William, like the rest of the Douglas family, worked at odd jobs to earn extra money, and a college education appeared to be unaffordable.

The Douglas family, for example, were important grape growers in the area.

It was inhabited at one time by several different members of the Douglas family through the generations.

It was restored to the Douglas family in 1586.

It subsequently appeared, sometimes with a royal crown, in every branch of the Douglas family.

The title has been held since its creation in 1682 by a member of the Douglas family.

A long interlude of praise for the Douglas family follows.

Later he came under the king's suspicion for communicating with the banished Douglas family.

The Douglas family took this name when their ancestors settled here in the 12th century.

The old mansion is now a museum devoted to history of the Jerome area and the Douglas family.