George Douglas of Friarshaw

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George Douglas

Birthdate:
Death: October 06, 1753 (79-80)
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Douglas of Friarshaw and Martha Lockhart
Husband of Elizabeth Scott
Father of Adm. Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet of Springwood Park and Lieutenant - General Robert Douglas
Brother of James Douglas; Elizabeth "Bessie" Alexander and Mary Cockburn, Btss

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About George Douglas of Friarshaw

Biographical Summary

"(102) George Douglas of Friarshaw, baptised Edinburgh 2nd May 1673 ; died 6th October 1753. He was an Advocate, and married, 27th April 1702, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Patrick Scott, Bt., of Ancrum. They had issue : —

  • Henry Douglas of Friarshaw, born 1703 ; died 4th November 1778. He was served heir to his father 16th August 1754. He left a daughter.
  • James (No 103).
  • Peter Douglas, born 1714; died 1735.
  • Andrew Douglas, born 1725 ; died 1772. Married, 20th June 1750, Christian, daughter of James Cheape of Rossie, and left two daughters.
  • Robert (No. 108).

ARMS recorded Lyon Office, 1747. — Argent, a maris heart gules, ensigned with an imperial crown proper, on a chief azure three mullets of the first ; all within a bordure nebuly of the fourth. CREST : A hand grasping a broken spear proper. MOTTO :" Do or die" [Plate III., fig. 10.]"

SOURCE: The heraldry of the Douglases: with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees, by G. Harvey Johnston, Published 1907, page 35, paragraph 102

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George Douglas of Friarshaw's Timeline

1673
May 2, 1673
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1673
1703
1703
1727
April 24, 1727
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1753
October 6, 1753
Age 80
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK