West Indies Connections

A group for those who are researching their Douglas ancestors who have West Indies/Caribean connections

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  • Clarice Douglas

    Thanks William Douglas for your research in the West Indies side 

  • William Douglas

    Colonel Marcia Kim Douglas, who has been with the Charles Town Drummers, Singers and Drummers sonce she was a child, is working towards keeping 'this extraordinary island' violence free.

    Delano 'Padam' Douglas, group member and up and coming reggae artiste is one of the people teaching the arts to the youngsters in Charlestown.

  • William Douglas

    Charles Douglas (1734-1815), of Garallan, Ayrshire and Portland, Jamaica. 

     
    Mr. Charles Douglas, to whom Robert Burns engaged himself through his brother, Dr. Patrick Douglas, of Ayr, was the owner of at least two sugar properties in the parish of Portland viz., Ayr Mount and Nightingale Grove.

    https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/charlesdouglas6.htm 

    Charles resigned from his position of Superintendent of the Moore Town Maroons 1804 - I think in that resignation which I will soon locate, he said that he has been superintendent for about 20 years and the damp, lack of proper housing and arthritis was getting the better of him. Ayr and Nightingale Grove were both in the Rio Grande valley and as it says NG was absorbed into Golden Vale. Douglas is regarded a quite distinguished for he spoke fluently, the Maroon language Kramanti (a sort of Twi of Ghana) and on meeting with the Maroons, rose to greet them while shaking hands - was a man who understood that the quality of a man's character was more significant that his raiment.

    Can anyone add to this story? Or corroborate his language skills?