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John Douglas (1752-1832) Master Attendant at HM Naval Dockyards

Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas May 5, 2015. 6 Replies

Hi. I am looking for some help tracing ancestors of John Douglas (1752-1832). He was Master Attendant at HM Naval Dockyards in Plymouth, Sheerness and Deptford between 1810 and 1830. He died in 1832…Continue

 

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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
Captain Richard Douglas (1788-1867). According to O'Byrne's Naval Biographical Dictionary he entered the Navy, 14 Aug. 1799, as First class Volunteer on board the Royal George 100. He fought as a midshipman on the Achille, 74 at Trafalgar. He was appointed as a Lieutenant and joined the Coastal Blockade in 1820 serving under Capt. William 'Flogging Joey' McCulloch. He joined the Coastguard and became a Commander in 1823. In 1851 he retired as a Captain.
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
John Douglas (1752-1832). He was Master Attendant at HM Naval Dockyards in Plymouth, Sheerness and Deptford between 1810 and 1830. He died in 1832 in Woolwich, Kent. According to his Will (available from the National Archives) he had a daughter, Elizabeth and sons, Richard and Joseph. According to The Gentleman’s Magazine 1824, Volume 135 page 477, he also had a daughter, Mary, who predeceased him in 1824.

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The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

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