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Cynthia L. Douglass left a comment for William Douglas"Yes I believe that it is........NIce to hear from you! Thank you!"
William Douglas left a comment for Cynthia L. Douglass"Maybe that is right!
It certainly is a more interesting theory!
William"
Cynthia L. Douglass left a comment for William Douglas"Oh interesting.....I was told because the Douglas with one s was the light hair and light eyes Clan's and the two ss are from James Douglass or it was Sir william Douglass got the two ss because he or Father mixed with The spainards or siliians…"
William Douglas left a comment for Cynthia L. Douglass"There is no definitive answer to where the second s came from, but a widely held view is that many could not spell, and so the recording clerk spelt the name as he saw fit, and later generations followed the trend.
However, I note that two ss are…"
Cynthia L. Douglass left a comment for William Douglas"Hello again, Long time writing.. i was wondering if you know why there is Douglass spelled with two S's and the other spelling is with one S. Can you answer this question for me? Cynthia"
Cynthia L. Douglass left a comment for William Douglas"Thank you William. If you come across any info please let me know."
William Douglas left a comment for Cynthia L. Douglass"Welcome the our Community Network, Cynthia.
I do not immediately recognise your grandfather's name - that is to say it is not in The Douglas Archives as far as I can ascertain. Hoever, I am sure someone out there will have him in their tree,…"
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- Which Douglas line are you researching?
- The Line of Robert the Bruce and Sir William Douglass, who fought with William Wallace. You know the movie Braveheart.
"The Black Douglass's.....My GrandFather "Joshua Parkhurst Douglass"
Imigrated from Scotland at the end of the !800's or early 1900's to Chicago. He was born in 1871 0r 1872. Died in 1965 He settled in the to Oganagan Valley, Washington near Orville, Wa. My Fathers name was Robert B. Douglass. He was born in 1922 and died 1983 in Portland, Oregon.
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- At 9:20 on August 19, 2010, William Douglas said…
- Maybe that is right!
It certainly is a more interesting theory!
William
- At 22:16 on August 18, 2010, William Douglas said…
- There is no definitive answer to where the second s came from, but a widely held view is that many could not spell, and so the recording clerk spelt the name as he saw fit, and later generations followed the trend.
However, I note that two ss are more common in Ireland than Scotland.
- At 11:33 on January 13, 2010, William Douglas said…
- Welcome the our Community Network, Cynthia.
I do not immediately recognise your grandfather's name - that is to say it is not in The Douglas Archives as far as I can ascertain. Hoever, I am sure someone out there will have him in their tree, and that with some networking, more about him will come to light.
Yours aye,
William
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