George Douglas

1802 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	George Douglas
  Birth	26 Apr 1802	Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I80177	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	Elspeth Bogue,   b. 21 Mar 1802, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland d. 23 Aug 1857, Manchester, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1834
  Children	1. Adam Douglas,   b. 22 Mar 1835, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elspeth Douglas,   b. 2 Oct 1836, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. Isabella Douglas,   b. 18 Apr 1838, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anne Douglas,   b. 6 Oct 1839, Scotland d. 15 Jul 1878, Tiaro, Queensland, Australia (Age 38 years)   5. Alexander Bogue Douglas,   b. 26 Jul 1842, Scotland d. 25 Oct 1924 (Age 82 years)   6. Margaret Douglas,   b. 26 Jul 1844, Clifton Hall, Midlothian, Scotland d. 11 Nov 1916, Tiaro, Queensland, Australia (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F72444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2016

  
  

• Notes

  His occupation is listed as Seaman. George, his daughters Anne and Margaret and son Alexander came to Australia on "The Sundra" leaving Plymouth 2/7/1863 arriving Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 26/9/1863. George and probably Alexander came in the draft of immigrants of the Lancashire Co-operative Emigration Society to settle river front land on the upper Mary River named "Pioneers Rest". The settlers cleared the land of Kauri Pine timber which was sold to fund the cultivation of cotton crops. Anne's husband David Whittaker was also a member of the draft. (Research):Posibly the son of Adam Douglas, a carpenter from Hownam, Roxburghshire, who was 82 in 1851 and dead by 1861, and Isabella, his wife, who was born in Alington, Northumberland, c1823 But note also: Queensland bd&m DATE: 1886 REG. No.C4042 NAME: George Douglas FATHER: Adam Douglas MOTHER: Euphemia Black His children may have been born in Kirkliston Adam Douglas, born 12 Nov 1768 in Sharplaw, Scotland baptised: 12 December 1768 in Hownam, Roxburgh, Scotland Death 25 January 1853 in Hownam, Roxburghshire, Scotland He was a 'country carpenter' and Euphemia Isabella Black, born 11 June 1778 in Algengton, Northumberland, England baptised: 06 JUL 1778 in Harbottle, Northumberland, England Death 17 June 1864 in Kirk Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland They had 7 children Adam may be the son of George Douglas 1728– 1794 and Agnes Robson 1733– 1795