Douglas baronets explained
The Douglas of Glenbervie, Kincardine Baronetcy was created on 28 May 1625 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. (First creation)
The Douglas of Kelhead, Scotland Baronetcy was created 26 February 1668 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.
The Douglas of Carr, Perthshire Baronetcy was created on 23 January 1777 in the Baronetage of Great Britain for Captain (later Admiral) Charles Douglas as a result of his service in Quebec during the American Revolutionary War.Upon Sir Charles' death in 1789, his eldest son, Vice-Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas, inherited the title. Sir William was unmarried, and upon his death in 1809, the baronetcy passed to his youngest brother, General Sir Howard Douglas, their middle brother having died as well.The baronetcy is now extinct.
The Douglas of Maxwell, Roxburgh Baronetcy was created 17 June 1786 in the Baronetage of Great Britain .
The Douglas of Castle Douglas, Kirkudbright Baronetcy was created 17 July 1801 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
The Douglas of Glenbervie, Kincardine Baronetcy (second creation) was created on 30 September 1831 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
Douglas of Glenbervie (1625)
- Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died c. 1660) grandson of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus
- Sir William Douglas, 2nd Baronet (died)
- General Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Baronet (died 24 July 1692), Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Foot, killed at the Battle of Steinkirk.[1]
- Sir Robert Douglas, 4th Baronet (c 1662 – 27 January 1748)
- Sir William Douglas, 5th Baronet (c 1690 – 23 July 1764)
- Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet (1694 – 24 April 1770)
- Sir Alexander Douglas, 7th Baronet FRCPE (1738 – 28 November 1812)
On his death the baronetcy became dormant
Douglas of Kelhead (1668)
- Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (19 February 1639 – c. 1707)
- Sir William Douglas, 2nd Baronet of Kelhead, (c. 1675 – 10 October 1733) was the son of the 1st Baronet and Catherine Douglas, a sister of the 3rd Earl of Queensbury (later the Duke of Queensbury).
Sir William was married to Helen Erskine, a daughter of Colonel John Erskine, Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle. They had nine children, of whom their eldest son, Sir John Douglas, 3rd Bt. of Kelhead (b. 1733 – 13 November 1778) succeeded to the title upon his father's death.
- Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet (c 1708 – 13 November 1778) MP for Dumfries-shire 1741–1747
- Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (c 1731 – 16 May 1783), MP for Dumfries 1768–1780
- Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Baronet. He subsequently succeeded to the Marquessate of Queensberry in 1810 with which title the baronetcy remains merged.
Douglas of Carr (1777)
- Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet (1727–1789)
- Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas, 2nd Baronet of Carr, (28 July 1761 [2] – 24 May 1809[3]) was a British naval officer, the oldest son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas. His mother was a Dutch woman named Uranie Lydie Marteilhe. He was one of six admirals to carry the canopy at Nelson's funeral. Sir William was unmarried and the baronetcy passed to his younger brother.
- General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet (1776–1861), Governor of New Brunswick, Canada, High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, MP for Liverpool 1842–1847
- Sir Robert Percy Douglas, 4th Baronet (1805–1891), Governor of Jersey
- Sir Arthur Percy Douglas, 5th Baronet (1845–1913), Under-Secretary for Defence, New Zealand[4]
- Sir James Stewart Douglas, 6th Baronet (1859–1940)
Extinct on his death
Douglas of Maxwell (1786)
Extinct on his death
Douglas of Castle Douglas (1801)
Extinct on his death
Douglas of Glenbervie (1831)
Extinct on his death.
References
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Notes and References
- Cokayne, vol ii, p284. Cokayne mistakes the regiment as the Royal Scots Greys who were not at Steinkirk, for the Royal Scots who were.
- Netherlands, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1910, as found on ancestry.com
- Memorial Inscription on grave
- News: The Times . Death of Sir Arthur Douglas . London, England . 8 September 1913 . 8 . 2 December 2012 .
