William Douglas (1806 - 1885)

Born 29 Jun 1806 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Selina Elizabeth (Rooke) Douglas — married 15 Jan 1828 (to 1832) in St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, England

Husband of Caroline (Hare) Douglas — married 5 Jul 1834 in Bangalore, Madras, India

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1885 at age 78 in Somerset, England

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Biography

William Douglas is a member of Clan Douglas.

William Douglas was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Douglas was born in 1806 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^[1]. He died in 1885 in Somerset, England^[2].

William was a member of the Madras Civil Service.
William married Selina Elizabeth Rooke, 11 June 1828 at Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England^[3]. Selina died in 1832.

William later married Caroline Hare in 1834, Bangalore, Madras, India^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ William Douglas in the 1871 England Census. Registration district: Bath Sub-registration district: Batheaston. ED, institution, or vessel: 6, Household schedule number: 4, Piece: 2497, Folio: 30, Page number: 2. William Douglas, Age: 64. Estimated Birth Year: 1807. Relation: Head. Gender: Male. Where born: Salisbury Wiltshire England. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/8990730:7619
2. ↑ William Douglas in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995. Death Date: 5 Dec 1885 Death Place: Somerset, England Probate Date: 1 Feb 1886 Probate Registry: Bristol. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1719062:1904
3. ↑ William Douglas in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973. Age: 21 Birth Date: 1807 Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1828 Marriage Place: Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England Spouse: Selina Elizabeth Rooke FHL Film Number: 413276. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/28883505:9852.
4. ↑ William Douglas in the India, Select Marriages, 1792-1948. Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1834 Marriage Place: Bangalore, Madras, India Spouse: Caroline Hare FHL Film Number: 521842. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=5538&db=FS1IndiaMarriages&indiv=try&h=384522

• Johnston, George Harvey. "The Douglases of Morton." 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, Limited, 1907.87,88. Print.
• William in the Burke’s Family Records (Indexed). https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1860&h=32194&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8767