"Taking note of Mark's Query on Bing's AI in the previous post, I put a similar query to Google:
"clans douglas drysdale dna genealogy"
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Based on genealogical and DNA evidence, the Scottish surname Drysdale is considered a…"
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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
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nicole Henderson Sep 16. 1 Reply 1 Like
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!
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 26. 1 Reply 2 Likes
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 Nancy and welcome to the Douglas Archives.
I note that you are interested in the Douglas/Drysdale 1503 connection and have included some info for you below.
May I ask who is your earliest known Drysdale ancestor?
Dryfesdale Ingebald Drysdale…"
"William Douglas of Nova Scotia features in the forthcoming Douglas Archives magazine.
The strait between Cape Breton and Nova Scotia was named the "Passage Du Glas" for him on a map drawn by Champlain in 1612. This name persisted on maps…"
Douglases in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
The Garrison Cemetery in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia is the oldest formal cemetery in Canada, dating back to the French and later the British periods.The oldest English gravestone in Canada is among the graves there, that of Bathiah Douglas who was buried there in 1720.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Royal#cite_note-45Her husband - Samuel Douglas (1680?-1743).Douglas was a prominent trader and owned multiple…See More
"The attached pdfs contain some interesting info about one Robert Douglas (died 1733) who may be the ancestor of the Douglas family line mentioned in the previous two posts, note also the link in the pdfs to the Hamilton Family (probable migration…"
"In a deed dated 11-8-1775:
It seems that the John Douglas of Ardkeragh mentioned in the previous post, moved to Tullyvallan and went on to have 5 sons:Cornelius, John, Alexander, Robert and George Douglas - who each received a fifth of his farm in…"
1-12-1750 Indenture between Ann Vaughan & John, Robert and Alexander Douglas, heirs of Alexander Douglas, late of Ardkeragh, Deceased, Donaghmore, County Down
An early Douglas family in Ardkeragh, County Down:A full transcription is provided in the pdf:Douglas Family - Memorial of an Indenture of Lease dated 1-12-1750Best regardsSee More
"Hi Susanne,
I'm glad you're making progress.
Best regards"
"Wow!"
"In the police record document above, I had thought that references to T. Wheel referred to the name of one of Robert's employers - in fact they refer to the punishment stints he had to spend on the Tread Wheel.
Google AI:
In Australia,…"
"Convict no 3. in the above list did not fare so well as convict no 2:
Robert Drysdale b. circa 1795, convicted Glasgow 1817 for housebreaking and sentenced to 14 years in Australia - messenger, Government bookbinder & thereafter sometimes a…"
Record cards for early Douglas Immigrants to Australia - 1790s
Apart from William Douglas who arrived in 1788, here are some record cards for other early Douglas Immigrants to Australia - 1790s:Thomas Douglas, private in First Fleet Marine Corps, a Jailer at Norfolk Island in the period 11-11-1791 to 9-3-1793…See More
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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 -…
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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 6:58 on October 13, 2025,
Susanne Douglas said…
thank you so much, Ronald and William. That's definately our family line with all the information. best regards, Sue Douglas
- At 1:48 on October 11, 2025,
thank you for your help. Kind regards
- At 1:35 on October 10, 2025,
Hi Ron, have an attachment that may help. IMG_20251010_0001.pdf
- At 2:20 on October 9, 2025,
Yes Ronald, that is the line.
Sue
- At 2:17 on October 9, 2025,
- At 0:51 on October 9, 2025,
Hi Ronald, Yes, this is my GGGGF.
- 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.
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