Robin J Douglas

Male

Cork

Ireland

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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
John Scott Douglas of Hawick. Relation to Cavers of Drumlanrig. My great grandfather was one of the John Scott Douglases. He emigrated from Hawick about 1890 and took his family to Cork. He was a Hawick trained wooden weaver and came to Donnybrook in Cork to transform a famous linen mill to wool.
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
John Scott Douglas who left Hawick in 1890 for Ireland
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John Scott Douglas
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http://www.bellscott.ie

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  • William Douglas

    Sorry for the delay in welcoming you, Robin.

    Apr 26, 2021

  • William Douglas

    Robin,
    I think you know all this, but I share it for the record:

    The Parsimonious Dyer : John Scott Douglas. Scottish dyeing expert , and friend of John Morrogh. They met first in South Africa.
    John was head hunted for the job of converting the mill. He stayed in Cork for one year and then decided to bring his family over from Scotland. As manager of the Donnybrook mill John was well liked by the employees having a reputation for being “firm but fair”. He converted the mill from flax to worsted wools and worked until he was 90. He ran a tight ship!!! He purchased dyes from Bayer in Germany. Wastage was not tolerated!!!!
    Kate, nee Griffin, married John Morrogh who owned the Donnybrook Mill. A wee history is in this note:
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    Below are friends Annie Galvin and Kathleen Cleary Douglas 1914.
    Is Kathleen John Scott Douglas's wife?
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    Aug 29, 2024