in 1804.
Also in 1835: Died yesterday afternoon, much regretted Margaret, youngest
daughter of Hugh Douglas, Esq., formerly of this colony [Guiana Chronicle
Friday 26 June 1835].
British Guiana claim no. 584 (Hope). David Alston, Slaves and Highlanders connects this man with Hugh Douglas of Demerara who was bankrupt in 1802, and with Hugh Douglas of Douglas Hall 'late of Demerara' who in 1817 married Agnes Peters in Glasgow and was at that time a merchant in Port Greenock.
Hugh, son of Hugh Douglas, Merchant Greenock, died at Demerara on the 11th
January 1840 - Greenock Advertiser 25th February 1840
,
James Douglas, formerly in Jamaica, then Wigton, 23
November 1826
James Robert Douglas, born 1825, youngest son of
Archibald Douglas, advocate, died Besquia, St Vincent, on 8 November 1849
John Douglas, in Antigua 1713
John Douglas, in St Kitts, father
of James Douglas who matriculated at Glasgow University in 1748
The Hampshire Chronicle, of Monday 13th April 1818 reported: "Married, at
the Parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica,
Rear-Admiral Douglas,
Commander-in-Chief of that station, to Mrs. White, eldest daughter of J.
Griffiths, Esq., of Jamaica."
Rear-Admiral Douglas may have fathered a child by one of his black slaves
in Jamaica, Diana Prince. Certainly the boy was named John Erskine
Douglas, his father was white, and conception took place when Douglas
was in Jamaica. He was christened (with his mother) at St Andrew's
parish in August 1817 - he'd been born on 17th October 1816.
Robert Douglas, in St Kitts, 1776
Robert Douglas, Jul 1816 - 16 Nov
1816 Governor of the British colony of Saint Lucia - or Commandant?
Maj Gen Robert Douglas, served in
West Indies 1793-1798; in the defence of Fort Matilda, Basseterre, and Guadaloupe
(1815); Adjutant-General in the West Indies (Is this the same as the
above Robert Douglas?)
Robert Douglas, late in Jamaica,
now Burntisland, Fife, husband of Janet Ross, 14 March 1848
Robert
Douglas, in Tobago, 1850
Robert Douglas registered 82 enslaved people on an estate called Fyrish
being Lot No. 3 on the Corantyne Coast as his own property in 1819. His
death was reported at Edinburgh 05/04/1826
Samuel Douglas merchant in Savannah,
Georgia. Loyalist in 1776, settled in Jamaica by 1782
Justice Kipling Douglas, Judge of the
Grand Court in Cayman, brother of
Professor Lawson Douglas
W.R. Keith
Douglas, a planter on Buccero Estate, Tobago, 1836. His
father-n-law was Walter Irvine. Lord William was awarded a payment
as a slave trader in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833
with the Slave Compensation Act 1837
Walter Irvine had been among the original grantees of land in Tobago under
the 1764 Proclamation. Together with John Irvine, Walter Irvine was
granted the Woodlands estate. In 1832 the estate's owners were shown as
'Douglas & Irvine'; the estate was still in cultivation in 1862.
Charles (Bobby) Wood writes: Samuel H Douglas 1880-1977, my Mother one his
children, and me all grew up in Troja, St. Catherine. There is Douglas
family still living there, some of us went to Douglas Castle and met some
there who knew of us inc. Samuel Douglas. We also looked the same, I
remember that Grandpa had a brother came back from Cuba, was married to
Miss May in Troja, but left her and moved to Douglas Castle.
George Douglas, Mirabeau Estate, St Andrews Parish, Grenada, 352 acres,
sugar,
G. Douglas, Retreat Estate, St Andrews Parish, Grenada, 242 acres,
provisions and coffee
Will of Alexander Douglas of Baads, Mid Lothian and of Finsbury Square
merchant proved 27/10/1797. Under the will, he left to his son George his
estate of Miraubeou [sic] in Grenada (subject to his wife's annuity of
£450 p.a.), his estate in Tobago called Calder Hall, and 400 acres at
Bloody Bay in Tobago. To his son Robert he left his share in the leased
Lamberts or Middle Island estate on St Kitts and £7000, to his daughter
Isabella Houstoun he left £4000 and to his sister Isabella the wife of Sir
James Douglas HM Consul at Naples he left an annuity of £200 p.a. He left
£50,000 in trust, £10,000 to be laid out on land in England and £40,000 in
Scotland. The estate of Baads was left in entail.
