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Hon. William Sholto Douglas

Hon. William Sholto Douglas

Male 1886 - 1932  (46 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Hon. William Sholto Douglas was born on 11 Jun 1886 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, England (son of Sholto George (19th Earl of Morton) Douglas and Hon. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby); died on 16 Nov 1932; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.

    William married Hon. Ethel Georgina Frances Somerset on 26 Nov 1914. Ethel (daughter of George (3rd Baron Raglan) Somerset and Lady Ethel (of Bessborough) Ponsonby) was born in 1889; died in 1981. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ian Fitzroy Sholto Douglas was born on 22 Jan 1916 in London, Middlesex, England; was christened in Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, St. James's, London, Middlesex, England; died on 19 Jul 1998 in Crichton Royal Hospital, Dumfries, Scotland; was buried in Jul 1998 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
    2. Maurice William Sholto Douglas was born on 31 Dec 1919; died in 1920.
    3. Jean Georgiana Ethel Douglas was born on 5 Jul 1922 in London, England; died on 5 Dec 2020 in North Carlton Old Hall, Lincoln, England.
    4. Ronald George Sholto Douglas was born on 17 Oct 1926; died in 1996.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sholto George (19th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born on 5 Nov 1844 (son of Sholto John (18th Earl of Morton) Douglas and Helen Watson); died on 8 Oct 1935.

    Sholto married Hon. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby on 25 Jul 1877. Helen (daughter of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper (2nd Baron De Mauley) Ponsonby and Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby) died on 5 Jan 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hon. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby (daughter of Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper (2nd Baron De Mauley) Ponsonby and Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby); died on 5 Jan 1949.
    Children:
    1. Sholto Charles (Lord Aberdour) Douglas was born on 4 Dec 1878; died on 20 Sep 1911; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.
    2. Charles William Sholto Douglas was born on 19 Jul 1881; died on 10 Oct 1960.
    3. Archibald Roderick Sholto Douglas was born on 11 Sep 1883; died in 1971.
    4. 1. Hon. William Sholto Douglas was born on 11 Jun 1886 in Billesdon, Leicestershire, England; died on 16 Nov 1932; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.
    5. Hon. Lt. Ronald John Sholto Douglas, OBE was born on 22 Apr 1890; died on 31 Jan 1922 in Sierre, Switzerland; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sholto John (18th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born on 13 Apr 1818 (son of George Sholto (17th Earl of Morton) Douglas and Frances Theodora Rose); died on 24 Dec 1884; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.

    Sholto married Helen Watson on 24 Jan 1844. Helen (daughter of James (of Saughton) Watson and Janet Ramsay) was born before 1779; died on 23 Dec 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Helen Watson was born before 1779 (daughter of James (of Saughton) Watson and Janet Ramsay); died on 23 Dec 1850.
    Children:
    1. 2. Sholto George (19th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born on 5 Nov 1844; died on 8 Oct 1935.

  3. 6.  Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper (2nd Baron De Mauley) Ponsonby was born on 12 Sep 1815 (son of William Francis S (1st Lord Mauley) Ponsonby and Barbara (of Shaftesbury) Ashley-Cooper); died on 24 Aug 1896.

    Charles married Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby on 9 Aug 1838. Jane (daughter of John William (4th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby and Maria Fane) died on 13 Sep 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby (daughter of John William (4th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby and Maria Fane); died on 13 Sep 1897.
    Children:
    1. Hon Emily Pricilla Maria Ponsonby died in 1926.
    2. 3. Hon. Helen Geraldine Maria Ponsonby died on 5 Jan 1949.
    3. William Ashley Webb (3rd Baron de Mauley of Canford) Ponsonby was born in 1843; died in 1918.
    4. Maurice John George (4th Baron de Mauley) Ponsonby was born in 1846; died in 1945.
    5. Hon Frederick John William Ponsonby was born on 28 Aug 1847; died in 1933.
    6. Hon Edwin Charles William Ponsonby was born in 1851; died in 1939.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  George Sholto (17th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born on 23 Dec 1789 (son of Hon John Douglas and Lady Frances (of Harewood) Lascelles); died on 31 Mar 1858; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.

