1786 - 1826 (39 years)
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Name |
Robert Douglas [1] |
Birth |
26 Apr 1786 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
5 Apr 1826 |
Edinburgh [1] |
Burial |
- Robert Douglas of Esquire of "Dumerria [sic] from 27 India Street Died 10th Inst Interred in the Southside of Mrs Douglas, a ground west side of the yard", recorded in the Parish Register of Canongate, Edinburgh, 13/04/1826.
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Person ID |
I106036 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
16 Dec 2023 |
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Notes |
- of Better Hope Plantation, Demerara
He provided for the 'purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine'. [PROB 11/1713/209]
Will of Robert Douglas planter of Demerara proved 10/06/1826. In the will Robert Douglas described his property as: "one half of the plantation Better Hope situated on the east coast of the colony with the one half of the slaves attached thereto their number at present being one hundred and ninety five"; one half of the plantation Geneva situated in Canal No. 1 and the one half of the slaves attached thereto consisting of six; and "whatever sum I may yet have to receive under the will of my uncle William Ross Munro."
Douglas' own will provided for the "purchase of two mulatto children which [sic] I believe to be mine." He left half his estate after bequests to his "beloved wife Mary Douglas", and the other half to be divided equally between his lawful children; in the absence of lawful children, his brother Joseph and his sisters became heirs. Douglas said in his will that he was heir to his uncle Gilbert Douglas' estate of Douglas Park and the Boggs in Lanarkshire after the death of Mrs Cecilia Douglas; if he predeceased her, he willed the property follow Gilbert Douglas's will and pass to Robert Douglas' issue.
- (Research):Robert Douglas of Fyrish's father and Robert of Better Hope's grandfather were half-brothers, both the sons of Robert Douglas in Ketwell with his first and second wives respectively.
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Sources |
- [S680] Scott, Hew, #735 Fasti Ecclesi? Scotican?: the Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation (1915-), (9 volumes. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1915-), vol. 7 p. 72, FHL book 941 D3s; FHL microfiche 6026402. (Reliability: 3).
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