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Edward Bullock Douglas

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1830

Biography

Son of Charles James Sholto Douglas and half-brother of James Sholto Douglas (q.v.), for whom he appears to have been a trustee. The source of the £100,000 personalty he left at death is not clear.

  1. Will of Edward Bullock Douglas of Montpellier France proved 25/09/1830. In his will and codicil, which are each five lines long, he left monetary legacies of £500 each to his executors, £1000 to his nephew Sir James Douglas, and £200 to 'Mr Brown' on top of the salary due to Brown, and the remainder of his estate to his wife and son.

Sources

W.D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? A biographical directory of British wealth-holders Vol. 1 1809-1839 (2009) p. 311, reference 1830/3, which states: 'Probably Landed....A mysterious case - the source of his wealth is unclear.'

  1. PROB 11/1775/408.

Further Information

Spouse
Harriet Bullock
Wealth at death
£100,000
Rubinstein
1830/3

Associated Estates (2)

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
- 1830 [EY] → Trustee
Grange Sugar Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]
1826 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Attorney
Grange Sugar Estate [ Jamaica | Hanover ]

Relationships (2)

Edward Bullock Douglas
Half-brothers
James Sholto Douglas
Details
Edward Bullock Douglas
Son → Father
Charles James Sholto Douglas
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Edward Bullock Douglas was the child of Charles James Sholto Douglas's second...