Born before in Titchfield near Southampton, Hampshire, England.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Archibald Collingwood Dickson 2nd Bt.
and Harriet (Bourmaster) Dickson
Sister of
William Dickson 3rd Bt., Harriet Jane (Dickson) Carter, Alexander Collingwood Thomas Dickson 5th Bt. and John Bourmaster Dickson
Wife of
Claud Douglas
— married
7 Dec 1826 in St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Harriet Dickson Douglas, Claud Barwell Douglas, Archibald Alexander Douglas, William Henry Douglas, Claudine A'hmuty (Douglas) Fearon, Charles Metcalfe Douglas, Mary Isabella Douglas, Augusta Dickson Douglas and Lucy Ellen Douglas
Died
after age 39
in Bideford, Devon, England.
Profile last modified
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Biography
Mary was baptised on 7 November 1808 at Titchfield as the daughter of Archibald Collingwood Dickson and Harriet his wife.[1]
She was married on Thursday 7th December 1826. at Titchfield by the Rev W Thresher - Claud Douglas Esq., of the EIC's Service married Mary Madelina the second daughter of Rear Admiral Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson, Bart.[2]
Mary and Claud spent virtually all of their married life in India but about 1847 Mary returned to England because of ill-health. Towards the end of May 1848 Claud arrived back in England unexpectedly - possibly in response to information sent to him in India regarding Mary's health. He met up with Mary in Exeter and they both travelled to Bideford where they 'engaged a suite of apartments in the High Street'. 'On Wednesday 14 June, the family had all dined together - Claud and Mary and three of their children - and Mary seemed in good spirits, talking with her husband of their proposed embarkation for India in October. Soon after dinner, at nearly five o'clock, Mary rose from the table suddenly and went upstairs to her dressing-room, and after the lapse of about half a minute came hurriedly down, and rushed into the drawing-room, where she immediately fell senseless on the floor.' [3]
Mary had committed suicide by drinking hydrocyanic acid, and following a Coroner's Inquest, the jury returned a verdict of 'temporary insanity'.[4]
She was buried on 17 June 1848 at Bideford.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYH-NMR2 : 2 January 2020), Mary Madelina Bourmaster Dickson, 07 Nov 1808; citingBaptism, Titchfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYH-NMR2 : 2 January 2020), Mary Madelina Bourmaster Dickson, 07 Nov 1808; citing Baptism, Titchfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, United Kingdom.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF5N-P54 LDS marriage record for Mary Madelina Bourmaster Dickson to Claude Douglas
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive; Morning Post dated 16 Dec 1826
- ↑ https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/CourtRecords/InquestsNDJ1845
- ThePeerage.com (F, #235278).
- freeBMD Deaths Jun 1848 Bideford 10 37 DOUGLAS Mary Madelina Bourmaster.
- Devon Burials
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