Brief Life History of William
When William Douglas was born on 12 October 1841, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Douglass, was 26 and his mother, Ann Johnson, was 26. He died on 19 November 1856, in Utah, United States, at the age of 15, and was buried in Utah, United States.
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Sources (7)
- William Douglas, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Douglas, "Find a Grave Index"
- William Douglas, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
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World Events (6)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called from their situation on a river named with Gaelic dubh ‘dark, black’ + glas ‘stream’ (a derivative of glas ‘blue’). There are several localities in Scotland and Ireland so named, but the one from which the surname is derived in most if not all cases is Douglas in Lanarkshire 20 miles south of Glasgow, the original stronghold of the influential Douglas family and their retainers.
History: The family taking their name from Douglas in Lanarkshire were of Flemish origin. They rose to great prominence in the 14th and 15th centuries, controlling the earldoms of Douglas, Morton, and Angus, and later, Queensberry.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Grave Location for William Douglass
From Find A Grave Memorial # 28921634: Birth: Oct. 12, 1840 Leicester, England Death: Nov. 19, 1856 Sweetwater County Wyoming, USA Parents - John /DOUGLASS/ and Jane /HERBERT/ William died on …
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