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Rev. Andrew Wilmot Douglas (1886–1961) led a life shaped by faith, service, and quiet dedication across continents and parishes. Born on 4 November 1886 in Bournemouth, he was the seventh son of
Dr Justyn George Durham Douglas and Augusta May Douglas (née Ram), part of a remarkable family whose legacy spanned pulpits, battlefields, and colonial missions. Andrew’s early education began at Sherborne Preparatory School and continued at Sherborne School, where he was a day boy from May 1900 to July 1906, rising to the sixth form. His academic promise took him to Magdalen College, Cambridge, where he prepared for ordination.
In 1910, Douglas entered the Anglican ministry, and by 1913 he had joined the SPG Brotherhood in Cawnpore, India—a mission rooted in the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel’s efforts to foster Christian witness and education in colonial settings. His chaplaincy in India spanned the turbulent years of World War I and the interwar period, from 1915 to 1927, a time when the Anglican Church played a complex role in both spiritual care and imperial presence.
On 21 January 1920, he married Madaleine Linzee Gordon Musgrave at Windlesham. Madaleine, born in 1897, came from the distinguished Musgrave family of Westmorland and Cumberland, a lineage steeped in Anglo-Scottish heritage and known for its service in both church and state. She would live to the age of 98, passing away in 1995 and being laid to rest in Ashtead, Surrey.
Returning to England, Douglas served as Vicar of Newington from 1927 to 1931, then moved to Wiltshire where he ministered in Netheravon (1931–1937), Southbroom in Devizes (1937–1946), and finally Steeple Langford near Salisbury (1946–1948). His pastoral work was marked by quiet constancy, guiding rural congregations through the upheavals of war and postwar recovery.
After retirement, he settled in Ashtead, Surrey, where he lived until his death on 4 June 1961 at Leatherhead Hospital. Following cremation, his remains were interred at Hillfield, Dorset, on 16 June 1961—a final resting place that echoed the quiet dignity of his life’s journey.
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The Douglas Brothers at Sherborne School
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This article is drawn from research by Rachel Hassall, Sherborne, Dorset.
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