Sir John De Duglas

• Name	John De Duglas
  Prefix	Sir
  Gender	Male
  Death	Y  [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I5502	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir William De Douglas   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F62680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Sir William (1st of) Douglas,   b. 1174   d. 1213 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F62671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  A man of great note in the reign of King David I, owned lands which lie in the Shire of Selkirk betwixt Ettrick Forest and Peebles, which were long in the possession of the Douglas family. However, his existence is maybe mythological! I am unable to prove that he is the father of William. If William is the first to adopt Douglas as a surname, his father can hardly have used that name also!

  
  

• Sources

  [S3394] THE DOUGLAS NOBILITY-R. DOUGLAS, 1767 (Reliability: 3). [S3400] THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS-GODSCROFT. [S3545] SCOT'S PEERAGE-Douglas, Vol I, pp-2,3 (Reliability: 3).