| Lived at the time of Charles
1st.
Owned Townend Hall in Arkendale. (Arkendale =
Arkengarthdale) (Arkendale is near Reeth in parish of Grinton, in
Yorkshire.)
During the civil war (1648) he raised and supplied a
body of men for the King's service. Joined forces with his father-in-law,
Marmaduke Langdale. Near Preston, on route to help the King he was
captured by Cromwell's troops. He escaped, and hid in a cave in the wood
(now known as Douglas Wood). Fled to Flanders. His estates were
confiscated, and applications for their restitution were fruitless.
- Birth: 1625, Townend Hall, Reeth, Yorkshire
- Death:
Father: Alexander Douglas 1585
- 1681
Mother: ? Langdale
Marriage 1 Mary Gregson
Children:
- Thomas Douglas
Further details on this entry would be
welcome.
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