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Finding Samuel Douglass

I have received this email, and thought that it might be useful to share my response - in the hope that other researchers may be able to add to it.

I am having difficulty knowing where to go to find my ancestor Samuel Douglass. I have traced him to the 1730 immigration from Scotland with his father and son. I can not find where/who in Scotland he descended from. 

Can you direct me to where I go on this site to find…

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Added by William Douglas on May 29, 2014 at 10:09 — 1 Comment

New search facility required


Atomz, who have provided the search function for the Douglas Archives for many years, appears to have  closed without warning.

I am replacing it.  The old dog is having to learn new tricks, so it may take a day or so to get it up and running across the website.

Added by William Douglas on April 2, 2014 at 17:30 — No Comments

New source for Canada’s documentary heritage

The Canadiana Discovery Portal is a new source for Canada’s documentary heritage, providing access to a huge assortment of historical artifacts from across the country.

The Canadiana Discovery Portal is a free service that enables users to search across the valuable and…

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Added by William Douglas on September 9, 2011 at 9:30 — No Comments

Searching for ancestors? Need help in Galloway?

Recently joined member, Bob Henry, is offering to help with searches in south west Scotland, particularly in Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire - even perhaps Dumfriesshire.


I have recently seen evidence of his work on ancestors of Sir William Douglas of Castle Douglas and am impressed with his achievements.


If you are looking for help in that area, bob is your…
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Added by William Douglas on November 24, 2010 at 20:29 — No Comments

Your profile

The key to networking is that you should be able to find people with similar interests - and that they should be able to find you.



I was looking at all those who were researching Irish ancestors today, and was struck at how many did not include the word 'Irish' in their profiles. Yes, of course I also searched under 'Ireland', but we must make it easy for others to find us. Places of birth or death, dates, names of spouses, maiden names - all these can help someone with like… Continue

Added by William Douglas on July 15, 2010 at 20:47 — No Comments

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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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