Douglas
Ainslie
formerly Grant Duff
Born about in Paris, France
Ancestors 
Brother of
Percival Ainslie, Julian (Ainslie) Grant Duff, Rachel Edith Grant Duff and Edward Ainslie
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 81
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2022
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Biography
Like his father before him, he attended Balliol College, Oxford according to "The Book of the Duffs". There are indications elsewhere that he attended both Balliol and Exeter Colleges in Oxford, Future celebrities among the friends of his student years included Oscar Wilde.
He achieved a measure of notability through his activities as a poet, a translator, a critic and a diplomat.
In 1871 Douglas was living in Turriff with his parents and brothers Percival and Julian. The census return confirmed his place of birth as Paris.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBLG-M18 : Wed Dec 06 15:06:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Ainslie D Ainslie and Fanny Ainslie, 1871.
See also:
- Duffs - "The daughters of Alexander Duff of Braco and Grant Duffs" in "The Book of the Duffs by Henrietta and Alexander (Alister) Tayler, printed privately by T & A Constable in Edinburgh 1914, and made available (partially) online by the Internet Archive "Wayback Machine" in 2009: pages 491-501, here 496-499
- Wikipedia entry in English for Douglas Ainslie
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