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Sir John Douglas, 3rd Bt of Kelhead

 

 

Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet of Kelhead (abt 1708 - 13 November 1778) was Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire between 1741 and 1747.

A descendant of William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensberry, he married Christian Cunningham, daughter of Sir William Cunningham of Caprington, 2nd Bt.
He was arrested in July 1746, on suspicion of having favoured the cause of the Pretender, and was, on Aug. 14th, committed to the Tower of London. He was given bail in March 1748.  as nothing more appears to be known about this, it is to be assumed the charges were dropped - or ignored.

He died at Drumlanrig on 13 November, 1778, and was succeeded by his son, Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet of Kelhead, the MP for Dumfries Burghs.

 

 

• Birth: ABT. 1708
• Death: 13 NOV 1778
  
  Father: William (Sir) (2nd Bt of Kelhead) Douglas b: ABT. 1675
  Mother: Helen Erskine
  
  Marriage 1 Christian (of Caprington) Cunningham
  • Married: ABT. 1730
  Children
  1. William (Sir) (4th Bt of Kelhead) Douglas b: ABT. 1730
  2.   Charles James Sholto Douglas m1. Basilia Dawes (dau of James Dawes of Rockspring, Jamaica) m2. Mary Bullock (dau of Rev. Richard Bullock)
  3.    Stair Douglas (d 08.04.1789, Captain RN) m. (24.07.1802) Anne Payne (d 04.06.1865, dau of John Payne)
  4.     John Douglas (d unm 1759)
  5.     Helen Douglas (d unm)
  6.     Janet Douglas m. (13.11.1767) William Irving of Bonshaw
  7.     Christian Douglas (d young)
  8.     Catherine Douglas (dsp) m. (13.11.1767) William Butler of London

 

 

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