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2 Other Children Douglas

2 Other Children Douglas

Male Bef 1831 - Yes, date unknown

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  1. 1.  2 Other Children Douglas was born before 1831 in Scotland (son of Gilbert Douglas and Margaret Walker); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gilbert Douglas was born about 1784 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Aug 1874 in Dummer Township, Ontario Canada.

    Notes:

    Emigrated to Canada 1832. Jim Douglas (dougslass@peoplepc.com) 5/5/08.

    He settled in Drummer, on Lot13, Con7, where he took up 100 acres, where he remained a very short time before settling on Lot 12, con 3, where he took up 100 acres which he cleared, fenced and improved, remaining there til his death in 1847.

    ***Take care not to confuse him with another Gilbert Douglas from Lanarkshire:
    A memorial plaque is set into the wall of St Brides Collegiate Church, Bothwell, Lanarkshire:
    To the memory of Gilbert Douglas of Douglas Park Born 28th May 1749 Died 10th March 1807
    and also of Cecilia Douglas of Orbiston His wife Born 28th Feby 1772 Died 25th July 1862
    http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smihou/smihou079.htm states "...In 1794 Gilbert Douglas married Cecilia Douglas, only surviving daughter of John Douglas, merchant in Glasgow, whose father was a merchant in Leith,and whose mother was a daughter of the third James Dunlop of Garnkirk. Mrs. Douglas had seven brothers, one of whom was General Sir Neil Douglas, G.C.B., a distinguished officer; the others were West India merchants, members of the once well known firm of John Thomas and Archibald Douglas & Co., the last survivor of whom was the late Thomas Dunlop Douglas of Dunlop. Gilbert Douglas died in 1807 without issue..."

    Gilbert + Margaret Walker. Margaret was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 17 Apr 1869 in Probably Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Walker was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 17 Apr 1869 in Probably Dummer Township, Ontario, Canada.

    Notes:

    Jim Douglas (dougslass@peoplepc.com) 5/5/08

    Children:
    1. Gilbert James Douglas was born about 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 21 Jun 1907 in Warsaw, Ontario Canada.
    2. 1. 2 Other Children Douglas was born before 1831 in Scotland; and died.



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