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     William Douglas Sir, Duke of Atholl was the son of Sir James Douglas. William Sir William Douglas of Liddesdale, kmown as 'the flower of chivalry', son & heir of Sir James Douglas, of Lothian (ancestor of the earls of Morton), was created Earl of Atholl 18 July 1341, and almost immediately afterwards resigned that earldom, at Aberdeen, in favour of Robert Stewart, the High Steward. He obtained lands from the Grahames, and is usually said to have married Margaret, sister and coheir of John Graham, of Dalkeith & Abercorn. He married Elizabeth. Having entailed on 3 Nov 1351, his lands of Liddesdale on the sons of his brother John Douglas, he died s.p.m. in August 1353, being assassinated by his kinsman, William (Douglas), 1st Earl of Douglas. His widow Elizabeth remarried Hugh Dacre on 18 July 1341.
     William died in August 1353. He left no male issue and was assassinated by his kinsman William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas..

     William Douglas the Hardy was born. Second son of Sir William of Douglas, who was son of Sir Archibald.

     Emma Sarah Doultree married Henry Albert Clark, son of Owen Clark and Hannah Bullett.
     Emma died on 10 September 1958.

     Mary Dove married Robert Stanser Bowker, son of Dr Robert Stanser Bowker and Betsey Marshall, on 1 August 1881 in St Mary Magdalene, Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

     Ellen Dowbiken married Christopher Banks on 6 August 1601 in Giggleswick, Yorkshire.

     Unknown Dowell married Edmond Costello, son of Jordan (Boy) Costello. Unknown Dowell was born say 1660 in Brickcliffe Castle, near Boyle, Sligo, Ireland.

     Daughter Dowl was born in January 1763 in Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of Lachlan MacPherson als Doul (of Belnakyle) and Janet Riach. Daughter Dowl was christened on 3 July 1763 in Kirkmichael.

     Harriette Ann Dowling was born in 1828. They were the same age at their marriage.
     Harriette Ann Dowling married Dr John Henry Halahan, son of George Augustus Frederick Halahan and Jane Fleming, on 18 July 1855 in St Peter, Dublin, Ireland. John Henry Halahan, of full age, bachelor, MD Royal Artillery of Portobello Barracks, son of George Augustus Frederick Halahan, MD to Harriette Ann Dowling, of full age, spinster of 1 Harcourt St, daughter of James Dowling, comp.... carter? By licence, both signed in the presence of George A F Halahan & E C Halahan..
     Harriette died between January 1907 and March 1907 in London, Kensington RD, Middlesex.

     She was called Ellen at her son's birth in 1868.. Ann Downes was born circa 1845.
     Ann Downes married Patrick Handy, son of Martin Jonathan Handy, on 31 July 1867 in the CR chapel, Tullamore, Kilbride, Offaly, Ireland.

     Rev George Downham was born before April 1567. George was Rector at St Margaret, Lothbury, London, between 1596 and 1610. George was the Bishop of Derry at Ireland between 1616 and 1634.
     Jael Killigrew married secondly Rev George Downham on 22 April 1617 in London. Rev Father George [Downham], Lord Bishop if Derry, Ireland, widower, 50 & Lady Jael Killigrew, 46, widow of Sir Henry Killigrew, Kt, deceased 16 years since.
     |In a letter of December 1629 George Downham, Bishop of Derry, was concerned that the large number of Catholics he believed were living in the barony of Strabane was threatening the security of the area, he complained to the lord chancellor of Ireland: " Since he got part of the Earl of Abercorn's grant of the barony of Strabane, Sir George Hamilton [of Greenlaw] has done his best to plant Popery there and has brought over priests and Jesuits from Scotland. The Earl's second son Claude, who they call the Master of Abercorn, has now succeeded to his estates, and as Sir William has inherited the proportion of this father Sir Claude all the Hamilton lands are now in the hands of Papists"
In an interview with the Master of Abercorn, Downham advised him that if he would not 'embrace the reformed religion to his own religion to himself and not to poison others with the venom of Popery'. Downham was of the opinion that the Master of Abercorn 'would be a hopeful young gentleman' were it not for his Catholicism. Downham was also concerned about other members of the Abercorn family...
Downham found Sir George Hamilton of Greenlaw to be a 'courteous and civil gentleman'.
     George died on 17 April 1634. He matriculated in November 1851 at Cambridge University.