Did you know that Primrose Douglas married Jean Thomson at Canongate Kirk (Church) in Edinburgh in Jan 1810?  That was the church where Queen Elizabeth 2nd's Grand-daughter married last summer.  Primrose was a soldier based in Edinburgh Castle and was in France with the Duke of Wellington.

I have Primrose's parents as Donald Douglas b 1760 d 1821 and Jean Haswell b 1746 d 1801.  

Is there a connection with Major-General John Primrose Douglas (1908 – 1975)?

My father's great grandmother was Charlotte Douglas b 7 Mar 1845 died about June 1918 married Benjamin William Skinner b 1842 d 1918. Charlotte's parents were  William Douglas 1819 - 1886 m Sarah Porter b 21 Jan 1819.  William was born in France, 'British'  - his parents were Primrose Douglas b 1787 d 1862  and Jean Thomson b 1785 d 1845.  As you know, Primrose's parents were Donald Douglas b 1760 d 1821 and Jean Haswell b 1746 d 1801.

My father's mother was Florence Maud Skinner b 1888 d 1962 and her parents were William Benjamin Skinner b 1864 and Catherine Hooper b 20 Nov 1865 .  The Skinner family lived for generations in the Battersea area of London.   The men were bricklayers.

Maria,

Are you the grand daughter of George Charles Douglas and Kathleen Gaffney? I am trying to tie the differing lines together.

I have just published an article about James Douglas, cattle breeder, grandson of Donald Douglas and Jean Haswell, which might be of interest: http://douglashistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mr-douglas-of-athelst... It does not help with Douglas genealogy, but if you own Shorthorn cattle...!

Yours aye,

William