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Henry Douglas

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1753

Biography

In the will of Henry Douglas planter of Antigua [made November 1752] proved 26/06/1753, Douglas identified his brothers as George Douglas of Friershaw Advocate and James Douglas of London merchant, and left his estate in Antigua to his daughter Mary, then the wife of Benjamin King. The estate was probably that known by 1787 as Douglas & Ravenscroft in Old Road Division, St Mary Parish.


Sources

PROB 11/802/410; “Plan of the estates of Admiral Sr. Jas. Douglas bart. called Douglas & Ravenscroft, and the estate of Robert Harvey esqr. situated in Old Road Division and Parish of St. Mary in Antigua : Surveyed in 1787 / by John Killian surveyor general..” https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-8694/wcl008765. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed: June 08, 2021.

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 1753 [EY] → Owner
Douglas & Ravenscroft [ Antigua | St Mary | Old Road ]

Inferred by LBS to have been the estate left by Henry Douglas in 1753.

Relationships (3)

Henry Douglas
Great-uncle → Great-nephew
Sir George Douglas Bart.
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Henry Douglas
Uncle → Nephew
Sir James Douglas Bart. MP for Orkney
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Henry Douglas
Father → Daughter
Mary Mcnemara formerly King (née Douglas)
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