Name
David Douglas, of Reston
Occupation
Biographical Notes
Advocate 21 June 1791. Son of Colonel Robert Douglas of Strathendry; m. Elizabeth Craigie; Sheriff of Berwick 14 Dec. 1809, Bench 20 Nov. 1813.
Life Dates
- 1819

Associated Cases

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Case Role Date
Wemyss v. Heritors of Newburn Advocate for Defender 1800

Documents Authored

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Title Type Document Title Submitted
Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, Commissioners for Plantation of Kirks, and Valuation of Teinds, & c. the Petition of The Governors of Heriots Hospital, Sir James Gardiner Baird of Sauchtonhall, Baronet; Sir Andrew Lauder Dick of Grange, Baronet; The Governors of Watsons Hospital; Thomas Sievewright of Miggetland, Esquire; James Clerk of Bonnington, Esquire; Charles Gordon of Cluny, Esquire; The Governors of the Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, The Trustees of Miss Doig...

16 Jun 1801
Melville v. Heritors of Leslie Answers

Answers for John Irving, Writer to the Signet, Common Agent in the Locality in Leslie; To the Petition and Note for John Melvill, Manufacturer in Dysart, Proprietor of the lands of Prinlaws

3 Jan 1800
Memorial

Memorial for William Wright of Portsreet, near Newport, Newmarket, in the County of Middlesex, Cabinetmarket, and John Obsburn Brown, Writer to the signet, his attorney.

1 Apr 1802
Wright v. Cunninghame Memorial

Memorial for William Wright of Portsreet, near Newport, Newmarket, in the County of Middlesex, Cabinetmarket, and John Obsburn Brown, Writer to the signet, his attorney.

1 Apr 1802
Wemyss v. Heritors of Newburn Memorial

Memorial for The Heritors of Newburn, Defenders in the Reduction brought against them by David Wemyss, Esq. of Wester Lathallan, Pursuer

5 Jun 1799
Thomson &c v. St. Clair Erskine Petition

Answers for Sir James St Clair Erskine of Sinclair, Baronet, Defender, to the Petition of John Thomson, Efq; younger of Charleton, and Thomas Coutts, Efq; Banker in London, Claud Wauchope, Efq; clerk to the signet, his Curators, Pursuers

28 Jan 1794
The Heritors of Portmoak v. Mrs Anne Jean Douglas. Answers

Answers for Mrs. Anne Jean Douglas of Kirkness, to the Peitition of the Heritors of Portmoak

10 Mar 1795
Hamilton v. Scott Answers 30 Nov 1797
Henderson v. Wilson and Melvilles Memorial 16 Jun 1795
Henderson v. Wilson and Melvilles Petition 7 Jun 1795
Henderson v. Wilson and Melvilles Petition 10 Feb 1797
James Henderson v. William Scott Information

Information for James Henderson, residing at Kelty, Pursuer; against William Scott, Procurator-Fiscal for the County of Edinburgh, and Others, Defenders

6 Sep 1792
Colvill v. M'Ewan Petition

Unto The Right Honourable, The Lords of Council and Session, The Petition of The Honourable Lieutenant George Colvill of the 41st Regiment of Foot

11 Nov 1793
Syme v. Erskine and Others Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Syme, Writer to the Signet, for himself, and as Trustee for the other Creditors of the late John Ranaldson, of Blairball, Esq

4 Feb 1801
LC Volume 01 Case

Case for Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham, Spouse of Robert Walker of Sunnybank, Esq. and for Mrs. Alison Cunningham, Spouse of Mr. William Walker, at Orchardhead, Daughters of the deceased John Cunningham of Balbougie, Esq. Advocate (who was eldest Son of John Cunningham, Esq. W. S.) and their Husbands for their Interests,-- Pursuers, in the Conjoined Processes of Declarator of Legitmacy against Katharine Alison, Mary and Jean Cunningham, Daughters of Colonel James Cunningham, second Son of the said deceased John Cunningham of Balbougie, W.S., and Mrs. Esther Cunningham, otherwise Cauvine, only surviing Child of the deceased Dr. Harry Cunningham, third Son of the said deceased John Cunningham, W.S. Spouse of Joseph Cauvine, Esq. W. S., and the said Colonel James Cunningham, as Administrator-in-Law to his Daughters Mary and Jean, who were under Age, and the said Joseph Cauvine for his Interest; and also against the Pursuers' Father, the said John Dunningham of Balbougie, Advocate, now deceased--Defenders

7 Apr 1808
Oliver v. Eliott Petition

Unto the Right Honourable Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Andrew Oliver, Mason in Kirkton

7 Mar 1803
LC Volume 01 Answers

Answers for Messrs Laurie and Pinkerton, and John Brown, Merchants in Glasgow; Alexander Brown, Merchant in Grahamston, near Glasgow; and John Gray, Miller, late at the Town of Glasgow Mills, Creditors and Defenders; to the Condescendence for William Jackson, present Prisoner in the Tolbooth of Glasgow, late Shopkeeper there, Pursuer of a Process of Cessio

19 Apr 1810
Alexander Campbell vs. Ramsay, Hannay, & Others Answers

Answers for Ramsay Hannay, Esq. of Kirkdale, and others, Trustees of John Hannay, Esq. of Ruscoe, to the Petition of Alexander Campbell, Esq. late of Calcutta, now residing in Edinburgh

1 Dec 1808