22 The Douglas Tomb at Hampstead. 



It would not be right to close these notes without referring 

 to the " Ha' Ghost" This mysterious apparition seems to have 

 haunted the place from the distant past, and whose mysterious 

 and noisy demonstrations have from time to time disturbed the 

 residents. It is said to make its appearance before and at the time 

 of the death of any member of the family. 



3. The Douglas Tomb at Hampstead. By Dr E. J. Chinnock. 



In looking over the old Churchyard of ITampstead, in the 

 north-west of London, I came upon an old tomb lying shattered, 

 but with the pieces placed together. The inscription is as 

 follows : — 



" This stone is erected 



in memory of 



Charles Douglas, 



brother of 



Sir John Douglas 



of Kellhead, 



in the County of Dumfries, 



North Britain, 



who died the 13th of December, 1770, 



aged LX." 



Above the inscription is the Douglas coat of arms. 



On consulting Burke's " Dictionary of the Peerage and 

 Baronetage " I find that Charles Douglas of Breconwark married 

 a Mrs Young, but died without issue, on the 13th December, 1770. 

 This, no doubt, is the person buried in Hampstead Churchyard. 

 This Charles Douglas was the third son of Sir William Douglas, 

 the second baronet of Kellhead. He was one of thirteen children, 

 ten sons and three daughters. His brother's grandson, Charles, 

 the fifth baronet of Kellhead, became the 5th Marquis of Queens- 

 berry in 1810, on the death of the 4th Duke of Queensberry 

 ("old Q."), and the present Marquis, the 8th, is descended from 

 him. 



