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James (6th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas

James (6th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas

Male 1809 - 1885  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James (6th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 22 Apr 1809 (son of Thomas (5th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas and Jean Colvile); died on 11 Apr 1885.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas (5th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 20 Jun 1771 (son of Dunbar (Hamilton) (4th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas and Helen Hamilton); died on 8 Apr 1820.

    Thomas married Jean Colvile on 24 Nov 1807. Jean (daughter of James (of Ochiltree) Wedderburn Colvile) died on 10 Jun 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Jean Colvile (daughter of James (of Ochiltree) Wedderburn Colvile); died on 10 Jun 1871.
    Children:
    1. 1. James (6th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 22 Apr 1809; died on 11 Apr 1885.
    2. Isabella Helen (of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 8 Jan 1811; died on 4 Jul 1893.
    3. Katherine Jane (of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 4 Jan 1817; died on 30 Sep 1863.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dunbar (Hamilton) (4th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 1 Dec 1722 (son of Basil (of Baldoon) Hamilton and Isabella Mackenzie); died on 24 May 1799.

    Notes:

    Below from "Old Kirkcudbright" web site
    http://www.old-kirkcudbright.net/index.html
    "AN INTERNET BROWSE THROUGH THE HISTORY TOPOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY OF THEANCIENT PARISH AND BURGH OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT"
    at http://www.old-kirkcudbright.net/owners/mckerlie.htm
    This shows the "The Kirkcudbright Parish entry," from "History of theLands and their Owners in Galloway." by P.H. McKerlie.1878.

    "He (John (3rd Earl of Selkirk) Douglas-Hamilton) died in 1744, when theearldom of Selkirk and baron Daer and Shortcleuch devolved on hisgrand-nephew, Dunbar-Hamilton of Baldoon, parish of Kirkinner, grandsonof his brother, Lord Basil Hamilton, and his wife Mary Dunbar, daughterof David Dunbar, younger, and heiress of Baldoon.
    It will thus be seen that the settlement of this branch of the Hamiltonsin Galloway is recent, and was through the marriage of Lord BasilHamilton with Mary, grand-daughter and heir of Sir David Dunbar, bart. ofBaldoon. Sir David was a good man of business, and obtained a largeextent of land in the Stewartry, to which with Baldoon, his granddaughtersucceeded at his death. Her descendant, Dunbar Hamilton, alreadymentioned, had succeeded to all the lands, and now to the earldom ofSelkirk, as fourth Earl, with the other titles. He assumed the additionalsurname of Douglas. He married, in 1758, Helen, fifth daughter of theHon. John Hamilton, son of Thomas, sixth Earl of Haddington, and hadissue -
    John (Basil William ?), Lord Daer, unmarried.
    Dunbar, Captain Royal Navy, unmarried.
    Alexander, Captain in the Army, unmarried.
    Thomas.
    Isabella Margaret, unmarried.
    Helen, who married Sir James Hall, bart.
    Mary, unmarried.
    Elizabeth, who married Sir James Montgomery, bart.
    Katherine, who married John Halkett.

    In 1778, Lord Selkirk had a narrow escape of a free passage across theAtlantic in an American man-of-war. In that year the celebrated Americannaval officer Paul Jones, or properly, it is believed, Jones Paul (whosefather was the gardener at Arbigland, parish of Kirkbean), when cruisingoff the coast with a squadron, made a descent on St Mary's Isle,expecting to find and seize the Earl, and keep him as a hostage duringthe war. This far from agreeable honour was prevented by accidentalabsence from home. The officer, however, in charge of the boat's crew,with an eye to prize-money, seized the plate-chest as the Earl'ssubstitute, with which Paul Jones, possessed of a chivalrous mind, wasmuch displeased. There was some difficulty, but he secured the chest withits contents untouched, and after an absence of seven years, when theowners had no doubt replenished their stock, and the raid had been nearlyforgotten, the chest was returned uninjured...."

    Dunbar married Helen Hamilton in 1758. Helen (daughter of John (Hon) (of Haddington) Hamilton and Margaret (of Blackadder) Home) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Helen Hamilton (daughter of John (Hon) (of Haddington) Hamilton and Margaret (of Blackadder) Home); and died.
    Children:
    1. Sholto Basil (Lord Daer) Douglas was born on 3 Sep 1759; died on 4 Jul 1760.
    2. Lady Helen Douglas was born about 1760; and died.
    3. Lady Elizabeth Douglas was born about 1760; died in Dec 1814.
    4. John (Lord Daer) Douglas was born on 24 May 1765; died on 9 Jul 1797.
    5. John (Basil William) (Lord Daer) Douglas was born about 1766; died in May 1795 in Aged 29.
    6. Commander Hon. Dunbar Douglas was born on 9 Jul 1766; died on 29 Oct 1796.
    7. Captain Hon. Alexander Douglas was born on 12 Dec 1767; died on 24 Jun 1794.
    8. Hon. David Douglas was born on 5 Sep 1769; died on 7 May 1770.
    9. 2. Thomas (5th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 20 Jun 1771; died on 8 Apr 1820.
    10. Lady Katharine Douglas was born about 1779; died on 31 Mar 1848 in Richmond Hill; was buried in Petersham, Surrey, England.

  3. 6.  James (of Ochiltree) Wedderburn Colvile and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Jean Colvile died on 10 Jun 1871.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Basil (of Baldoon) Hamilton was born on 9 Sep 1693 (son of Lord Basil Hamilton and Mary (of Baldoon) Dunbar); died on 14 Nov 1742.

    Basil + Isabella Mackenzie. Isabella (daughter of Colonel Alexander Mackenzie) died on 6 Apr 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Isabella Mackenzie (daughter of Colonel Alexander Mackenzie); died on 6 Apr 1725.
    Children:
    1. 4. Dunbar (Hamilton) (4th Earl of Selkirk) Douglas was born on 1 Dec 1722; died on 24 May 1799.
    2. Basil Hamilton and died.
    3. Mary (of Baldoon) Hamilton was born on 8 May 1720; died on 11 May 1750.
    4. Elizabeth Hamilton and died.

  3. 10.  John (Hon) (of Haddington) Hamilton (son of Thomas (6th Earl of Haddington) Hamilton and Eleanor Hope); died on 11 Feb 1772.

    John + Margaret (of Blackadder) Home. Margaret (daughter of Sir John (3rd Bt of Blackadder) Home) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret (of Blackadder) Home (daughter of Sir John (3rd Bt of Blackadder) Home); and died.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Hamilton and died.
    2. 5. Helen Hamilton and died.
    3. Katherine Hamilton was born in 1736; died on 25 Apr 1823.
    4. Mary Hamilton died on 3 Dec 1803.
    5. 2 Further Sons Hamilton and died.
    6. 2 Further Daughters Hamilton and died.



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