DOUGLAS, John of Inchmarlo, then of Tilquhillie ^{2 3 5}

   Other names for John were DOUGLASS, John of Tilwhilly and Inchmarlo, Mr ⁵ and DOWGLASS, John.¹

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John married Grizel FORBES, daughter of Thomas FORBES of Waterton and Jean RAMSAY, on 15 February 1666 in Ellon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Grizel FORBES was born about 1645.)

  Marriage Notes:

"DOUGLAS
JOHN
GRIZELL FORBES/
15/02/1666
192 30 / 38
ELLON"

from Index of Marriages




"1666. Contract of Marriage, John Dowglass (eldest son of James Dowglass of Inchmarlie, and Isobel Ramsay), with Grissel Forbes, with consent of her mother, Jean Ramsay, and her brother, Sir John Forbes. James Dowglass, the father, settled all his lands on them and their heirs male, after his own and his wife's death, and, in the meantime, agrees to allow them 600 marks a-year. If there shall be no heirs male, and but one daughter, she is to have 6000 marks - if more, 10,000 marks among them, payable at 14 years old. Sir John Forbes gives, with his sister, 6000 marks, to be laid out on mortgage, for the benefit of the younger children."

from Family of Forbes of Waterton




"John Douglas of Inchmarlo and Tilquhillie. He was retoured heir to his father in Inchmarlo in 1673, and in 1684 he received Tilquhillie from the creditors of his uncle, Sir Robert (No. 375). He died 1723. He married first, in 1666, Grizel, sister of Sir John Forbes of Watterton, and had : - (a) James Douglas, died unmarried. (b) John (No. 378)."

from Heraldry of the Douglases ^{1 2 3}

John next married Euphan BUTLER on 6 August 1704 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{2 3 4} (Euphan BUTLER was born about 1660.)

  Marriage Notes:

"DOUGLAS
JOHN
EUPHAN BUTLER OR GUTHRIE FR1382 (FR1382)
06/08/1704
685 / 1 450 / 169
EDINBURGH"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"6^th august 1704
John Douglas of Tilliwhillie and Euphan Butler relict of mr John Guthrie wryter to the Signet now in S.W. parish"




"John Douglas of Inchmarlo and Tilquhillie .... married .... second, Euphemia Butler, but had no issue."

from Heraldry of the Douglases ^{2 3 4}