This may have been because Anna was very young she was only in her mid-teens when her father died. Traditionally it is said that Douglas had a romance with Annie Laurie, but that her father opposed a marriage. He returned to his estate at Fingland in 1694.Īnnie Laurie was born Anna, on 16 December 1682, about 6 o'clock in the morning at Barjarg Tower, in Keir, near Auldgirth, Scotland, the youngest daughter of Robert Laurie, who became first baronet of Maxwellton in 1685. William Douglas became a soldier in the Royal Scots and fought in Germany and Spain and rose to the rank of captain. The song is also known as " Maxwelton Braes". The words were modified and the tune was added by Alicia Scott in 1834/5. " Annie Laurie" is an old Scottish song based on a poem said to have been written by William Douglas (1682?–1748) of Dumfriesshire, about his romance with Annie Laurie (1682–1764). JSTOR ( March 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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