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Morton - links to Douglas

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Stephen Elliott Jan 29, 2020. 11 Replies

My paternal line Morton has always regarded itself as of the Douglas clan. As a consequence through my years I have acquired my father's Douglas kilt, my grandfather's sporran, two Douglas kilts of…Continue

 

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Bruce Stewart Morton commented on Bruce Stewart Morton's blog post Bye bye
"Jackie Stoddard I note that my gedmatch kit was uploaded in 2017. I have just uploaded my latest file 37_B_Morton_Chrom_Autoso_20250629.csv.gz to gedmatch with kit no YZ4859013"
Jun 29
Bruce Stewart Morton commented on Bruce Stewart Morton's blog post Bye bye
"Jackie Stoddard I have taken all DNA tests with FTDNA including Big Y 700. I can download SNP or STR data from FTDNA or Build 37 Concatenated Raw Data I have a gedmatch kit no T682942 and a gedcom no 1042808 Please let me know…"
Jun 29
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Jackie Stoddard commented on Bruce Stewart Morton's blog post Bye bye
"Bruce Stewart Morton if you are still here you can join the DNA group on here (The website) and give a gedmatch number then I can post compares here for you in the dna group then you dont have to have social media ! Willam Douglas pass this onto…"
Jun 29
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Bye bye

The use of Google, Facebook, Twitter etc has caused me to re-think my membership. I can't join the DNA group because it requires a "social media" login.After 40 years in IT I refuse to use social media to continue my research.See More
Jun 28
Bruce Stewart Morton commented on William Douglas's group Douglas dna
"My aim is to prove kinship with the Douglas line(s). Over the years I have used FTDNA for Y-DNA, mtDNA and Autosomal tests. My last test was Big-Y which has taken me to R-B123 which appears to be out on a limb on its own! FTDNA have the largest…"
Aug 4, 2022
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Sep 22, 2021
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Sep 22, 2021
Bruce Stewart Morton posted a status
"A member of WikiTree has rejected there being a Douglas clan and says they are just a Lowland family. Is it clan or family?"
Sep 22, 2021
Bruce Stewart Morton commented on William Douglas's blog post Family Tree Maker with Photos
"I use Family Tree Builder (FTB) from MyHeritage. It is free. I have 18 trees on the go, for friends, all of which I add to FTB on my PC as I research. MyHeritage offer free web-sites for up to 250 persons, and FTB and the relevant web-site sync with…"
Oct 31, 2020
Mark Stephen Elliott replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"Found a c.1200 Morton Castle in the locality of Thornhill, and nearer to the concentration the census surname Morton, it is obvious this would be the major surname locality for the surname Morton, though it is possible, but few in proportion that…"
Jan 29, 2020
Mark Stephen Elliott replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"Feel they moved their Morton Parish from Morton to Thornhill, and that is where the confusion comes from. Distribution of surname Morton, is now closer to Thornhill then Morton. https://named.publicprofiler.org/"
Jan 21, 2020
William Douglas replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"Thank you Til now, I had confused this with Morton Parish Church, Thornhill Nothing is visible of the Old Parish Church of Morton (NY37NW 4) which stood within the burial-ground on a slight rise overlooking the river cliff, and to the…"
Jan 21, 2020
Mark Stephen Elliott replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"note; Will Ellot, Goodman of Gorrombye Gorrenberry is not a direct relative but am directly related to; File:Sasine deed 1484 for Robert Elwald %28Elliot%29, Redheugh, Larriston, Hartsgarth.jpg 'Willielmo Elwald de…"
Jan 20, 2020
Mark Stephen Elliott replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"HISTORY-HUNTERS-Kinmont-Willie-Armstrong This site will likely disown me for this one William Elliott, noted a direct ancestor, but family, got in with this Bauld Buccleuch, and Armstrong and even one from Mangerton, in 1596 rescued this Kinmont…"
Jan 20, 2020
William Douglas replied to Bruce Stewart Morton's discussion Morton - links to Douglas
"Great stuff!"
Jan 11, 2020

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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
Morton
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
MORTON, John b. circa 1711 Scotland, Edinburgh, St. Cuthberts
dna haplotype
R-B123

FTDNA results

Kit No: 153271

Y-STR 67 marker

Deep clade R-L21 (R1b1a2a1a1b4)

P312+ M269+ L21+ U106- P66- M37- M222- M126- L4- L20- L2- L1-

mTDNA haplogroup H1cc

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Bye bye

Posted on June 28, 2025 at 18:22 4 Comments

The use of Google, Facebook, Twitter etc has caused me to re-think my membership. I can't join the DNA group because it requires a "social media" login.

After 40 years in IT I refuse to use social media to continue my research.

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At 11:03 on May 7, 2012, William Douglas said…

Welcome to our Community Network, Bruce.

Are you a member of the Douglas DNA group? http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Douglas

 
 
 

Making conections

The more information you can give about the people you mention, the more chance there is of someone else connecting with your family.

Dates and places of births, deaths and marriages all help to place families.

Professions also help.

'My great-grandmother mother was a Douglas from Montrose' does not give many clues to follow up! But a bit of flesh on the bones makes further research possible. But if we are told who she married, what his profession was and where the children were baptised, then we can get to work.

Maybe it is time to update the information in your profile?


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