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Dunbar Hamilton was the grandson of Basil Hamilton a younger brother of
Charles, the 2nd and John, the 3rd Earl. (The title of Ruglen, governed by completely different
rules passed to John's daughter Anne Hamilton and thus pursued a separate
history.)
Dunbar Hamilton, who changed his name to
Dunbar Douglas when he inherited the title, had the misfortune of burying no
less than six sons, but fortunately he had a seventh who was thus able to
succeed him. His seventh son
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk was to become perhaps the most famous
holders of the title.
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Hamilton, later Douglas, 4th Earl of Selkirk (b 01.12.1722, d 24.05.1799),
son of Basil, 6th son of
William
Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk, Duke of Hamilton |
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m.
(03.12.1758) Helen Hamilton (d 28.11.1802, dau of Hon. John Hamilton) |
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a. |
Sholto
Basil Douglas, Lord Daer (b 03.09.1759, d 04.07.1760) |
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b. |
Basil
William Douglas, Lord Daer (b 16.03.1763, d 09.11.1794) |
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c. |
John
Douglas, Lord Daer (b 24.05.1765, d 09.07.1797) |
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d. |
Dunbar
Douglas (b 09.07.1766, d 26.10.1796, Captain RN) |
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e. |
Alexander
Douglas (b 12.12.1767, d 07.06.1794, captain) (1) |
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f. |
David
Douglas (b 05.09.1769, d 07.05.1770) |
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g. |
Thomas
Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (b 20.06.1771, d 08.04.1820) had
issue |
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m.
(24.11.1807) Jean Colvile (d 10.06.1871, dau of James Wedderburn Colvile
of Ochiltree) |
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h. |
Isabella
Margaret Douglas (d 06.09.1830) |
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i. |
Helen
Douglas (d 12.07.1837) |
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m.
(09.11.1786) Sir James Hall, Bart of Dunglass (d 23.06.1832) |
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j. |
Mary
Douglas (d 20.08.1798) |
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k. |
Elizabeth
Douglas (d 28.10.1814) |
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m.
(01.08.1804) Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Bart (d 27.05.1839) |
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l. |
Katherine
Douglas (d 31.03.1848) |
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m.
(06.07.1815) John Halkett, Governor of the Bahamas |
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m. |
Anne
Douglas (b/d 01.1782 |
Notes:
1. Captain Hon. Alexander Douglas died on 24 June 1794 at age 26 on Guadeloupe, from yellow fever. He gained the rank of Captain on 8 July 1791 in the service of the 38th Foot.
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