1694 - 1784 (90 years)
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Name |
Margaret Douglas |
Birth |
1694 |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
1784 |
Person ID |
I128071 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
Family |
Adam Smith, b. Bef 1703 d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
1702 |
Children |
| 1. Adam Smith, c. 16 Jun 1723, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland d. 17 Jul 1790, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age ~ 67 years) |
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Family ID |
F49784 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- Variously described as the '5th daughter' and the 'only daughter'.
As a widow and single mother, Margaret Douglas lived near her family of
established landowning farmers and she had the emotional and advisory
support of a circle of powerful local dignitaries, whom her prudent
husband had arranged to act as his unborn son's guardians. Their backgrounds indicate the patronage available to baby Adam if he survived
(child mortality at the time was horrendous).
His father, in addition to the provision he made for his 13-year-old son and heir, Hugh Smith, also made provision for 'any child or children of my present marriage'.
Among his guardians were James Oswald, former Kirkcaldy MP in both the Scottish and the UK parliaments, and five members of his parents'
families.
By all accounts Margaret Smith was an overly indulgent and loving
mother of her sickly son. And she forged deep bonds with
him that lasted for 61 of his 67 years until she died in his house in
Edinburgh in 1784.
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