Index of 18th and 19th century residents of the colonies of Berbice,
Demerara, and Essequebo is compiled and maintained by Tikwis Begbie
DOUGLAS or COWAN, Cecilia Eliza, Born: ABT 1812 Married CAMERON,
David: 4 JUN 1838, in town
DOUGLAS, Agnes Eldert, Married TORBET, John
DOUGLAS, Alexander, Born: ABT 1801
DOUGLAS, Blair, Died: 26 SEP 1881
DOUGLAS, Catherine Elizabeth, Married ROSS, George Balfour Mackenzie Esq:
18 MAR 1862, St. Patrick's, Berbice. She was daughter of Sholto Douglas,
below.
DOUGLAS, Colin Snr., Died: 27 FEB 1827, Demerara
DOUGLAS, D., Died: 2 APR 1810
DOUGLAS, Elizabeth Munro, Born: ABT 1783 Married LABALMONDIERE, Joseph
Julian Esq.: 22 JUL 1801 Died: 1866, Mayfair LND. She was daughter of
Rev. George Douglas, of Tain.
DOUGLAS, George, Born: Ireland Married ALLSUP, Catherine C.: 11 AUG
1826, Banns of Matrimony
DOUGLAS, Helen, Born: ABT 1815, Demerara Married COX, William Esq.
Married DALLAS, William Esq.: 1 DEC 1856, New Amsterdam Died: 11 MAR
1873, Glasgow LAN
DOUGLAS, Helen, Born: ABT 1873, Demarara Died: AFT 1901
DOUGLAS, Hugh, Died: 11 JAN 1840, Demarara
DOUGLAS, Hugh Esq.
DOUGLAS, James, Born: 14 AUG 1803, Mahaica Died: 1877
DOUGLAS, James, Born: ABT 1867, British Guiana Died: AFT 1891
DOUGLAS, James, Born: ABT 1834 Died: 14 JAN 1866, Brooklyn New York USA
DOUGLAS, John, Married RITCHIE, Martha Ann Died: 31 OCT 1842, Mahaica
Village
DOUGLAS, Margaret, Died: 25 JUN 1835
DOUGLAS, Mary, Married TURNER, W.Y. M.D. C.M: 11 MAR 1879, Marine Villa,
Kingston
DOUGLAS, Mary, Born: ABT 1821, British Guiana Died: AFT 1851
DOUGLAS, Mary
DOUGLAS, Norval, Born: ABT 1840 Died: 9 JUL 1845, Pln. Philadelphia
DOUGLAS, Robert, Born: Scotland Married CRAIG, Mary Harbin: 23 AUG 1816,
Banns of Matrimony Died: 26 APR 1826, Edinburgh MLN SCT
DOUGLAS, Robert Gordon, Born: ABT 1841 Died: 15 DEC 1846, Pln. Skeldon
DOUGLAS, Sholto, Born: Demerary Married GORDON, Janet: 10 APR 1829,
Banns of Matrimony Died: 1 SEP 1848, Berbice
DOUGLAS, Thomas, Born: ABT 1790 Died: 20 JAN 1846, Lacy-Town
DOUGLAS, William
Nancy, a Congo, says she belongs to a woman of colour, Sally
Douglas, St Jago Clarendon
Peter Douglass, Burnswick Estate, 1813
Robert Douglas registered 82 enslaved people on an estate called Fyrish being Lot No. 3 on the Corantyne Coast as his own property in 1819.
Extracts from Jamaica Parish Registers
William Douglas, Labourer, died May 1848. Burial: May 31, 1848, St.
