Douglas, William
| Birth Name | Douglas, William |
| Gender | male |
Narrative
According to the entry in the History section of the Douglas Archives, John Douglas, the second son of William Douglas of Leith (3 December 1696-) and Katherine Dunlop (of Garnkirk) (1695-1785c), was born about 1745 and baptised at Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 15 December 1745.
The entry states that John Douglas married Cecilia Buchanan, the daughter of George Buchanan (1686-1773) and Cecilia Forbes (1715-), one of the most prominent families of Glasgow, who was born at Glasgow in Lanarkshire on 7 February 1740 and baptised there on 14 February of that year.
However, I have Cecilia Buchanan's birth recorded as 'abt 1748' in the genealogy database, and her mother, Cecilia Forbes as being born in 'abt 1665'.
Checking on this discrepancy, I find other researchers give a range of dates.
A negative of a photograph of a portrait of 'Mrs. John Douglas (Cecilia Buchanan)' is apparently held in the Frick Art Reference Library, New York.
Sources:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/john-douglas-and-cecilia-buchanan
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I107831&tree=tree1
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/familygroup.php?familyID=F13518&tree=CC
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | 3 December 1696 | Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
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Families
Family of Douglas, William and Dunlop, Katherine |
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| Unknown | Partner | Dunlop, Katherine ( * 1695 + 1785 ) | ||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Douglas, John | 1745 | 1810 |
Pedigree
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- Douglas, William