Confusing press reports - Douglas of Garvald

by William Douglas

Jun 12, 2014

The two reports from March 1784 on the marriage of daughters of Lewis Douglas of Garvald need some explaining...!

1. Scots Magazine:

2.  Edinburgh Advertiser:

Tuesday last was 2nd March 1784.

I have the following note from 'A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet' :

FRASER, SIMON, of Ford. 19th December 1767.
Apprentice to, and eldest son of, William Fraser of Ford, W.S. — Died 25th September 1819. Mar. 2d March 1784, Janet Cruickshank, daughter of Captain Charles Douglas of Cliftonhall, Philadelphia.

Is that Philadelphia USA?

  • Harold Edington

    Lewis Douglas of Garvald is mention in The Heraldry of the Douglases under person (86) in the Douglases of Cavers section.

    Jun 12, 2014

  • William Douglas

    There may be a connection to Sir John Douglas, a Royal marine officer, who became involved in the scandal of the alleged illegitimate child born to the Princess of Wales, Caroline of Brunswick.

    Sir John Douglas was born at Jean Fields, Dalkeith, near Edinburgh; he was the son of Louis Douglas, Esq.; his grandfather was a lord of Session.  If the grandfather was also Lewis Douglas, then he was involved in the trial of Archibald Stewart for neglect of duty in 1745.

    Jul 16, 2016