Ann's Bay church yard, St. Ann
William Douglas , Labourer, was born 1775, and died 'For want of medical
aid' July 28, 1840 in Trelawny
William Douglas was born 1794, and died September 1869. Residence: 1794,
Davis Cove Burial: September 08, 1869, Green Island, Hanover, church
yard
William Douglas was born 1800. Baptism: July 15, 1838, Clarendon
Residence: 1838, Rose Hill
William Douglas was born Abt. 1803. He met Elizabeth Williams. She was
born Abt. 1803. Race/nationality/color: Coloured. Residence: 1828, Luke
Lane, Kingston They had a son, William Douglas, born Bef. April 13,
1828. Baptism: April 13, 1828, Kingston
William Douglas was born Abt. 1810. He married Lucky (Douglas) October
11, 1835 in Wales, Manchester She was born Abt. 1810.
William Douglas was born 1811, and died August 1831. Burial: August 02,
1831, St. Catherine Race/nationality/color: Brown. Residence: 1831,
Spanish Town, St. Catherine
William Douglas, a Planter, was born Abt. 1814. He married Jane Thomas
April 28, 1839 in Clarendon She was born Abt. 1814. Residence: 1839,
Clarendon. They had a daughter, Mary Ann Smith Douglas, born October 15,
1841 in Amity Hall, Clarendon. Note: Mary Ann Smith Douglas is listed
under "Smith" in the Jamaica Parish Register Index
William Douglas was born Abt. 1814. He married Sarah Johnson July 06,
1839 in Vere She was born Abt. 1814.
William Douglas was born Abt. 1815. He married C. Gordon July 25, 1840
in the Baptist Church, Salter's Hill, St. James. She was born Abt. 1815.
William Douglas was born Abt. 1815. He married Macharia Jackson May 30,
1840 in Westmoreland. She was born Abt. 1815. Residence: 1840,
Westmoreland
William Douglas was born Abt. 1815. He married Penella Hodges December
26, 1840 in Westmoreland. She was born Abt. 1815. Residence: 1840,
Westmoreland
William Douglas was born Abt. 1815. He married Mary Ann Taylor July 05,
1840 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1815. Residence: 1840, Clarendon
William Douglas was born Abt. 1815. He married Kitty White December 21,
1840 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1815. Residence: 1840, Clarendon
William Douglas was born Abt. 1818. He married Janet Williams April 01,
1843 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1818.
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1820. He married Diana Grier
July 02, 1845 in the Wesleyan Methodist church, Spanish Town, St.
Catherine. She was born Abt. 1820.
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1821. He married Jane
(Douglas). She was born Abt. 1821. They had a son, William Mitchell
Douglas, born December 25, 1846. Baptism: June 13, 1847, Vere
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1824. He married Morgianna
(Douglas). She was born Abt. 1824. They had a daughter, Jane Douglas,
born September 14, 1849. Baptism: January 13, 1850, Westmoreland.
Residence: 1850, Bethly Hall
William Douglas was born Abt. 1825. He met Elizabeth Davis. She was born
Abt. 1825. In 1850, he was a Private in the 1st West India Regiment
stationed at Military barracks, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. They had a
son, William Douglas, born September 25, 1850. Baptism: May 28, 1851,
St. Catherine
William Douglas was born 1826, and died August 1829, aged 3. Burial:
August 25, 1829, St. James Race/nationality/color: Colored. Residence:
1829, Montego Bay, St. James
William Douglas, 'domestic', was born Abt. 1827. He married Susan
Johnson June 25, 1852 in St Ann. She was born Abt. 1827. Residence:
1852, St. Ann; Residence (2): 1854, Dalrymple Park. They had a daughter,
Helen Louisa Douglas, born April 09, 1853. Baptism: February 19, 1854,
St Ann. Residence: 1854, Dalrymple Park
William Douglas was born 1827. Baptism: February 19, 1837, Clarendon.
