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Can anyone tell me if there is a graveyard at Springwood Park Kelso Roxburugh.
Other wise where were the Douglas of Springwood park laid to rest.
My 4th great grandfather Major James Douglas died at this estate Edenside Kelso in 1814 and I cannot find his last resting place.
He was sent out to India in 1784 on the HEISC Camden as a cadet and later took a Bibi (mistress) having four children to her, one being my 3x great grandmother.
He took the children back to Scotland in 1807 on the Huddart and left the Bibi behind in Bombay.
The children were light skinned so were accepted into Scottish society while
Bibi Atcha would not have.
He was born at Springwood Park in 1768 and I believe illegitimate, the reason for him being shipped out to India.
Any help would be most appreciated.
