Douglas baronets of Maxwell (1786)

Escutcheon of the Douglas baronets of Maxwell

The Douglas baronetcy of Maxwell, Roxburghshire (also of Springwood Park in the same county)[1] was created 17 June 1786 in the Baronetage of Great Britain for James Douglas, younger son of George Douglas of Friarshaw, a naval officer and politician.[2][3] For a period it was the Scott-Douglas baronetcy.[1]

  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 186.
  2. ^ Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. p. 251-252.
  3. ^ "Douglas, James (1703-87), of Springwood Park, Roxburgh, and St. Olla, Orkney, History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.