Lt. General Sir Neil (of Glenfinart) Douglas, K.C.B.^[1]

1774 - 1853  (79 years)

• Name	Neil (of Glenfinart) Douglas  [2]
  Prefix	Lt. General Sir
  Suffix	K.C.B.
  Birth	24 Feb 1774	Glasgow, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 1853	Brussels   [3]
  Person ID	I8651	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	John Douglas,   b. 1745   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Cecilia Buchanan,   b. 1740   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	5 Jan 1766	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F3322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Robertson   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	26 Aug 1816	Greenock, Scotland   [5]
  Children	1. Cecilia Neil Douglas,   b. Abt 1818   d. 26 Aug 1847 (Age ~ 29 years)   2. Susannah Douglas,   b. 14 Dec 1818, Scotland, Greenock Old Or West d. Yes, date unknown   3. Barbara Elrington Douglas,   b. Abt 1823, Templeton, Ireland d. 1904, Norway (Age ~ 81 years)   4. Mrs Hamilton Douglas,   b. 20 Apr 1837, Paris d. Yes, date unknown   5. General Sir John (of Glenfinart) Douglas,   b. Bef 1843   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles Cathcart Douglas
  Family ID	F3313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Originally manufacturer in Glasgow, and partner of the firm of Douglas & Brown. Entered the army in 1801, and served throughout the war in the Peninsula, and the campaign of 1815, in command of the 79th Highlanders. He was severely wounded in the shoulder at Busaco, and in the knee at Quatre Bras. Commander of the Forces in Scotland in 1842. Son of John Douglas, merchant, Glasgow ; father of Sir John Douglas, G.C.B., see biography in History section was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.). Glenfinart House originally lay within the estate of the Earls Dunsmore. The land passed to the Douglas family, via Archibald John Douglas and Charles Douglas, then, in 1893, to Henry Pig?-Leschallas. Henry's son, Major John Leschallas, lived there with his family until 1926, when they sold the house and moved south, having previously sold off some parts of the estate in 1922. The relationship of Archibald and Charles to Sir Neil has yet to be established. (Research):Sir Neil is said to have had a further son, George, who became a gardener. This George married the daughter of Dr David Aird and a free woman of colour in Antigua and was, as a result, disowned by his parents.

  
  

• Sources

  [S619] Jane Douglas. [S925] GROS 644/01 0016, FR934 (Reliability: 3). [S926] Scottish Wills and Testaments, SC70/1/87 (Reliability: 3). [S2534] GROS 644/01 0026, FR 2688 (Reliability: 3). [S2512] GROS, 564/03 0004 FR1229 (Reliability: 3).