Residence: 1837, Main Savanna
William Douglas, a planter, was born Abt. 1830. He married Diana Simpson
August 08, 1855 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1830. Residence: 1855,
Clarendon. They had a daughter, Rose Ann Douglas, born June 06, 1855.
Baptism: December 04, 1857, Braehead, Clarendon
William Douglas was born 1831, and died December 1847, aged 16. Burial:
December 26, 1847, Croft Hill, Clarendon. Residence: 1847, Arthur's Seat
William Douglas, a Policeman, was born Abt. 1832. He married Sarah
(Douglas). She was born Abt. 1832. Residence: 1859, Garden Hill, St.
John. They had a daughter, Catherine Douglas, born July 19, 1859.
Baptism: July 25, 1859, St. John . She married James Gallimore Hayden, a
planter, December 27, 1876 in Walton, St. Ann. Residence: 1876, Moneague
District, St. Ann
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1832. He married Frances
Palmer January 06, 1857 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1832. Residence:
1857, Clarendon; Residence (2): 1864, Cross. They had a son and two
daughters:
Paulina Douglas, born 1857. Baptism: September 23, 1864, Clarendon.
Possibly died 1864
Charles Abraham Douglas, born May 24, 1860. Baptism: November 23, 1864,
Clarendon
Sarah W. Douglas, born Bef. November 27, 1864. Baptism: November 27,
1864, Clarendon
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1833. He married Eliza
Ferguson March 18, 1858 in Westmoreland (Source: B0051 Jamaica Parish
Register Marriages VIa, VIb, VIII 1841-1871, VIb, p. 98 #19.). She was
born Abt. 1833. Residence: 1858, Hanover. They had a daughter, Alice
Elizabeth Douglas, born January 01, 1863. Baptism: August 09, 1863,
Blackheath, Westmoreland
William Douglas was born 1833. Baptism: January 07, 1838, Clarendon.
Residence: 1838, Old Plantations
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1835. He married Eliza Bryce
December 15, 1860 in Clarendon (Source: B0040 Jamaica Parish Register
Marriage V& VI, 1842-1864, V, p. 436 #36.). She was born Abt. 1835.
Residence: 1860, Clarendon; Residence (2): 1865, Suttons; Residence (3):
1868, Chapelton, Clarendon. They ad a son and a daughter:
Alvida Douglas, born Bef. December 31, 1865. Baptism: December 31, 1865,
St. Elizabeth
Emily Douglas, born October 20, 1867. Baptism: April 16, 1868, Clarendon
(
William Douglas was born Abt. 1836. He married Catherine (Douglas). She
was born Abt. 1836. They had a daughter, Joanna Douglas, born June 21,
1861. Baptism: December 19, 1866, St. Elizabeth
William Douglas was born Abt. 1836. He married Frances James January 09,
1861 in Clarendon. She was born Abt. 1836. Residence: 1861, Clarendon
William Douglas was born Abt. 1838. He met Elizabeth Darby. She was born
Abt. 1838. They had a son, Josiah Douglas, born November 10, 1863.
Baptism: August 06, 1864, Vere
William Douglas was born Abt. 1842. He married Jane (Douglas). She was
born Abt. 1842. Thy had a daughter, Catherine Douglas, born June 1865.
Baptism: August 1867, Manchester
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1844. He met Jane Armstrong.
She was born Abt. 1844. Residence: 1869, Juan de Bolas. They had a son, Josias Douglas, born January 17, 1869. Baptism: December 10, 1869, St.
Catherine
William Douglas was born 1844. Baptism: February 1848, St. Elizabeth and
possibly died in 1848.
William Douglas was born April 19, 1846.Baptism: 1846, Clarendon.
William Douglas was born 1848, and died June 1854. Burial: June 01,
1854, Mt. Olive, Clarendon. Residence: 1854, Mount Olive
William Douglas was born December 24, 1851. Baptism: June 13, 1852,
Clarendon. Residence: 1852, Roswells
William Douglas was born June 16, 1855. Baptism: December 25, 1855,
Clarendon Residence: 1855, Belleview
William Douglas, a Labourer, was born Abt. 1857. He married Jane
Hamilton. She was born Abt. 1857. Other facts: Signed by X. They had a
daughter, Priscilla Douglas, born August 05, 1882 in Concord, St. Ann
William Campbell Douglas was born Abt. 1835. He met Ellen Louisa Jones.