    George married Frances Theodora Rose on 3 Jul 1817. Frances (daughter of Sir Rt Hon George Henry Rose and Frances (of Duncombe Park) Duncombe) was born on 31 Aug 1798; died on 12 Jul 1879; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Frances Theodora Rose was born on 31 Aug 1798 (daughter of Sir Rt Hon George Henry Rose and Frances (of Duncombe Park) Duncombe); died on 12 Jul 1879; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Harriet Bridget Emily Douglas died on 25 Mar 1832.
    2. Agnes Charlotte Douglas and died.
    3. 4. Sholto John (18th Earl of Morton) Douglas was born on 13 Apr 1818; died on 24 Dec 1884; was buried in Dalmahoy, Midlothian, Scotland.
    4. Frances Harriet Douglas was born on 29 Sep 1819; and died.
    5. Admiral Hon. George Henry Douglas was born on 5 Oct 1821 in Berlin, Germany; died in 1905.
    6. Rev. Henry Douglas was born on 12 Dec 1822; died on 4 Oct 1907.
    7. Lady Ellen Susan Anne Douglas was born on 25 Sep 1824; died on 22 Jan 1914.
    8. Hon Edward William Douglas, JP, DL was born on 19 Oct 1825; died on 7 May 1918.
    9. Rt Rev Hon Arthur Gascoigne Douglas, DD was born on 5 Jan 1827; died on 19 Jul 1905.
    10. Gertrude Jane Douglas was born before 1860; and died.
    11. Alice Louisa Douglas was born before 1862; died on 2 Mar 1913.

  3. 10.  James (of Saughton) Watson was born in 1781 (son of Capt. Charles (of Saughton) Watson and Hon Margaret Carnegie); died on 30 Sep 1823.

    James + Janet Ramsay. Janet (daughter of George (of Barnton) Ramsay and Hon Jean Hamilton) was born in 1790; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Janet Ramsay was born in 1790 (daughter of George (of Barnton) Ramsay and Hon Jean Hamilton); and died.
    Children:
    1. 5. Helen Watson was born before 1779; died on 23 Dec 1850.
    2. John Hope Watson was born about 1816; died on 4 Nov 1822.
    3. George Watson died on 18 Aug 1823.

  5. 12.  William Francis S (1st Lord Mauley) Ponsonby was born on 31 Jul 1787 (son of Frederich (3rd Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby and Henrietta Frances (Countess) Spencer); died on 16 Jul 1855.

    William married Barbara (of Shaftesbury) Ashley-Cooper on 8 Aug 1814. Barbara (daughter of Anthony A (5th Earl of Shaftesbury) Cooper and Barbara (of Odstock) Webb) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Barbara (of Shaftesbury) Ashley-Cooper (daughter of Anthony A (5th Earl of Shaftesbury) Cooper and Barbara (of Odstock) Webb); and died.
    Children:
    1. Frances Anna Georgina Ponsonby died on 20 Mar 1910.
    2. 6. Charles Frederick Ashley Cooper (2nd Baron De Mauley) Ponsonby was born on 12 Sep 1815; died on 24 Aug 1896.
    3. Capt. Hon. Ashley George John Ponsonby was born in 1831; died in 1898.

  7. 14.  John William (4th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby was born on 31 Aug 1781 (son of Frederich (3rd Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby and Henrietta Frances (Countess) Spencer); died on 16 May 1847.

    John married Maria Fane on 16 Nov 1805. Maria (daughter of John (10th Earl of Westmorland) Fane and Sarah Ann Child) died on 19 Mar 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Maria Fane (daughter of John (10th Earl of Westmorland) Fane and Sarah Ann Child); died on 19 Mar 1834.
    Children:
    1. 7. Jane Elizabeth Ponsonby died on 13 Sep 1897.
    2. John George B (5th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby was born on 14 Oct 1809; and died.
    3. Augusta Lavina Priscilla Ponsonby was born on 11 May 1814; and died.
    4. Frederick G B (6th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby was born on 11 Sep 1815; and died.
    5. Walter William Brabazon (7th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby was born on 13 Aug 1829; died on 24 Feb 1906.



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