Robert (Douglas) Douglas of Glenbervie 6th Bt. (abt. 1694 - 1770)

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Died 24 Apr 1770 at about age 76 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Biography

Robert (Douglas) Douglas of Glenbervie 6th Bt. is a member of Clan Douglas.

Robert (Douglas) Douglas of Glenbervie 6th Bt. is Notable.

Sir Robert Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Robert was the son of Robert Douglas and Janet Patterson^[1][2][3] born 1694.^{[citation needed]}

Sir Robert was the compiler of The Peerage of Scotland and The Baronage of Scotland.^[4]

He married firstly, Dorothea, daughter and co-heiress of Anthony Chester, attorney general of Barbadoes.^[5][3] They had no issue:^[5]

He married secondly Margaret Macdonald.^{[6][7][8][5][3]} They had issue:

1. Robert, d. young^[5][3]
2. Alexander, heir apparent^[5][3]
3. William, d. in infancy^[5][3]
4. Janet Douglas. m. Kenneth Mackenzie, 2nd son of Donald Mackenzie baron of Kilcoy,^[5][3] b. abt. 1740 Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

He married thirdly Anne, daughter of Alexander Hay of Huntington.^[5][3] They had no issue.^[5]

He died 24 Apr 1770.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas, Robert, "The Baronage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. Collected from the Public Records and Chartularies of this Country, the Records and Private Writings of Families and the Works of Our Best Historians", Edinburgh: 1798, Google Books, p. 20
2. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 198
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Johnston, George Harvey, "The heraldry of the Douglases : with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees", Edinburgh: W & A K Johnston, 1907, Archive.org, p. 54
4. ↑ Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. x
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8} Douglas, Robert, "The Baronage of Scotland, Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Gentry of that Kingdom. Collected from the Public Records and Chartularies of this Country, the Records and Private Writings of Families and the Works of Our Best Historians", Edinburgh: 1798, Google Books, p. 21
6. ↑ MacDonald, Angus and MacDonald, Archibald, "Clan Donald", Inverness: Northern Counties Publishing Co, Ltd., 1904, Vol. III, Archive.org, p.474
7. ↑ MacKenzie, Alexander."History of the MacDonalds and Lords of the Isles; with Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name", Inverness: A & W Mackenzie,1881, Archive.org, pp. 230-31
8. ↑ MacKenzie, Alexander."History of the MacDonalds and Lords of the Isles; with Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name", Inverness: A & W Mackenzie,1881, Archive.org, p. 230

See also:

• Wikipedia: Sir_Robert_Douglas,_6th_Baronet

• Wikidata: Item Q7528758, en:Wikipedia

• The Peerage: Robert Douglas