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Douglas, John Jnr. - 1827 - {Father John Douglas
Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther Gunning of Scotland} - Born aboard
ship in Belfast Harbour on arrival
Douglas, James - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
Douglas, Robert - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
Douglas, David - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
Douglas, Eliza - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
Douglas, Rachael - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
Douglas, Mary - ???? - {Father John Douglas Snr. of Scotland} - {Mother Esther
Gunning of Scotland}
For more info see OTHER at bottom of page
Douglass, Rose Ann - 11th. March 1834 - (Father
James Douglass) - (Mother Ann Gowdy)
Members of 1st. Presbyterian
Douglass, Mary - 13th. March 1837 - {Wife to John
Douglass of Magherascourse} - Mother of Sarah Ferguson
Members of 1st. Presbyterian
Douglas, Henery - 28th. September 1844 - (Father
Samuel Douglas) - (Mother Agnes Johnston)
Douglas, Hugh - 15th. November 1845 - (Father Samuel Douglas) - (Mother Agnes Johnston)
Members of 1st. Presbyterian
Douglas, Mary - 11th. December 1850 - (Wife of James
Moore) - Mother of David Moore
Members of 1st. Presbyterian
Douglas, James Patton - 9th. May 1859 - (Father John
Douglas of Loughriescouse) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Douglas, Thomas Patton - 1st. February 1861 - (Father John Douglas) - (Mother Eliza
Patton)
Douglas, David - 24th. August 1864 - (Father John Douglass) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Douglas, John Patton - 7th. January 1869 - (Father John Douglas) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Douglas, Mary - 1st. October 1870 - (Father John Douglas) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Douglas, Margaret Jane - 9th. May 1878 - (Father John Douglas) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Douglas, Prudence - 13th. January 1880 - (Father John Douglas) - (Mother Eliza Patton)
Members of 1st. Presbyterian
Douglas, John - 6th. March 1888 - (Father Thomas
Douglas of Movilla Street) - (Mother Ellen McCully)
Douglas, James - 24th. September 1889 - (Father Thomas Douglas of Movilla Street)
- (Mother Ellen McCully)
Douglas, David - 12th. March 1892 - (Father Thomas Douglas of Movilla Street) -
(Mother Ellen McCully)
Douglas, John - 31st. December 1895 - (Father David
Douglas a labourer of Ballialicock then North Street) - (Mother Jane Dunbar)
David had leased a property @ 1c Ballyalicock for 1 year from Robert
Patton - The lease was taken over in 1898 by Mrs.McClure
Douglas, Agnes - 2nd. August 1898 - (Father David Douglas a labourer of Ballialicock
then North Street) - (Mother Jane Dunbar)
Douglas, Margaret Jane - 11th. December 1901 - (Father David Douglas a labourer of
Ballialicock then North Street) - (Mother Jane Dunbar
Douglas, James McKeilly - 2nd. November 1891 or 1921 - (Father William Douglas) - (Mother Mary Elizabeth Moffett)
Douglas, Ella - 5th. February 1917 - {Father John Douglas a builder of Old Movilla Road} - {Mother Jane ?} - Ella later attended Movilla School
Douglas, Eleanor - 16th. December 1915 - Father a carpenter of Upper Movilla Street - Eleanor later attended Movilla School
Douglas, William Sharman - 20th. January 1926 @ Portaferry Road, Newtownards

H = Headstone Image
Erected by James Douglas of Ballyhay
Douglas, John - 21st. April 1834 aged 60 - {b.c1774} - Father to above James
Douglas, Margaret - 17th. March 1846 aged 71 - {b.c1775} - Mother to above James
Douglas, James (The above) - 3rd. October 1882 aged 76 - {b.c1806}
Douglas, Andrew P. - 5th. March 1899 - Son of Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Lizzie Ann - 24th. June 1909 - Daughter to Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Agnes - 16th. September 1911 - Daughter to Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Maggie - 10th. October 1912 - Daughter to Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Essie - 20th. March 1923
Douglas, Alexander - 17th. April 1927 - Husband to above Essie
Douglas, Jane - 14th. March 1929 - Daughter to Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Alexander - 15th. March 1947 - Son to Essie and Alexander
Douglas, Espie nee Douglas - 11th. April 1963 - Daughter to Essie and
Alexander
Douglass, Captain Daniel a Royal Marine - 1835 - Will probated
Douglas, Esther nee Gunning - 1842 aged 48 - Wife to
John Douglas Snr.
Douglas, John Snr. - 1850 aged 57
Douglas, Robert - 1916 - Rifleman 767 Royal Irish Rifles
Douglas, John - 17th. September 1935 - A builder of Old
Movilla Road - H
4th. February 1936 - Douglas John of Old Movilla Road Newtownards county Down builder
died 17 September 1935 Probate Belfast 4 February to Thomas Douglas and James Douglas
builders. Effects £2276.
Douglas, Jane - 15th. October 1961 - Wife to above John
Douglas, Thomas - 5th. November 1970 - Son of above
Douglas, Thomas - 24th. September 1936 - A builder
of Old Movilla Road
7th. May 1937 - Douglas Thomas of Old Moville Road Newtownards county Down builder died 24
September 1936 Probate Belfast 7 May to James Douglas builder and Robert MacCrory station
master. Effects £1,712

