I have recently come across Cook Douglas, who was born Abt. 1822.  In 1847, he was recorded as living in Hanover, Jamaica.

He married Bassilia (or Barzilla) Douglas on 3rd April 1847 in Hanover. She was also born Abt. 1822. The name Barzilla is not uncommon as a Douglas given name, so she may indeed have been a Douglas before marriage.

The indications are that they had children, but I have not been able to locate them, not their parents.

I once knew a woman known as 'Cook Margaret', to distinguish her from her employer, another Margaret. Could cook be his profession?

My name is Clarice Yvonne Douglas born in the UK 1956, my dad Edward Joseph Douglas came to the UK 1955, my Dad came from Above Rocks At Catherine I have only been there once at a dance in the dead of night, I heard that my dad's mum was the local midwife for the area I don't even know her name! so I am hoping to go to Jamaica to do some family research I know more of my Mother's side of the family but the Douglas side is still a mystery and a missing part of myself.

It seems to be even harder to trace because of Slavery and this is what I have been told hence my 20 year research in to this Name Douglas but I assure you this is NO Slaves Name! my first research started by reading A.J. Rogers books Nature knows no colour line and Sex and Race where Mr Rogers in the 1800s came to Europe   and joined British library ( he was mixed race and could pass as a white man) researching the Black Nobility in Europe these book was not published by his wife after his death

where I saw the Douglas Clan mentioned, so I have been and still researching Our name Douglas. Thank you kind regards Clarice Douglas

Thanks William Douglas for your research in the West Indies side