Dr. Robert Douglas

1833 - 1886  (52 years)

• Name	Robert Douglas
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	8 Jun 1833	Bronte, Halton Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184909369
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Doctor
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Church of Scotland
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-273404
  Died	24 Jan 1886	Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I273404	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Douglass,   b. 12 Sep 1804, , Montgomery Co., New York ,   d. 29 Mar 1888, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Jane McGill,   b. 9 Jul 1808, , County Down, Ireland ,   d. 2 Jul 1895, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F34411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Sproat,   b. 1835, Milton, Halton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1877, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Jean Gordon "Jennie" Douglas,   b. 21 Mar 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1939, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec  (Age 80 years)   2. Marion Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Douglas,   b. 7 Aug 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1920, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F232768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "DOUGLASS, ROBERT according to the Canadian Biographical History, was born in Nelson Township, Halton County on June 8, 1833, the son of Robert Douglass of New York State. The 1861 census lists him as bom in the U. S. A., thirty five years of age. As both accounts have the correct name of his wife, we are offered a choice. He received his medical degree from Queen's University in 1855 and went into practice at Jarvis for three or four years. His introduction to this county took place through a card in the Berlin Telegraph on May 11, 1860: R. Douglass M. D. SURGEON &c. Winterbourne- office hours from 8 to 10 a. m. and from 8 to 6 p. m. daily. This card appeared until May 31, 1861 when he moved to Port Elgin. In that place he had a good practice and was active in community and professional affairs. In 1867 he ran as the Reform candidate for the House of Commons for his riding. He was listed in the Ontario Medical Register until 1887. " Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 61.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jun 1833 - Bronte, Halton Co., Ontario Occupation - Doctor - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth