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Douglas Vault at Kilmun in Argyll

I am helping research/care for the Douglas Vault at Kilmun. The Directors of the Kilmun Mausoleum Trust are raising money to renovate the Argyll Mausoleum that houses some of the Dukes of Argyll. We would like to trace descendants of the family in the Douglas vault to see if a key is available and if some agreement can be achieved about repair/renovation.

In it are buried General Sir John Douglas his wife Lady Elizabeth and Charles Douglas their son. Their descend from Archibald Douglas B 1778 who is buried in the Lairds Grave at Ardentinny. This family apparently descend from soap boilers in Leith who in turn descend from the Douglases of Cruixton (Crookston) north of Galashields who descend from the Douglases of Glenbervie.

Any help would be much appreciated.

I hope I have posted this correctly

Jean Maskell

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Permalink Reply by William Douglas on March 23, 2012 at 11:12

and: http://douglashistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/will-the-real-john-do...

I am hoping that we might, at some stage, be able to form a Clan Douglas Heritage Trust which would be able to encourage and support activities such as the renovation of the Kilmun Masoleum.

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