"Welcome to our community, Miguel.
I note your connection with the Dougas Scotti family and hope that between us we can work out the connections.
If you are able to add more details for your family, that would be helpful.
Yours aye,
William"
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Douglas families in Ireland
Researching members of the Douglas family in Ireland is notoriously difficult. So many records have been destroyed, and the families often moved on to America, or elsewhere.This group is for those tracing their ancestors in Ireland.See More
"I have acquired the book and find that this image is a poor copy of the original, by artist Anthony Beasley.It depicts Sir Archibald at the battle of Halidon Hill, where he was killed in 1333, along with six Scottish earls, seventy…"
"Welcome to our community, Duncan.
You might like to consider joining the Irish group?
The more detail you provide about your ancestor, the more chance there is that someone will recognise them as being part of their research and so you can…"
sugarhouse prison Capture
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Mary, Queen of Scots casket acquired for the nation - from the Douglases!
Posted on April 23, 2024 at 10:50 0 Comments 2 Likes
The Mary, Queen of Scots Casket stands as one of Scotland's most revered and enigmatic treasures. Its allure lies not only in its exquisite craftsmanship but also in its enduring connection to the controversial queen herself.
For over 300 years, a handwritten letter telling the casket’s history has been stored within it. This note records…
Sir Archibald Douglas, Regent of Scotland
Posted on April 21, 2024 at 11:00 2 Comments 1 Like
We are probably all familiar with this depiction of Sir Archibald Douglas. Until now, I was unaware that it is taken from of 'The Book of the Medieval Knight' published by Cassel PLC. It was published in the 20th century, so not the book of more recent origin.
Can anyone help me identify a seller of this publication?
Sir…
The Good Sir James's relationship to Robert the Bruce
Posted on April 16, 2024 at 17:00 0 Comments 1 Like
Kilbarchan Church to be auctioned
Posted on April 2, 2024 at 11:36 0 Comments 0 Likes
One of the notable Douglas families is that of the descendants of Rev. Robert Douglas, long-serving minister in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Son of Robert Douglas of Barloch, Rev. Robert Douglas served as a pillar of Kilbarchan for over four decades. Following in the footsteps of Patrick Maxwell, he took the mantle of minister…
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Posted on March 18, 2024 at 10:00 0 Comments 0 Likes
There is an undoubted Scottish connection with the Douglas Memorial School
, in the Barrackpore district of KolKata (Calcutta) in India. I am not sure that the tartan is Douglas!
I am hoping to find which Douglas had the honour of having this school named after them.
My research became…
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Comment Wall (464 comments)
- At 11:41 on April 21, 2024,
Diana Burgess said…
Thanks William!
I'll check that group out.
- At 2:21 on April 3, 2024,
Thank you for the welcome. Much appreciated. I look forward to viewing the information here.
As best I can determine, my Frederick was born in North Carolina.
Linda Tanner
- At 23:58 on March 22, 2024,
Yes William,
The Lady Archivist was very helpful (unusual nowadays) and as well as being the resident archivist at the Dollar Academy she runs the Dollar Museum:
"I am also the Hon. Curator of Dollar Museum where we have a lot of genealogical information about the Drysdales. We open at Easter – see the website for times etc. I would advise you to arrange a time with me if you decide to visit as the material has to be taken out of the store."
You might even get a cup of tea if you visit!
Best regards
Ron
- At 20:09 on March 22, 2024,
Hi William,
I was recently in touch with the Dollar Academy Archivist (carolan-j@dollaracademy.org.uk) and she sent me an electronic copy of this magazine, also see below re further research:
"Thu, 21 Mar at 16:40
Hi Ron
For your information and any other interested genealogists there are two complete sets of the Dollar Magazine and Fortunas in the archive and school library and also two sets in Dollar Museum.
It will eventually all be digitised. Currently I have 1902 (1st issue) to 1921. Only the ones you saw relating to WW1 are online.Hope to see you in Dollar some time!
Janet"
There are some copies of the Dollar Magazine online already (1911-1920);
http://www.worldwar1schoolarchives.org/dollar-academy-scotland/
Best regards
Ron
- At 17:48 on March 16, 2024,
Also, your Alexander Drysdale and Christian Donaldson couple are about 100+ years down the line.
regards
Ron
- At 23:42 on March 15, 2024,
Pauline Baker said…
Thanks for the add everywhere, William. I am looking forward to meeting some people!
- At 16:21 on January 17, 2024,
Nicholas Timothy Pink said…
Thanks for your help, that looks interesting. I will read that when I get a moment to myself. Thanks for your help on my behalf.
- At 11:44 on January 17, 2024,
Hi William, sorry about the delay in getting back to you but I am busy at work. I run a Financial Consultancy in the South of England and still work full-time, even at my age.
I am 2/3 viking by DNA and 25% Celtic, which is where I think the Douglas link comes from. I guess some of my viking ancestors had relations with people in the North of the UK i.e. Scotland now. I have not as yet traced things back, but I am aware my family name were big land owners in the Yourkshire area years ago, which makes sense with the viking bit as that is mostly where they landed. I need to sit down and do a bit of ancestry tracing one day if I can.
- At 16:00 on January 16, 2024,
It is definitely Orval Douglas. He is my paternal grandfather. His father is James David Douglas. They are from West Virginia. I can track back to a John Dowgals married to Bethia Dennis. I am then stuck. Thank you for the welcome! Terry
- At 20:37 on January 6, 2024,
Thanks William. I will try and upload the family tree as far as I have got. There's one place where there were about three "George"s to choose from so will try and add my reasoning for choosing the one I did!
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