Researching Douglas Carnegie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 983 people with the Carnegie surname? In that year Carnegie was ranked number 2606 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Douglas means "from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1110 people with the Carnegie surname in the UK? Carnegie is now ranked number 3006 for popularity in the UK. |
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Douglas Carnegie
Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas George Carnegie (4 January 1870 – 27 February 1937) was a British politician.
He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Carnegie, 9th Earl of Northesk and Elizabeth Georgina Frances Elliot.
Carnegie was commissioned into the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment in 1888. He resigned his commission as a Major in 1905. From 1917 to 1918 he served with the Labour Corps and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel.
He married Margaret Jean Johnstone-Douglas, daughter of Arthur Henry Johnstone-Douglas and Jane Maitland Stewart, on 26 April 1894 and had four children:
*John Douglas Carnegie, 12th Earl of Northesk (16 February 1895 – 22 July 1975)*David Alexander Carnegie (15 January 1897 – 2 April 1917)*Lady Jean Douglas Carnegie (b.31 August 1899)*Margaret Carnegie (7 June 1901 – 19 April 1946)
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