Charles James Sholto Douglas
Charles James Sholto Douglas was born around
1732, the eldest son of Sir
John Douglas, 3rd Bart of Kelhead and Christian
Cunningham.
Douglas matriculated at Glasgow University in 1745 undertaking an Arts
course. In 1749 he was nominated for the prestigious Snell Exhibition,
an annual scholarship since the mid-17th century, which enabled the
holder to undertake postgraduate study at Baillol College, Oxford. As a
Snell Exhibitioner, Douglas went on to graduate BA in 1753 and MA in
1756.
Douglas became barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, in central London.
He then emigrated to Jamaica, where he was appointed Collector of
Customs in 1762.
A slave owner in Jamaica, in December
1767 he released a slave, Cuaffee, who had betrayed a conspiracy. He married Basilia Dawes, daughter of James Dawes of Rockspring, Jamaica, and was the father of Captain
Stair Douglas.
He married secondly Mary Bullock,
daughter of Rev. Richard Bullock(2).
Children -
• With Basilia Dawes:
James Sholto:
Stair; John Graham.
• With Mary Bullock: Edward Bullock
The will of Charles James Sholto Douglas Esq was subject to probate on
20 Dec 1783 having been written on 27 May 1783 along with a Codcil same
date. This will mentions his surviving children and his brothers in Law
BULLOCK. (Prerogative Court of Canterbury)
See also:
The Slave Trade
Notes:
1. Several sources record the name as James Charles
Sholto Douglas - different editions of Debretts have a different
order, as an example.
2. I have not been able to confirm which of two Rev. Richard
Bullocks this is. Or perhaps the two are the same? See the genealogy section of the Douglas
Archives for more information.
Sources
Sources for this article include:
• Legacies of British Slave-ownership database
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