Douglas baronets

The Douglas of Glenbervie, Kincardine Baronetcy was created on 28 May 1625 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. (First creation)

The Douglas of Kelhead, Scotland Baronetcy was created 26 February 1668 in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.

The Douglas of Carr, Perthshire Baronetcy was created on 23 January 1777 in the Baronetage of Great Britain for Captain (later Admiral) Charles Douglas as a result of his service in Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. Upon Sir Charles' death in 1789, his eldest son, Vice-Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas, inherited the title. Sir William was unmarried, and upon his death in 1809, the baronetcy passed to his youngest brother, General Sir Howard Douglas, their middle brother having died as well. The baronetcy is now extinct.

The Douglas of Maxwell, Roxburgh Baronetcy was created 17 June 1786 in the Baronetage of Great Britain .

The Douglas of Castle Douglas, Kirkudbright Baronetcy was created 17 July 1801 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

The Douglas of Glenbervie, Kincardine Baronetcy (second creation) was created on 30 September 1831 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

Douglas of Glenbervie (1625)

The grave of Sir Alexander Douglas of Glenbervie, the Howff Cemetery, Dundee

• Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died c. 1660) grandson of William Douglas, 9th Earl of Angus
• Sir William Douglas, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1680)
• General Sir Robert Douglas, 3rd Baronet (died 24 July 1692), Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Foot, killed at the Battle of Steinkirk.
• Sir Robert Douglas, 4th Baronet (c 1662 – 27 January 1748)
• Sir William Douglas, 5th Baronet (c 1690 – 23 July 1764)
• Sir Robert Douglas, 6th Baronet (1694 – 24 April 1770)
• Sir Alexander Douglas, 7th Baronet FRCPE (1738 – 28 November 1812)

On his death the baronetcy became dormant

Douglas of Kelhead (1668)

• Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (19 February 1639 – c. 1707)
• Sir William Douglas, 2nd Baronet of Kelhead, (c. 1675 – 10 October 1733) was the son of the 1st Baronet and Catherine Douglas, a sister of the 3rd Earl of Queensbury (later the Duke of Queensbury).
  Sir William was married to Helen Erskine, a daughter of Colonel John Erskine, Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle. They had nine children, of whom their eldest son, Sir John Douglas, 3rd Bt. of Kelhead (b. 1733 – 13 November 1778) succeeded to the title upon his father's death.
• Sir John Douglas, 3rd Baronet (c 1708 – 13 November 1778) MP for Dumfries-shire 1741–1747
• Sir William Douglas, 4th Baronet (c 1731 – 16 May 1783), MP for Dumfries 1768–1780
• Sir Charles Douglas, 5th Baronet. He subsequently succeeded to the Marquessate of Queensberry in 1810 with which title the baronetcy remains merged.

Marquesses of Queensberry and Dukes of Buccleuch, Dover, Monmouth, and Queensberry

