William Douglas of Kelhead

Colonel Sir William Douglas of Kelhead (died 1673) raised a regiment of foot in Nithsdale and Annandale in 1643.

[1] At the Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644, the second line was entirely composed of Scots, including William Douglas of Kilhead's Regiment, under Major-General Sir James Lumsden.

[2] The regiment were previously deployed at the Siege of Newcastle in February 1644, and were again on 19 October 1644, when it was part of The "Third Brigade", sited opposite Pilgrim Street Gate,[3] which they successfully assaulted that day, leading to the fall of the city.

His brother was to become the 2nd Earl of Queensberry (died 1671), and through a contract with him was infeft in Kelhead.

Their son, Sir James Douglas of Kelhead (1639-1708) was made a Baronet of Nova Scotia in his father's lifetime.