1830 - 1917 (87 years)
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Name |
Gavin James Saturn Douglas |
Birth |
29 Nov 1830 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
29 Nov 1917 |
Person ID |
I83311 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
28 Oct 2018 |
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Notes |
- He was educated at Ecole d'Evangelique, France.
He graduated from Lille University, Lille, France, in 1847 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
He emigrated to Victoria, Australia, arriving on 1848.
He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) [Victoria] between 1876 and 1895.
He lived at Victoria, Australia.
Gavin James Saturn Douglas was sent to Australia on a family allowance to further his experience in colonial teaching. Came with his tutor on the SS Anne Milne arrived April 6th 1848 and stayed with family Winter Irving who acted as guardian at Ballarat. He chose to stay on while is father journeyed to Mexico with his second wife and then to New York. Gavin became a pioneer of the western districts of the state of Victoria and a magistrate for the area known as the Merino District. His twin sisters remained in France for many years.
He married Margaret Ethelda Moore and had 14 children (attached photo). The most notable of his descendants is Roland Douglas who became a police officer killed young in service and his son Clive Douglas who became a widely acknowledged composer and conductor of a number of orchestras.
One of his daughters was Agnes Blanche who married James Munn Chaston - they had 6 children including my Ethelda Margaret.
Ellen Louisa Douglas b. 1851
Margaret Catherine Douglas b. 1853
David Edward Douglas b. 1855
Mary Jane Wilhelmina Douglas b. 1859
Emily Gavina Douglas b. 1859
Gavin Moore Douglas b. 1860, d. 1943
William Robert Douglas b. 1863, d. 1933
Elizabeth Douglas b. 1863
Louisa Gabriella Douglas b. 1865
Agnes Blanche Douglas b. 1867
Delphine May Douglas b. 1869
Ethelda Jessie Douglas b. 1872
Rolland Edward Ellerman Douglas b. 3 Jul 1874, d. 27 Oct 1906
Victoria Rose Douglas b. 1876
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