Lord Scott of Buccleuch, 1606 Walter Scott c. 1565–1611 1st Lord Scott of Buccleuch Earl of Buccleuch and Lord Scott of Whitchester and Eskdaill, 1619 Viscount Drumlanrig and Lord Douglas of Hawick and Tibbers, 1628 Earl of Queensberry, 1633 Walter Scott c. 1606–1633 1st Earl of Buccleuch William Douglas (c. 1582 – c. 1639–1640) 1st Earl of Queensberry King Charles II 1630–1685 Francis Scott 1626–1651 2nd Earl of Buccleuch James Douglas d. 1671 2nd Earl of Queensberry William Douglas d. 1673 Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Doncaster, Duke of Buccleuch (1st creation) and Earl of Dalkeith, 1663 Duke of Buccleuch (2nd creation), 1663 Marquess of Queensberry and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, 1682 Marquess of Dumfriesshire, 1683 Duke of Queensberry, 1684 Baronet Douglas of Kelhead, 1668 James Scott 1649–1685 Duke of Monmouth and Earl of Doncaster, Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith Anne Scott 1651–1732 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, 4th Countess of Buccleuch Mary Scott 1647–1661 3rd Countess of Buccleuch William Douglas 1637–1695 1st Duke of Queensberry, Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, 3rd Earl of Queensberry Lady Catherine Douglas James Douglas 1639–1708 1st Baronet of Kelhead Dukedoms of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1st creation) and earldoms of Buccleuch and Doncaster forfeit, 1663 Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 1708 Earl of March, 1697 James Scott 1674–1705 styled Earl of Dalkeith James Douglas 1662–1711 2nd Duke of Queensberry, 1st Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 2nd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar William Douglas d. 1705 Earl of March William Douglas d. 1733 2nd Baronet of Kelhead Earl of Doncaster restored, 1743 Earl of Solway, 1706 Francis Scott 1695–1751 2nd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 2nd Earl of Doncaster Jane Douglas 1701–1729 James Douglas 1697–1715 3rd Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Charles Douglas 1698–1778 3rd Duke of Queensberry, 2nd Duke of Dover and Marquess of Beverley, 4th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of Solway William Douglas 1696–1731 Earl of March John Douglas c. 1708–1778 3rd Baronet of Kelhead Excluded from succession to the dukedoms of Queensberry and Dover Dukedom of Dover and Marquessate of Beverley, and earldom of Solway extinct, 1778 Francis Scott 1721–1750 styled Earl of Dalkeith Henry Douglas 1722–1754 styled Earl of Drumlanrig Charles Douglas 1726–1756 styled Earl of Drumlanrig William Douglas 1724–1810 4th Duke of Queensberry, 5th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar, Earl of March Henry Scott 1746–1812 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 5th Duke of Queensberry William Douglas c. 1730–1783 4th Baronet of Kelhead George Scott 1768 styled Earl of Dalkeith Charles William Henry Montagu-Scott 1772–1819 4th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 6th Duke of Queensberry Charles Douglas 1777–1837 6th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar John Douglas 1779–1856 7th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar George Henry Scott 1798–1808 Lord Scott of Whitchester Walter Francis Montagu Douglas Scott 1806–1884 5th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 7th Duke of Queensberry Archibald William Douglas 1818–1858 8th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott 1831–1914 6th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 8th Duke of Queensberry Henry John Montagu-Scott 1832–1905 Baron Montagu of Beaulieu John Sholto Douglas 1844–1900 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter Henry Montagu Douglas Scott 1861–1886 styled Earl of Dalkeith John Charles Montagu Douglas Scott 1864–1935 7th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 9th Duke of Queensberry Francis Archibald Douglas 1867–1894 styled Viscount Drumlanrig, Baron Kelhead Percy Sholto Douglas 1868–1920 10th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott 1894–1973 8th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 10th Duke of Queensberry Francis Archibald Kelhead Douglas 1898–1954 11th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Walter Francis John Montagu Douglas Scott 1923–2007 9th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 11th Duke of Queensberry David Harrington Angus Douglas b. 1929 12th Marquess of Queensberry, Marquess of Dumfriesshire, and Earl of Drumlanrig and Sanquhar Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott b. 1954 10th Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith, 12th Duke of Queensberry Sholto Francis Guy Douglas b. 1967 styled Viscount Drumlanrig Lord Torquil Oberon Tobias Douglas b. 1978 Walter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott b. 1984 styled Earl of Dalkeith Willoughby Ralph Montagu Douglas Scott b. 2016 Lord Eskdaill

Douglas of Carr (1777)

• Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, 1st Baronet (1727–1789)
• Admiral Sir William Henry Douglas, 2nd Baronet of Carr, (28 July 1761 – 24 May 1809) was a British naval officer, the oldest son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas. His mother was a Dutch woman named Uranie Lydie Marteilhe. He was one of six admirals to carry the canopy at Nelson's funeral. Sir William was unmarried and the baronetcy passed to his younger brother.
• General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet (1776–1861), Governor of New Brunswick, Canada, High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, MP for Liverpool 1842–1847
• Sir Robert Percy Douglas, 4th Baronet (1805–1891), Governor of Jersey
• Sir Arthur Percy Douglas, 5th Baronet (1845–1913), Under-Secretary for Defence, New Zealand
• Sir James Stewart Douglas, 6th Baronet (1859–1940)

Extinct on his death

Douglas of Maxwell (1786)

• Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703 – 2 November 1787) MP for Orkney & Shetland 1754–1768
• Sir George Douglas, 2nd Baronet (1 March 1754 – 4 June 1821) MP for Roxburghshire 1784–1806
• Sir John James Scott-Douglas, 3rd Baronet (18 July 1792 – 24 January 1836)
• Sir George Henry Scott-Douglas, 4th Baronet (19 June 1825 – 26 June 1885) MP for Roxburghshire 1874–1880
• Sir George Brisbane Douglas, 5th Baronet (22 December 1856 – 22 June 1935)
• Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet (24 October 1930 – 16 July 1969)

Extinct on his death

Douglas of Castle Douglas (1801)

• Sir William Douglas, 1st Baronet (died 1809)

Extinct on his death

Douglas of Glenbervie (1831)

• Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Douglas, 1st Baronet (died 22 November 1833)
• Sir Robert Andrews Douglas, 2nd Baronet (1807 – 1 November 1843)
• Sir Robert Andrews Mackenzie Douglas, 3rd Baronet (19 July 1837 – 28 February 1884), MP for Marsden (1876–1879)
• Sir Kenneth Douglas, 4th Baronet (29 May 1868 – 28 October 1954)
• Sir Sholto Courtenay Mackenzie Douglas, 5th Baronet (27 June 1890 – 9 June 1986)

Extinct on his death.

References

Sources

• Douglas, Percy. History of the Family Douglas, vol. I.
• Cokayne,The Complete Baronetage V vols. Exeter 1902. [1]
• Burke's Peerage and Baronetage (1938)
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "D" (part 2)