William Douglas

Occupation Details
- Until January 1949 William's occupation was engine fitter journeyman for Babcock and Wilcox, in Renfrew.⁴
  - Occupation Notes
    - Spent 5 years at night school doing an Ordinary National Certificate. Source: Ewan Douglas, 2006
  His occupation was trade union offiicial.²
  - Occupation Notes
    - Branch Secretary, Amalgamated Engineering Union (not branch president as stated in obituary: source Ewan Douglas, 2009), Area Secretary, AEU 1946-47. Cooperative director; President, publicity agent of Renfrew Housing Association.

Whereabouts
- William lived on a temporary basis in Cameron Falls from 1932.
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - In the early 1930s he worked on the construction of a hydroelectric plant at Cameron Falls, near Port Arthur. His wife remained in their house in Toronto. During the periods spent at the site, he, and all the others carried a revolver for defence against bears. He took it back to Scotland, where Ewan Douglas remebers it being kept, illegally, in the cutlery drawer in the kitchen during WW2.
  He lived in Renfrew for fourteen years from 1935 to 1949.⁵
  He lived in Canada for six years and zero months from April 15th, 1929 to April 1935.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Sailed 3rd class on S.S. Melita from Glasgow, Apr. 5, 1929, arrived St. John, New Brunswick, Apr. 15. Had $15 on arrival, intending to stay at Salvation Army hostel and work in farming.
      Returned from Quebec with wife Annie on "Duchess of York", arriving in Greenock on May 4th, 1935

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Archibald Douglas
  - d.<05 Dec 1872
  
  William John Douglas
  - b.14 Apr 1871 in Derry d.15 Apr 1950 in Bellshill
  
  Samuel Wray
  - d.>  1838
  
  Samuel Alexander Wray
  - b. in Ireland d.<  1881
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Margaret Jane Wray
  - b.1846 in Ireland d.28 Feb 1927 in Port Glasgow
  
  Joseph Steen
  - d.<  1882
  
  Rebecca Steen
  - b.1825 in Ireland d.23 Jul 1882 in Port Glasgow
  
  <Unknown>
  
  William Douglas
  - b.03 Dec 1903 in Govan d.25 Mar 1949 in Govan
  
  Archibald Carmichael
  - b.1801 in Kilbrandon-Kilchattan d.<  1851
  
  James Carmichael
  - b.12 Jun 1843 in Easdale d.<  1901
  
  John McQueen
  - d.<  1867
  
  Ann McQueen
  - b.1803 in Kilbrandon-Kilchattan d.16 Apr 1867 in Tradeston
  
  Ann McConnell
  - d.<  1867
  
  Agnes Carmichael
  - b.Jun 1878 in Hebburn d.25 Sep 1948 in Renfrew
  
  William Stevenson
  - d.<  1841
  
  David Stevenson
  - b.1800 in Kilsyth d.23 Dec 1882 in Glasgow
  
  Margaret Patrick ^*
  - b.04 Mar 1773 in Queenzieburn d.>  1841
  
  William Stevenson
  - b.08 Dec 1824 in Kilsyth d.
  Janet Hamilton
  - b.1803 in Scotland d.<  1844
  
  Agnes Stevenson
  - b.1846 in Gorbals d.1898 in Tynemouth
  
  William Finlay ^*
  - b.Jun 1756 in Queenzieburn
  
  Andrew Findlay
  - b.22 Aug 1790 in Kilsyth d.09 Aug 1853 in Kilsyth
  
  Agnes Hanna
  
  Agnes Findlay
  - b.31 Jul 1825 in Kilsyth d.30 Nov 1859 in Kilsyth
  
  Alexander Shaw ^*
  - b.Dec 1739 in Kilsyth
  
  Isobel Shaw
  - b.08 Sep 1785 in Kilsyth d.>  1851
  
  Jean Tennant ^*
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

William Douglas

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Details of William's family with Annie Robertson