She was born Abt. 1835. Occupation: Bet. 1856 - 1860, Shopkeeper.
Residence: Bet. 1856 - 1860, Gibbs Town. They had a daughter and a son:
•
Elizabeth Almirah Douglas, born June 29, 1856. Baptism: December 14,
1856, Vere
• James Mitchell Douglas, born October 25, 1860. Baptism: December 21,
1860, Vere
William Francis Douglas was born 1853. Baptism: April 07, 1854, Vere.
Probably died in 1854. Residence: 1854, Banks
William Henry Douglas was born August 15, 1850. Baptism: December 25,
1851, St. Johns
Major Douglas, Grange Estate, Hanover (St Mary, 1811)
Mr Douglas, Kingston owned Sukey, a Congo
Douglas, a Brunam, says his master's name is Mr Longman.
Barbados events
Edward Douglas, probate 3 May 1659
Edward Douglas, a militiaman in Barbados, 1679
John Douglas, a servant, referred to in Peter Hay's will, probate
1654
Nathan Douglas, a militiaman in Barbados, 1679
William Douglas, married Rachel Thomas, in Christchurch, Barbados, on
4 April 1669; a militiaman in Barbados, 1680
William Douglas, married Mary Whiteney, in St Michael's, Barbados, on
10 April 1725
WESLEY CHAPEL, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, 1886-1902 BAPTISMS
• Edith
Matilda Eliza, daughter of Robert Douglas and Eliza Bell, trader,
residence Kingston, born 4/16/1886, baptized 9/15/1886 by Thomas M. Geddes
• Ethel Adina, daughter of Thomas Daly Douglas and Evelina his wife,
coach maker, residence Kingston, born 2/24/1887, baptized 3/14/1887 by
Thomas M. Geddes
• Geraldine Amanda, daughter of John Douglas and
Leante Ibbott, seaman, born 3/14/1890, baptized 4/22/1890,
Antigua plantation owners:
| Walter Douglas |
1672 |
#190 Brookes |
| Ensign John Douglas |
1718 |
#190 Brookes |
| Henry Douglas, Esq |
1747 |
#193c Douglas's |
| Henry Douglas |
1763 |
#193c Douglas's |
| James Douglas |
1737 |
#190 Brookes |
| Sir James Douglas, Bart |
1788 |
#193c Douglas's |
| Sir George Douglas |
1805 |
#193c Douglas's |
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1817 |
#193c Cades Bay |
Bishop Douglas 'of Centario-Delegate of the Holy See for Saint Domingo' was on 8 March 1794 appointed Chaplain to the Irish Brigade
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Kingston, May 30, 1811.
TO BE SOLD, NIGHTINGALE-GROVE
Plantation, situate in the parish of Portland, consisting
of a considerable quantity of full bearing Coffee, and 30 Acres,
lately planted, and abounds with Provisions. This property is
distant from Port-Antonio harbour about seven miles, the greatest
part of it a carriage road. There are on the premises a
comfortable Dwelling-House, with outoffices, and a set of works,
with barbiques capable of taking off a large crop. With this
property will be sold 100 SLAVES, most of them prime creoles;also
the STOCK and HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Time will be given for
the greatest part of the purchase-money, on giving approved
security. For particulars application to be made to Charles
Douglas, Esq. the proprietor, in Portland; or, in this city, to
Dr. Alexander Clachar.
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JAMAICA,
ss.—IN CHANCERY.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL ex rel. MURPHY & al.
vs.
POLLOCK & al.
