Hello from Robert Douglas Glover

[Robert Douglas Glover]

Hello all, I am new to the forum

I am researching any and all Douglas lines in Argyllshire and the adjacent shires. My earliest known DOUGLAS ancestor is Kenneth Douglas 1745-1804, and his father (his name is yet to be discovered) has been remembered by successive generations since, as having fought at Culloden on the Jacobite side. I've looked at the Muster Roll of the Jacobite Army that was compiled after the battle of Culloden by the Hanoverian Army under the command of the Duke of Cumberland, and it records just seven (7) Douglas names. Three (3) served with the Ecossais Royale, two (2) with the Atholl Brigade, one (1) with John Roy Stuarts Coy Edinburgh, and lastly one (1) with Stewarts Coy which "I think" refers to the Appin Stewart Regiment. This last person, James Douglas is my person of interest. That said, I'm mindfull that the accuracy of the Muster Roll cannot be known, and it should be expected that they would contain some errors and omissions. Moving on, my Gt Gt Gt Grandmother Mary Douglas (1816-1893) was the grand daughter of Kenneth Douglas and it was with her, that began a tradition that some children of every following generation, either male or female, would carry forward the proud name of Douglas.

Robert Douglas Glover

Australia

[William Douglas]

Few Douglases fought at Culloden.  It was not our war.

If you search this forum (top right) for 'Culloden' several posts will crop up.

Also if you search our old forum, there are a couple of interesting stories: 
http://pub32.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php 

William

[Robert Douglas Glover]

Thank you William,

I've delved deeper into the pages of the Muster Roll and found that my Douglas "person of interest" served with Stewarts Company in the DUKE of PERTH's REGIMENT. No Douglases are to be found in the Muster Roll listed under the APPIN REGIMENT (Stewarts of Appin).

What is the forum title on bravenet ? - it looks like I need to sign up to see stuff...

Robert

[William Douglas]

Ummm

It looks like Bravenet have changed something

Try this:

http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/common/forum.htm#bn-forum-1... 

[Robert Douglas Glover]

Hello William - At your suggestion I searched for "Culloden" on this forum and also on the old forum and discovered those "interesting" stories. I will shift my further posts to the appropriate section of the forum (Genealogy / History) and hopefully collaborate with other researchers if they're still interested in the Jacobite rebel James Douglas.

NB: I do recall that one researcher was Jackie(?) Stoddard, and interestingly I have 3 Stoddard matches on FTDNA Family Finder.