Douglas, William (of Leith)

Birth Name Douglas, William (of Leith)
Gender male
Age at Death 49 years, 29 days

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 1696-1746?) and Katherine Dunlop (of Garnkirk) (1695-1785c), was born about 1745 and baptised at Glasgow in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 15 December 1745.[1]

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/
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I109161&tree=One
https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/familygroup.php?familyID=F13518&tree=CC

Notes:
[1] William Douglas of Leith may have died at the Battle of Culloden.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 3 December 1696 Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland    
Death 1746 Culloden    

Relation to the centre person (McTavish, Duncan Douglas) : fourth great grandfather

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Douglas, Robert (of Cruixton)30 April 1667
Mother McFarlane, Rachael1667
         Douglas, William (of Leith) 3 December 1696 1746

Families

Family of Douglas, William (of Leith) and Dunlop, Katherine

Married Wife Dunlop, Katherine ( * 1695 + 1785 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1722      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Douglas, John17451810