Douglas,
William Sharman - 11th. July 1950 - P.F.C. 21st. Infantry Regiment, 24th. Infantry
Division - Killed at Chochiwon, South Korea
Had emigrated from Newtownards to Erie County New York
Douglas, Agnes Chambers - 24th. May
1962 - Married woman of 83 William Street
Douglas, Agnes Chambers of 83 William Street Newtownards county Down married woman
died 24 May 1962 at Ards Hospital Newtownards Probate Belfast 19 July to Andrew Patterson
solicitor's assistant. Effects £4294 3s.

Douglas, Sarah - 5th. November 1853 aged 21 - (Father William Douglas) - Married Michael McCormick
Douglas, William - 31st. August 1857 aged 25 - {b.c1832} - Married Susanna Johnston aged 22 - {father Samuel Johnston}
Douglas, Marmion - 21st. May 1858 aged 24 - {Father Alexander Douglas} -Married Charlotte Stewart aged 23 - {Father John Stewart}
Douglas, John - 26th. July 1858 aged 21 - {Father Hugh McCutcheon} - {sic} - Married Elizabeth Patton aged 21 - {Father John Patton}
Douglas, Thomas Henry - 28th. August
1880 - Married Isabella McWha a servant at the Model School -
{Father Henry McWha a labourer}
Witnesses were William McCartney and Susanna McWha
Douglas, Thomas a mason of Loughriescoures
then Wallace Street then Movilla Street - 5th. May
1887 - (Father John Douglas a labourer) - Married Ellen McCully
Witnesses were David McCully and Letitia Snowden @ 1st.Presbyterian
| Douglas, Mary of Ballialicock -
19th. April 1894 - (Father John Douglas) - Married James Gilmore Witnesses were Mary Wallace and William John Gilmore @ 1st.Presbyterian |
Douglas, David a labourer of Ballialicock
then North Street - 27th. December 1894 - (Father John Douglas) - Married
Jane Dunbar
Witnesses were David Gilmore and Martha Porter @ 1st. Presbyterian
Douglas, John a labourer of 133
Greenwell Street - 2nd. June 1919 - {Father David Douglas a labourer} -
Married Martha McNeilly - {Father David McNeilly a weaver}
Witnessed by T.Lavery and Nellie McNeilly

