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John Douglas(1), was born on February 6, 1840 in Bury, in England.
John Douglas arrived in America from England at Castle Garden in
New York City around 1861 with his family, which consisted of about ten
members, including siblings and parents. They settled in Minneapolis,
where his parents eventually passed away.
In approximately 1865,
John and his brother Anthony moved to Texas. John married Elizabeth M.
Bradshaw in 1866, and they had two children: John Douglas Jr. and
Frances Elizabeth Douglas. John became a widower between 1876 and 1878,
after which he married Ma. Simon de Carmen Valencia in 1878.
Around 1894, John Douglas Jr. moved to Aguascalientes with his father.
Prior to this move, they lived between Durango and Torreón.
John
Douglas Jr. died in Aguascalientes in August 1920. Frances Elizabeth
Douglas married twice: once in Texas and once in Los Angeles. She passed
away in 1946.
During John Douglas's time in Torreón, on December
9, 1889, he co-founded a soap company called "La Alianza." His economic
activities in Durango and Torreón included running a textile factory and
a mill.
Neither John Jr. nor Frances had any children.
He founded several companies
in Aguascalientes,
such as the flour factory "La Perla" and the tram system, and settled in
a farm known as "Chalet Douglas", on one side of the land where it was
later built the castle.
In 1887 his daughter Adela Douglas Valencia married José Guadalupe
Ortega, whose first child was Edmundo Ortega Douglas, who always had a
great admiration and affection for John Douglas, for which he named his
farm "Castillo Douglas".
John Douglas died at 5:50 am on March 16, 1918.
Research Notes:
1.
Baptism: 8 Mar 1840 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancs.
John Douglas - Son of Daniel Douglas & Sarah
Born: 6 Feb 1840
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Machine Maker
Baptised by: F. Power Curate
Register: Baptisms 1838 - 1844, Page 147, Entry 1174
2.
Baptism: 6 Jul 1845 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancs.
Daniel Douglas - Son of Daniel Douglas & Sarah
Born: 4 Apr 1842
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Mechanic
Baptised by: F. A. Power Curate
Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850, Page 94, Entry 752
3.
Baptism: 6 Jul 1845 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancs.
Phillis Douglas - Daughter of Daniel Douglas & Sarah
Born: 15 Apr 1845
Abode: Bury
Occupation: Mechanic
Baptised by: F. A. Power Curate
Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850, Page 95, Entry 753
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