1849 - 1910 (61 years)
-
Name |
Douglas Alexander |
Birth |
1849 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Jan 1910 |
Burial |
Bow, London, England |
Person ID |
I75149 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
12 May 2022 |
-
Notes |
- Douglas, the second surviving son of Charles Alexander was born in 1849 and after completing his education in Aberdeen he returned to Grenada to manage his father's property Montreuil which had been left in trust for the family. In 1871 Douglas married Annie Elizabeth McEwen (born 1853) and by her had eight sons and four daughters. Like his father before him Douglas became a member of the Executive Council and the owner of several estates in the island. He died in London in January 1910 and was buried in the same grave as his father at Bow.
Douglas, the second son of Charles, was only twelve when his father died and probably returned to Grenada between about 1865 and 1868 on completion of his education in Aberdeen. The estate had been left in trust for the family and it is from this time that ownership became dispersed amongst many disperate parts of the family few of which bore the Alexander name.
Douglas was a successful member of the local community becoming a member of the Executive Council and the owner of several estates on the island. The estate was managed by him and then by Arthur Henry Beckles Gall. The estate was therefore managed by a family member into the begining of the Twentieth century.
|