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Douglas of Mains (Cont)

 

Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Bart of Culzean (d 1742)
  m. (mcrt 15.03.1705) Jean Douglas (d 01.11.1767, dau of Andrew Douglas of Mains)
  (1) Sir John Kennedy, 3rd Bart of Culzean (d unm 10.04.1744)
(2) Sir Thomas Kennedy, 4th Bart of Culzean, 9th Earl of Cassillis (d unm 30.11.1775)
  The earldom was inherited from his kinsman, the 8th Earl - above.
  (3) David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis (d unm 18.12.1792)
  The earldom passed to his kinsman, Alexander Kennedy - below.
  (4) Elizabeth Kennedy
  m. (1729) Sir John Cathcart, 2nd Bart of Carleton
  (5) Anne Kennedy
  m. (mcrt 16.03.1738) John Blair of Dunskey
  (A) Jane Blair (d 02.02.1817)
  m. (1770) Sir James Hunter, later Hunter-Blair of Dunskey, 1st Bart (b 21.02.1741, d 01.07.1787)
  (6) Clementina Kennedy (dsp 11.03.1760)
  m. George Watson of Bilton Park
  (7)+ 9 sons and 5 daughters (d young unm)
 

The following lineage conflicts with that recorded earlier:

Colin Douglas, 16th of Mains
b 26.01.1781, d 29.04.1820

married Sophia Armine Boydell, daughter of J. Boydell, in 1805.

 

They had children:

  • Lieutenant Colin Douglas d. 16 Jul 1847
  • Archibald Campbell, 17th of Mains and 12th of Blythswood+ b. c 1809, d. 11 Jul 1868

Archibald Campbell, 17th of Mains and 12th of Blythswood was baptised with the name of Archibald Douglas. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 68th Regiment. On 1838 his name was legally changed to Archibald Campbell on inheriting the estate of Blythswood from his cousin, Archibald Campbell.

 

In 1880, Archibald Campbell Douglas of Mains owned the farm of Keystone and lands of Craigdow valued at £577

 

  • Archibald Douglas 17th of Mains (1820-38), Lord Blythswood from 1838 and father of Archibald Campbell, 1st Baron Blythswood

  • Colin Douglas, 18th of Mains (1838-47) (brother of Colin)

  • John Campbell Douglas, 19th of Mains (1847-57), the son of Campbell Douglas (fifth son of John Douglas (13th) of Mains) Acquired Balvie estate and renamed the house "Mains", demolishing the original.

  • Archibald Campbell Douglas (1857-18??) known to be alive in October 1885)

  • Brig-Gen Douglas Campbell Douglas, 20th of Mains (18??-1927)

  • Lt-Col Archibald Vivian Campbell Douglas, 21st of Mains (1927-8), (died at Laraich, Aberfoyle on 28th October 1977)
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