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Lieut Col the Hon Robert Douglas

Lieut Col the Hon Robert Douglas

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lieut Col the Hon Robert Douglas (son of Robert (of Strathendry) Douglas, MP and Susan Balfour).

    Notes:

    Lieut Col 58th Regt of Foot
    res Portobello, Scotland
    Died before 1741

    Died:
    He was apparently dead before his daughter, Anna Maria's wedding, so the date that I have of 17 Aug 1834 would appear to be wrong.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Anna Cecilia Douglas died after 17 Aug 1834.
    2. Anna Maria Douglas died in 1844; was buried in St John and St Cuthbert?s Church Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
    3. Susan Cumin Douglas was born after 17 Aug 1834; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert (of Strathendry) Douglas, MP (son of John Douglas); and died.

    Notes:

    a prominent landowner in Fife.
    Apparently father of John

    Robert Douglas MP, who became of Strathendry by his marriage in 1676 with Helen Forrester of Strathendry (sasine 1676, 1686), the widow of Sir Alexander Martine who was dead by 1672. There was no issue of this marriage and Robert Douglas married in 1688 secondly Susan Balfour

    Robert married Susan Balfour about 1690. Susan (daughter of John (3rd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour and Isabel Balfour) was born about 1670; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Susan Balfour was born about 1670 (daughter of John (3rd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour and Isabel Balfour); and died.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Douglas was born in 1694; died in 1784.
    2. 1. Lieut Col the Hon Robert Douglas
    3. John (of Strathendry) Douglas was born before 1719; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Douglas (son of Sir William (3rd of Kirkness) Douglas and Elizabeth Broune).
    Children:
    1. 2. Robert (of Strathendry) Douglas, MP and died.

  2. 6.  John (3rd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour (son of Robert Arnot (2nd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour and Baroness Margaret (of Burleigh) Balfour); died before 25 Feb 1697.

    John married Isabel Balfour in 1649. Isabel (daughter of Sir William (of Pitcullo, Lt Tower of London) Balfour, daughter of Sir William (of Pitcullo, Lt Tower of London) Balfour and Isabella) was born before 1649; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Isabel Balfour was born before 1649 (daughter of Sir William (of Pitcullo, Lt Tower of London) Balfour, daughter of Sir William (of Pitcullo, Lt Tower of London) Balfour and Isabella); and died.
    Children:
    1. Robert (4th Lord of Burleigh) Balfour died in Jul 1713.
    2. 3. Susan Balfour was born about 1670; and died.
    3. John (of Fernie) Balfour and died.
    4. Jean Balfour was born about 1670; and died.
    5. Henry (of Dunbog) Balfour and died.
    6. Isabel Balfour and died.
    7. Margaret (of Burleigh) Balfour died on 20 Oct 1734.
    8. Emilia Balfour was born about 1658; died on 12 Jan 1732.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir William (3rd of Kirkness) Douglas (son of Archibald (2nd of Kirkness) Douglas); died in 1650 in Dunbar, Scotland.

    Notes:

    Colonel Sir William Douglas, who had his own regiment, fell at Broxmouth, where there is a monument in his honour, following the disastrous Battle of Dunbar in 1650. 30 officers of the Douglas of Kirkness Regiment died that day, and countless soldiers. This is probably the same William Douglas who was required to supply an armed force from the county of Kinross under the terms of the 1649 'Act for putting the kingdom in a posture of defence'.

    William + Elizabeth Broune. Elizabeth was born about 1644; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Broune was born about 1644; and died.

    Notes:

    Note: Stirnet records Elizabeth Broun, daughter of Robert Broun of Finderlie and Balquharne, marrying Archibald Douglas of Kirkness. Her mother was Katherine Douglas (dau of John Douglas of Kinneston, cadet of Lochleven)

    Mentioned in Great Seal Register 1656

    Children:
    1. Sir William (4th of Kirkness) Douglas was born in 1644; died in 1683 in Kirkness, Orkney, Scotland.
    2. Robert Douglas was born before 1656; and died.
    3. George Douglas was born before 1656; and died.
    4. 4. John Douglas

  3. 12.  Robert Arnot (2nd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour (son of Robert (of Newton Chamberlain of Fife) Arnot); died in Aug 1663.

    Notes:

    Ancestry unknown. Changed his name to Balfour

    Robert married Baroness Margaret (of Burleigh) Balfour in 1606. Margaret (daughter of Sir Michael (1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh) Balfour and Margaret Lundie) died in Jun 1639. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Baroness Margaret (of Burleigh) Balfour (daughter of Sir Michael (1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh) Balfour and Margaret Lundie); died in Jun 1639.
    Children:
    1. Margaret Balfour and died.
    2. 6. John (3rd Lord of Burleigh) Balfour died before 25 Feb 1697.
    3. Anna (Jean) Balfour died on 10 Nov 1649.
    4. Isabel (of Burleigh) Balfour and died.

  5. 14.  Sir William (of Pitcullo, Lt Tower of London) Balfour and died.
    Children:
    1. 7. Isabel Balfour was born before 1649; and died.



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