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At 15:54 on April 19, 2016, Kathleen Marie Thurman said…

Yes that is the same man, he did have a son William Eagles. Do you have a genealogy that includes Frank Johnson Douglas?

Kathleen

At 23:07 on April 15, 2016, James Williams said…

Hi William, thanks so much for this but I really am interested in finding DOUGLAS in Ireland - Edenburt especially.  My Great Grandmother was an immigrant to Whitehaven from Edenburt, Lurgan, Co. Cavan. Her Brother John must have come with her because he turned up in Liverpool, Lancashire whilst she married Thomas BENNET in St Bees, Cumberland in 1835.  I found a Thomas BENNET in Edenburt too - he came up on the census at Whitehaven but born in Ireland.  She was kind enough to visit her brother on census night - otherwise I might never have found her.

At 1:04 on March 16, 2016, Terry Lynn Newman said…

Yes William, that is my ancestor. I am very excited about this!  The information I have includes almost exactly what you sent to me.  I will send you the information I have; what I have deciphered so far.  The original is handwritten and I have a copy of the original and it has taken me awhile to figure out all that it says.  By the way, my brother's name is William Douglas Newman.  :)

At 19:07 on March 6, 2016, Nancy Withers Yanagidate said…

Thanks, William. Will check this out.

At 9:27 on February 15, 2016, Sarah Threapleton said…

By coincidence, I found this auction information also yesterday. Sad to see. I don't know who sold them but will make some enquiries; thanks.

Regarding Ronald: as he died in the USA its proving tricky to get information about his death/family out there. Maybe someone on here - his daughter June or her family? - will one day make contact :)

At 9:22 on February 15, 2016, Sarah Threapleton said…

Thanks. The info on George's mother is new to me so adds another piece to the jigsaw. I'll check it out further.

At 1:51 on February 15, 2016, Chrissie Bowers said…

Elizabeth Douglas,Countess of Buchan

1385–1451

BIRTH 1385  Douglas Castle,Douglas,Lanarkshire,Scotland

DEATH 1451  Caithnesshire, , , Scotland

At 21:22 on February 14, 2016, Sarah Threapleton said…

Thank you for your welcome William. I discovered that Ronald and his family were listed as passengers on a ship going to New York in 1931but I don't know if he continued to travel between the UK and USA after that. He had a daughter called June. His father was George Daniel Wilson Douglas, born 1865 in Bradford; died 1935.

At 20:49 on January 7, 2016, Janet Elizabeth Douglas said…
Thank you William. We are fortunate in that we have a very comprehensive family tree prepared for my great uncle when he was awarded a peerage. We know quite a bit about the lives of our direct line back into the 19th century, but the bit I would like to know more about is a period when members of our line settled in Jamaica (I think in the 18th century). I may do some research on this when I can find the time.

Janet
At 3:13 on December 14, 2015, Warren Moffatt said…
Hello William, I am doing the research for my girlfriend and she is the Douglas connection. As it turns out, she lives about a mile from the Douglas Cemetery in Lakeville, MA. Which was part of Middleboro until 1853. Supposedly Eunice was buried there but many stones were broken or stolen around 1950s-1960s. The developer putting houses in this area actually put up a new sign "Douglas 1793" at the entrance. I hope to get in there this winter and clear the brush and debris out.
Regards
Warren Moffatt
At 18:40 on December 4, 2015, Jay Vogelaar said…

Alpha Douglas was my father's grandfather, in Oskaloosa, Iowa--late 1800's and early 1900's.  He was married to Alice (nee Wing) Douglas. They raised a slew of children. I have the list in a drawer and I'll bring it out. I posted a lot of known connections on Ancestry.com; does this website do something similarly?  

At 4:26 on December 4, 2015, Wayne Ross Douglass said…

Hi William,

I'm Wayne's mother and am answering for him as he wasn't sure.  Yes, we (Wayne's dad, Dan, and I) do have a picture of the original building -  but it's a photocopy and not that great.  The building still stands and is in pretty good shape.  I'm not sure if IOOF still owns the building.  The American Legion held meetings there for years.  Plus, it's had a couple other businesses in the building over that past several years.  One was a dance studio on the upper level which our youngest daughter was enrolled in for lessons.  I have a little more info on the building if you're interested. 

Regards,

Penny and Dan Douglass

At 19:34 on November 14, 2015, Brian J Douglas said…

Hi William - Thanks for the greetings. I'm particularly interested in any members with connections to Annan and/or Cummertrees. 

At 19:04 on November 9, 2015, James Douglass said…

Hi William,

Yes, Henry B Douglass the sword owner is one of the sons of Samuel Douglass of Newtonards.  The family left Northern Ireland in 1850 and based on birth-dates of the children it is likely Samuel perished due to famine/cholera  along with many others shortly before 1850 and is buried in unmarked part of the only local cemetery.

Jim

At 15:23 on November 7, 2015, Eugene Harden said…
I have been tracing my husbands ancestors through Ancestry geaneology. His 3rd great grandmother was Catherine Wishart who married Abraham Hardin. She was descended from Lady Jean Douglas and John Wyschart through their son, Alexander Wyschart. Lady Jean was the daughter of sir William de Douglas and Lady Egidia Giles. If this is correct I think we plug into the Douglas Earls by 1503. It gets tough after that since there were so many switches of titles and names. There is also a large Wishart group who has been collecting descendants with that last name. Catherine's marriage and lineage is confirmed there also. Names changed Wyschart is now Wishart and Hardin is now Harden. I am trying to confirm accuracy of ancesters of Sir William De Douglas since I can confirm that relationship.
At 19:05 on October 29, 2015, James Douglass said…

Hi William,

My Samuel of Newtownards is the father of Henry and Hugh.  His widow, Agnes, came to New York City with five sons and one daughter in 1850.  I am the first child in my line that was not born in NYC, being born in VT.  I have a lot of info on Agnes and her family in the US, but ran into a dead end in Northern Ireland.

Jim

At 14:10 on October 29, 2015, Bruce Shapley Douglass said…

Right now I'm more interested in the three, James, Janet and William, who came to CT. What port in Ireland did they sail from and why were they in Ireland in the first place?

At 22:51 on October 26, 2015, Jennifer Mitchelson said…

and thanks for the interesting link William,  Hugh and his family did well in Australia, he was listed as a book seller in later years.

At 22:43 on October 26, 2015, Jennifer Mitchelson said…

Thank you William, he is my 4th GGrandfather.

At 21:35 on October 26, 2015, Bruce Shapley Douglass said…

James Douglass of Voluntown had an ancestor (Lt. Douglass) who fought and was killed in the Seige of Derry in 1689 (he was a defender of Derry). We still have not been able to identify that Douglass specifically and the records of the Seige do not give his first name. James Douglass' first child, William, was born in Ireland in February 1728. The three of them (James, wife Janet, and William) arrived in Connectict in the summer of 1729. In CHJD's book he once refers to William (b. 1610) as James' cousin, but don't know if that is a true cousin reference or just because they both had surnames "Douglass". He came from Ireland after being there for only a short time.

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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