Robert Douglas
1711–
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life of Robert
When Robert Douglas was born on 5 June 1711, in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Douglass, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Stevenson, was 28. He married Isobel Swan on 5 February 1731, in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Robert Douglas
1711–
Isobel Swan
1713–
Marriage: 5 February 1731
Isabell Douglas
1731–
Spouse & Children
1711–Male
1713–Female
MARRIAGE
5 February 1731
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
5 February 1731
Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
children
(1)
1731–Female
Parents & Siblings
1683–Male
1683–Female
siblings
(8)
1703–Female
1706–Male
1708–Female
1709–Female
1711–Male
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 91
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
Age 104
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Gaelic: From Gaelic "dubh-ghlas," dark grey.
Sources (1)
- Roberto Douglass in entry for Isabela Douglass, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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