Dowglass, George - 9th. January 1794 - Treasurer of the Down Hunt
Douglas, Daniel - 27th. July 1821
| Public Record Office for Northern Ireland | |
| D509/2008 | |
| Item | |
| Open | |
| Conveyance of premises - Consideration: | |
| 27 July 1821 | |
| Conveyance of premises - Consideration: £-.10s.-. of Daniel Douglas, Newtownards, Co. Down and James Douglas, Belfast to Charles McGarrell, Larne, Co. Antrim relating to Larne, Co. Antrim. |
Douglas, John - 1827 - Arrived in
Newtownards from Scotland with his wife Esther Gunning with one son John who was born
aboard ship in Belfast harbour, they went on to have 6 more children in Newtownards James who
later moved to Harriston, Ontario Canada, Robert who also moved to Harriston,
David who moved to Brooklyn, New York, Eliza who married a Sloan,
Rachael who married a Fennell and lived in Ontario, Canada and Mary who
married a Dickson and lived at Stratford, Ontario
John Jnr. moved to Canada in 1842 and settled near Stratford, Ontario
where he married Mary Newell daughter of James Newell and Mary Thompson of Newtownards on
8th. December 1853 @ Southeast Hope, Ontario - He died @ Huron Co. Ontario 20th. October
1870 - Mary moved to Gilby, North Dakota USA in July 1882 with her younger children and
died there 11th. March 1922
James emigrated to Ontario also where he died
Robert emigrated to Canada
David emigrated to Brooklyn, New York
Eliza married a Sloan
Rachael emigrated to Ontario and married a Fennell
Mary emigrated to Ontario and married a Dickson
Douglas, Mr. - 1852 - Master at the Academy on West Street
Douglas, John - 1863 - Of Regent Street - Leased a house #44 and yard from James Cahoon
Douglas, John - 1863 - Of Loughriescourse - Leased a house from James McGimpsey
Douglas, John - 1863 - Of Loughriescourse - Leased a house from Robert Patton
Douglas, John - 1877 - Treasurer at the News Room in the Town Hall Conway Square
Douglas, Matilda - 14th. April 1884 - Witness at the marriage of James Bradley to Jane Sinclair @ 1st.Presbyterian
1901 Census - Residents of a house 4 in Corporation North (Newtownards, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | Thomas | 39 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Co Down | Builder | Married |
| Douglas | Ellen | 37 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co Down | Dressmaker | Married |
| Douglas | John | 13 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Not Married |
| Douglas | James | 11 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Not Married |
| Douglas | Lizzie | 6 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Not Married |
| Douglas | Sarah | 6 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Not Married |
1901 Census - Residents of a house 26 in North Street (Newtownards Urban, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | David | 36 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Down | Labourer | Married |
| Douglas | Jane | 38 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Down | - | Married |
| Douglas | John | 5 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Down | Scholar | - |
| Douglas | Agnes | 2 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Down | - | - |
| Douglas | Maggie Jane | 23 | Female | Boarder | Presbyterian | Down | Cutter for Hosiery Trimmers | Not Married |
1911 Census - Residents of a house 17 in Balfour Street (Newtownards Urban, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass | John | 39 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Co Down | General Labourer | Married | 17 | 13 | 11 |
| Douglass | Agnes | 40 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Married | 17 | 13 | 11 |
| Douglass | Robert | 15 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Farm Labourer | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Sarah | 14 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Linen Weaver | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Annie | 12 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Henry | 11 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | John | 10 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Thomas | 8 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Susie | 8 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Samuel | 6 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | David | 4 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglass | Hugh | 2 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
1901 family lived at 20 Magherascouse, Ballygowan.
1911 Census - Residents of a house 4 in Francis Street (Newtownards Urban, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | David | 47 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Co Down | Carter | Married | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| Douglas | Jane | 48 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co Down | Dressmaker | Married | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| Douglas | John | 15 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Bread server | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglas | Agnes | 12 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglas | Margaret Jane | 9 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | Scholar | Single | - | - | - |
1911 Census - Residents of a house 23 in Francis Street Little (Newtownards Urban, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | Robert | 29 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Ballygowan, Co Down | General Labourer | Married | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Douglas | Mary | 29 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co Armagh | Labourer | Married | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Douglas | Susannah | 2 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Newtownards | - | - | - | - | - |
1911 Census - Residents of a house 1 in Movilla (Newtownards North, Down)
| Surname | Forename | Age | Sex | Relation to head | Religion | Birthplace | Occupation | Marital Status | Years Married | Children Born | Children Living |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | Thomas | 50 | Male | Head | Presbyterian | Co Down | Stonemason | Married | - | - | - |
| Douglas | Ellen | 47 | Female | Wife | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Married | 24 - c1887 | 5 | 4 |
| Douglas | John | 23 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Stonemason | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglas | James | 21 | Male | Son | Presbyterian | Co Down | Carpenter | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglas | Sarah | 16 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Single | - | - | - |
| Douglas | Lizzie | 16 | Female | Daughter | Presbyterian | Co Down | - | Single | - | - | - |

Another gem from Vernon Moore - Thomas Douglas with his
workmen and possible his son to his right
Pic added January 2014
Served WW1 1914-1918
| Douglas, | John | Newtownards | Private | 13th R.I.R. |
Adjey, John a retired merchant
- 29th. May 1933
In his will granted 27th. July 1933 left £62 13s 2d to Thomas Douglas
a builder and Hugh Menown a farmer
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Douglas, Alexander Moffet - July 1945 aged 22 - {b.3rd. June 1923} - Arrived aat Buffalo, New York USA |
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