Family/Spouse: Rev. Donald McCuish. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marsail McCuish
2. Angus McCuish
3. Donald McCuish
4. Douglas McCuish

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DR. CARSTAIRS DOUGLAS was born 1st October, 1866, at Kirkcaldy, Fife, and was third son of Mr. Robert Douglas. On the father's side he is connected with the West of Scotland, his grandfather having been the Rev. Robert Douglas, parish minister of Kilbarchan, and one of his great-grandfathers Robert Douglas, of Barloch, while the other was the Rev. John Monteath, D.D., parish minister of Houston. His mother, a Miss Cumming, was born in Russia, where both her father and grandfather had lived for many years. Dr, Douglas received his education at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, for eight years, and after a year in Canada, began his student life at Edinburgh in 1884, He attended the arts, Medical, and Science classes, and graduated M.B., C.M. (being first in First-Class Honours) in 1890, and B.Sc. in Public Health in 1891. During his student career he gained many class honours and scholarships, the most important being the Ettles Prize, awarded annually to the most distinguished graduate of the year, the Buchanan Scholarship in Midwifery, and the Leckie-Mactier Fellowship of the value of ?230.
After graduating he occupied various hospital posts, and studied at Berlin. Two years previously he had visited America and seen many of the chief hospitals there. In the spring of 1892 he became assistant to Dr. Haldane at Bridge of Allan, and in the latter part of the same year began practice at Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay, where he remained over five years. He moved to Glasgow in 1898, where, in addition to his practice as a physician, he has devoted himself largely to clinical chemistry and the teaching of public health . For eight years he has been Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in Anderson's College Medical School, of which institution he is also a Governor. He is a Director of the West of Scotland Clinical Research Laboratory; a Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons , and one of their Examiners in Public Health; Pathologist to the Glasgow Maternity Hospital ; and Chief Medical Officer for the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company. In 1907 he was appointed Lecturer on Hygiene under the Provincial Committee for the Training of Teachers. He is author of a work on "Chemical and Microscopical Aids to Clinical Diagnosis" (1899), of one on "School Hygiene," (1907), and of many papers in the leading medical journals. His wife is Anita Helena, eldest daughter of the late W. E. Lockhart, R.S.A.

Carstairs + Anita Helena Lockhart. Anita (daughter of William Ewart Lockhart, RSA and Mary Blake Will) was born in 1869 in Portobello, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1946 in Glasgow. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Founder of Douglas and Grant Engineering, Dunnikier Foundry, Cupar, Fife

Robert + Frances Mary Matilda Cumming. Frances (daughter of Boswell Englebrecht Cumming and Foma Upton Lister) was born in 1826 in The British Chaplaincy, St Petersburg, Russia; died in 1920 in Frankfield, Kirkcaldy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Ewart was a Royal Artist

William + Mary Blake Will. Mary (daughter of James Will) was born in 1846 in Musselburgh, E. Lothian, Scotland; died in 1934 in Glasgow. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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2nd son

parish minister of Kilbarchan, successor to Patrick Maxwell in 1802

'Professed to entertain the principles of non-intrusion and spirital independence, but never very forward or zealous in their behalf.'

Possibly also father of Rev. Alexander Douglas, who I think was vicar of St John Baptist, Bathwick - now looking unlikely! Grandfather?

Rev. Robert Douglas, who passed a long and useful life as minister of that parish, was a man of learning as multifarious and extensive as his library, which not only filled two rooms appropriated to it, but overflowed the whole house. His thoughtful conversation constantly and pleasantly distilled his knowledge into the minds of those around him, especially the young, to whom he loved to expound his curiously varied knowledge and ripe conclusions in quaint, interesting, and brief remarks which were never forgotten. He educated his sons at home during their younger years, and in this he was efficiently aided by his good and wise wife. She was descended from a long line of ministers, and made full and profitable use of the library which surrounded her. Left a widow in 1847, she joyfully encouraged Carstairs [her youngest son] in giving himself to China, and watched his every movement there. Her house was his home in all his holidays as a student, and his furloughs as a missionary. She greatly contributed to form his active, accurate, decided habits. And he tenderly returned her love and care. During all his wanderings he never once missed writing to her by the homeward mail. She died about ten days after he last set out for China.

Robert + Janet Monteath. Janet (daughter of John Monteath, DD and Anne Cunninghame) was born on 8 Sep 1792; died on 18 Apr 1873 in 8 Barns Terrace, Ayr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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R. D. Murdoch, Grandson
Died aged 80

She joyfully encouraged Carstairs [her youngest son] in giving himself to China, and watched his every movement there. Her house was his home in all his holidays as a student, and his furloughs as a missionary. She greatly contributed to form his active, accurate, decided habits. And he tenderly returned her love and care. During all his wanderings he never once missed writing to her by the homeward mail. She died about ten days after he last set out for China.

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of St Petersburg

Boswell + Foma Upton Lister. Foma and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Labourer, grocer

Thomas + Anne Lockhart. Anne (daughter of John Lockhart) was born on 4 Apr 1823 in Nuke, Middlebie; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A miller