1810 - 1888 (77 years)
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Name |
James Douglas |
Birth |
24 Jul 1810 |
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
17 Mar 1888 |
16 Amberley Grove, Croydon, Surrey, England |
Person ID |
I59114 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 2013 |
Family |
Margaret McIlwraith, b. Abt 1803, Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland d. Jun 1890, Croydon, Surrey, England (Age ~ 87 years) |
Children |
| 1. Leonora Douglas, b. Bef 1848 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Georgina Douglas, b. Bef 1848 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Julia Douglas, b. Bef 1848 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Cecilia Douglas, b. Bef 1848 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Carolina Douglas, b. Bef 1848 d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Edwin James Douglas, b. 14 Jul 1848, Edinburgh, Scotland d. Dec 1914, Thakenham, Sussex (Age 66 years) |
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Family ID |
F21502 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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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. "
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