IN Pursuance of the Final Decree of
this Honourable Court, made in the above Cause the 1st day of
August instant, I do hereby give notice, That I will, on Monday
the 20th day of January next ensuing the date hereof, between the
hours of 11 and 12 of the clock in the forenoon, at the Tavern
commonly called the Cross-Keys, in the town of St. Jago de la
Vega, set up to sale, and actually cause to be sold, to the
highest and best bidder or bidders, and upon the best terms that
can be gotten for the same, the Lands comprising the Plantation or
Settlement called WINDSOR CASTLE, in the pleadings mentioned,
situate, lying, and being, in the parish of St. Mary, either
together or in parcels, and the Slaves, and the offsprings of the
females of them, together or in families, and all other the estate
of the Testator, Samuel Douglas, dec. in the Pleadings named, in
such manner as shall appear to be most advantageous for carrying
into effect the said Testator's Will.
And whereas I am
directed by the said Final Decree (after applying the first of the
proceeds of the sales in manner therein mentioned) to apply and
appropriate the remainder of the monies to arise from the said
sales, and the means in the said Decree mentioned, in payment and
satisfaction of the Debts and Legacies of the said Testator
remaining unpaid (if any), for which debts and legacies
application shall be made within six months, I do therefore hereby
give public notice thereof to the said Creditors and Legatees of
the said Samuel Douglas, to make application to me, at my Office,
in the town of St. Jago de la Vega, on or before the 24th day of
February next ensuing the date hereof.
Given under my
hand, this 24th day of August,
1811. J. J. VIDAL, M. C. C.
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| 18th Century
Journals - May Kingston 1811 |
18th Century
Journals - Kingston August 1811 |
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The chart below refers to patents on Jamaica. Source: Jamaican
government archives
William Douglas, Commander of 'H. M. S. Falmouth'
In his celebrated
work entitled 'The History of Freemasonry', Robert Gould tells us that, in
1737, a mere twenty years after the formation of the Premier Grand Lodge,
one William Douglas, Commander of 'H. M. S. Falmouth', was appointed
Provincial Grand Master for 'the Coast of Africa and the Islands of
America'. This vague description has been the subject of much speculation,
but it is generally felt by most students of Masonic history, that the
term 'the Islands of America', applied to none other than the islands of
the West Indies. It has been said that Freemasonry was 'introduced' into
Jamaica in 1738 with the establishment of the Mother Lodge No. 182 (so
named in 1776) which was warranted in that year, but, as can be gleaned
from the above, this is highly speculative, and it may be far more
accurate to describe that Lodge as being the first Lodge warranted to work
on Jamaican soil.
Loyalists who fled from America in 1783
Robert Douglas is said to have been a loyalist who fled to Jamaica. Elsewhere, it
is stated that Samuel Douglas fled, most likely from South Carolina, in
1783 and received an allotment of land in the parish of Saint Elizabeth.
In 1817, the following were registered as having slaves in
St. John, Jamaica:
Douglas, James, 12
Douglas, John Quier, 16/7
Douglas, Edmund Jordan, 17/3
Douglas, Catherine, 14
Douglas, Charlotte, 14/4
Douglas, Eliza, 13/4
Douglas, Louisa, 13/2
Douglas, Mary R., 17/1
Douglas, Robert Ross, 18/2
Douglas, Sholto, 13/3
In 1817, in the Parish of St. Dorothy, Jamaica:
Douglas, Eliza, 1/2
In
1828, the following were listed as being at Point Hill, Jamaica:
Douglas, Catherine, Point Hill, 13
Douglas, Catherine, administrator, Point Hill, 6
Douglas, Eliza, Point Hill, 15
Douglas, George, Point Hill, 5/4
Douglas, John Quier, Point Hill, 16
Douglas, John Quier, administrator, Point Hill 14
Douglas, Louisa, Point Hill, 19
Douglas, Mary M., Point Hill, 17/3
Henry, Peter Samuel, (Retirement, 4), and Robert Ross, 15/2 are also on the same list.
Notes:
1. This seems wrong. In 1760 James Douglas
was appointed to the Dublin as commodore and commander-in-chief on the
Leeward Islands station.
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