"Hi Susanne,
I don't know much about the DNA side of things, but maybe if you join the DNA group they can help tracing your ancestry.
https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/douglasdna
Best regards"
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The Ancestry money grabbers are after our records!
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ScotlandsPeople is under attack from Ancestry - if they succeed then access to Scottish records may become too difficult/expensive for us little guys in the future and we may not be able to post…Continue
Old maps of the British Isles - 1631
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The theatre of the empire of Great Britain, presenting an exact geography of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. ... 1631A very nice publication with heraldic shields, pics & lots of old maps of all…Continue
Difficulty finding a Scottish Parish marriage record? Maybe there isn't one & never was!
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Dear all,I recently came across a parish entry for a 'Private marriage' in Edinburgh.…Continue
James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig
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Hi. has anyone ever had the 1581 Will & testament of Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig transcribed?He apparently fathered a lot of children, maybe this will could reveal some interesting…Continue
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"Hi Susanne,
That is a really splendid memorial in the Melbourne General Cemetery:
Best regards"
"The Hamburg brig REIHERSTIEG arrival Melbourne 10 September 1852.
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"Hi Suzanne.
Are the people in the documents below your relatives?
George Dougas & Eliza - New South Wales. Gravestone Transcription Records 1975
George Douglas will 1899
Irish records are very few and far between - you have a difficult…"
Thomas margaret Drysdale Quit claim qc511
"Seeing that Wlliam's post had an AI element in it, I thought I'd see if the Familysearch AI could do a better job:
After a few attempts, varying the search terms (took about 5 minutes) I located the document in question (+ a positive mark…"
Thomas margaret Drysdale Quit claim qc511
"I asked William where this stuff came from and it seems like this was the Microsoft Copilot's AI transcription of your document.
Note for Microsoft - I think more work is needed there!
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"That is a good overview.
Thank you"
"Hi William,
It may well have something to do with Ancestry's court case against ScotlandPeople.
Anyway, this is the reply I received from ScotlandsPeople regarding my AI query:
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"Dear Ron,
Thank you for your email.
AI functionality is…"
"Possible reason Scotland's People are holding off on AI?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy50gn5353zo?fbclid=IwY2xjawNM73pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHliiqnBlukFJyus5F_SoHlGWvDXjwxZP1PKxrkSrWvVQh69_xPe5YEK3zeb2_aem_TnwV6vSwm21XyDsq7kYjMg ;"
Genealogical research for armchair genealogists - AI is coming! - an opinion
Thank you Russell for your comments on this pageOur Father James Drysdale.The documents you refer to came from the vast repository of unindexed images in the Familysearch vaults, similar repositories of unindexed images are held by Scotlandspeople and many other state and commercial organisations.What other unindexed genealogical gems (hand written and print) still…See More
"Hi Mary,
You may be interested in this recent correspondence on Charles Arterburn's page:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/profile/CharlesRArterburn?xg_source=activity
Best regards"
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AI enhanced search facility for text in old hand written historical records - Familysearch website
Posted on November 3, 2024 at 18:31 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi all,
The Familysearch website has introduced a new experimental AI search facilty that renders old, largely unintelligible, hand written documents 'searchable', available online here:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/labs/
It is still under development and can only be used on a [fairly large] selection of Familysearch records but already it is yielding impressive results -…
ContinueLegacy family tree software - 10.0 full version totally free
Posted on June 23, 2024 at 16:29 1 Comment 2 Likes
Just came across some decent free family tree software, not a trial, fully featured & with no 'premium' extras. Has some useful features, charts & reporting options, also mapping if you download the free Legacy GeoDB add-on.…
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- At 13:28 on October 1, 2025,
Charles R Arterburn said…
- Thank you!
- At 2:35 on October 1, 2025,
- Thanks, Ron. John was settled in Washington County, TN by 1800 (tax lists), and his father, Alexander, deceased in Surry County, NC in 1806, so I doubt these were the same Douglasses. Your follow-up is appreciated, nevertheless.
- At 18:14 on September 30, 2025,
Russell Lynn Drysdale said…
- At 21:12 on September 29, 2025,
- Presumably so. I haven’t pursued research on this line beyond Alexander Douglass. Thanks for the original copy/image of his LW&T.
- At 18:35 on September 29, 2025,
- P.S. I should have noted that some photos of John’s pension records and Alexander’s LW&T are included in the photos section of his daughter’s linked Find a Grave Memorial.
- At 17:07 on September 29, 2025,
- Thanks for getting in touch! My John Douglass (1764-1842) was a documented veteran of the Revolutionary War, at age 16. The LW&T of his father, Alexander, drafted in 1800, was recorded in Surry County, in 1806.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141415406/elizabeth-arterburn
Sincerely,
Charles R Arterburn
- At 13:11 on July 15, 2025,
Hi Ronald. The marriage to John Lovell is definately my grandmother. The other may well be her as well. I'm not sure if her birth year or what year she came to Australia.
Thankyou.
- At 16:11 on June 1, 2025,
Simone Collins said…
Thank you for your welcome, Ron, and the very useful information! I will check it out!
- At 14:31 on May 1, 2025,
Suzanne Crowe said…
Thank you so much Ronald! I will be following up with the census links that you have sent me to continue my search. They are very helpful! I wish that Nova Scotia had more complete census data from 1850, I may have to make a trip there to ultimately find William's parents. I greatly appreciate your help. Suzanne
- At 19:04 on April 3, 2025,
Thank you, Ronald. Yes, those are the correct family members. I did some research yesterday and Elkhart County, Indiana didn't keep birth records during the period William was born, so that is why I won't find a birth certificate. After doing some research on William's sister, Neva (not Nera), I concluded that that is the correct family. Aunt Neva raised my grandmother's daughter, when she and my grandfather moved to find work. So, thank you again you have been extremely helpful! Regards, Daphne
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