12. | James Douglas was born on 24 Jul 1810 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland (son of Gabriel Douglas and Elizabeth Paterson); died on 17 Mar 1888 in 16 Amberley Grove, Croydon, Surrey, England. Notes:
Portrait Painter & Picture Restorer in Ayrshire, Edinburgh and Surrey, England
"The Academy had in its membership one riddlemaker, two house painters, one cobbler, one tailor, one confectioner, one cabinetmaker, one mason, one pattern designer, one currier, and two young artists, Douglas and Morris. The Academy was to be a home for wandered artists, or artists visiting the town were to be recognised as honorary members..." Scenes from an Artist's Life by John Kelso Hunter 1802 to 1873. Note:John Kelso Hunter was a Portrait Painter in Kilmarnock
History Chapter XXIV: "Mr James Douglas resides, we believe, in Edinburgh, and follows the art of portrait painting. In imitating the old masters, and retouching and repairing ancient pictures, he is said to be very successful. "
James + Margaret McIlwraith. Margaret was born about 1803 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in Jun 1890 in Croydon, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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