William
Douglas
Born about in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William Douglas
and Mary Rutherford
Brother of
George Douglas, John Douglas, John Douglas, Ellen Douglas, Nelly Douglas, Thomas Douglas, Agness Douglas, Robert Douglas, Andrew Douglas and James Douglas
Husband of
Jane Turnbull
— married
Jun 1834 in Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
William Douglas, Mary Douglas, George Douglas, Margaret Douglas, Helen Douglas, John Douglas, James Douglas, Agness Douglas and Andrew Douglas
Died
at about age 95
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1805 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
He married Jane Turnbull of Oxnam. They had nine children in various parts of Roxburgh, Cumberland and Caithness, up to 1854.
He emigrated with his eldest son, William, on the ship Maori, leaving Gravesend London about the 7th July, 1855. The journey of 107 days finished at Nelson on 23rd October 1855, where the majority of the passengers left the ship. There is no news article about its arrival in Wellington, but we can assume passengers for that port were disembarked a few days later. The Maori made regular voyages to NZ in the 1850’s, and commonly delivered passengers to multiple ports on arrival in our waters.
At some point, William moved to Hawera, leaving the running of Te Mahanga Station to his son William.
He passed away at Hawera in 1901, having seen Te Mahanga pass into the hands of his grandsons W J & AF Douglas.
Christening
- Christening:
- Date: 5 May 1805
- Place: Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Sources
- PapersPast Nelson Examiner and NZ Chronicle, 27 October 1855
- https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NENZC18551027.2.3
- Full passenger list of the ship Maori
- Information about some of the voyages of the Maori from London to various NZ ports.
- NZ BDM online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
- 1901/7618 Death registration at 95 years.
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Bradley Douglas
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