The Douglas Archives

A collection of historical and genalogical records

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The Douglas Archives is a mix of historical records and biographies and also a genealogy database with details of 190,500+ individuals.

Searching the Douglas Archives

Looking for a Douglas ancestor in the Douglas Archives requires two searches - one in the history section, and another in the genealogy section.

There is a way around this, by using Google (and other search engines) site search facilities.

We can see succesful outcomes of Google searches, but not the unsuccesful ones.

If you cannot find what you are looking for, please ask the question through the Comunity Network - or just drop us a line.

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To reduce the volume of fraudulent sign ups, I am making the process more difficult. I apologise to genuine prospective members.  

The more information you give about your ancestors, the greater the chance that others might see someone they recognise and tie in to your tree. Dates and places definitely help!

Welcome to the Douglas Archives Network

The first Douglas to stride across the stage of Scottish history was Sir William Douglas who fought and died for William Wallace. His son, Sir James Douglas was a supporter and lifelong friend of Robert the Bruce. "Good Sir James" died taking Bruce's heart on a crusade to the Holy Land. The 2nd Earl of Douglas died at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 as his army defeated an English force led by Prince Henry "Hotspur". In 1402 the 4th Earl was defeated by the same Henry Hotspur at the Battle of Homildon Hill.

Few of their successors died in their beds! Our website charts the history of this famous family, both in its native Scotland, and as family members spread across the world.

The main site is divided into two sections: Douglas history and Douglas genealogy.  These have been joined by the Douglas DNA Project and a Games section.


In this networking area, we hope that all those with Douglas connections will feel able to contribute and debate their Douglas heritage.

If you are new to the site, please visit our Welcome message.

 

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William Douglas left a comment for Margaret (Peg) Douglas Perry
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William Douglas commented on William Douglas's group Douglas families in Ireland
"It is hard work searching here, but it might prove useful. Let us know of any successes! Catholic Parish registers: https://registers.nli.ie/?locale=en ;"
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Ronald Drysdale posted a blog post

AI enhanced search facility for text in old hand written historical records - Familysearch website

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:…See More
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William Douglas commented on Flavia Douglas's group The Douglas Family In Fiji
"Choylin Yim Douglas has been appointed (May 2024) as Minister for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the Solomon Islands. Is there a connection between the families?"
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William Douglas posted a blog post

Freskin the Fleming - then and now

As many will know, one theory on the origins of the Douglas family is that we are descended from Freskin the Fleming.  Looking for early connections between the Douglases and the Freskins, I have been rooting around in the Freskin one name…See More
Saturday

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Ancestry DNA

Started by Andrew Douglas in Genealogy. Last reply by William Douglas Oct 27. 2 Replies

Hello Fellow Douglas ClanI have downloaded my Ancestry DNA can it be used to search The Douglas Archive?Thanks In AdvanceAndrew DouglasContinue

Jamaica

Started by Jacqueline Douglas in Genealogy. Last reply by William Douglas Sep 16. 1 Reply

Hello I am looking for Douglases in Jamaica.  My Douglases are a mix of Black West Indian and White Scottish.  They had blue eyes and were known as the 'light brown' family.  Other family names are Francis, Ranger, Chulan and Edwards. Many thanks…Continue

Tags: Ranger, Chulan, Francis, Edwards, Jamaica

Sir Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus 1489

Started by Angela Addison in Genealogy. Last reply by Angela Addison Aug 20. 3 Replies

Hello I’ve just stumbled across this site whilst doing some research into my family tree. Was really surprised after dna test on Ancestry on my dads side it seems like the above is 13 x great grandfather. Not cerium though as his son/nephew on our…Continue

William Douglass (1610 - 1682)

Started by Douglas Anderson in Genealogy. Last reply by Evan J Andriopoulos Aug 16. 79 Replies

Myself and others are interested in William Douglass (born 1610 in ?, died 1682 in New London,CT) and confirming his birthplace.  Tradition has it as Scotland but recent work by Betsey Howe suggests that it William's family came from Easton Maudit,…Continue

Tags: New London, William Douglass

Blog Posts

AI enhanced search facility for text in old hand written historical records - Familysearch website

Posted by Ronald Drysdale on November 3, 2024 at 18:31 0 Comments

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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Freskin the Fleming - then and now

Posted by William Douglas on November 2, 2024 at 12:24 0 Comments

As many will know, one theory on the origins of the Douglas family is that we are descended from Freskin the Fleming.  Looking for early connections between the Douglases and the Freskins, I have been rooting around in the Freskin one name study.

However, there is not much there to help.  Indeed, the study is looking for someone to take over the project as it seems to have stalled.

The Friskens/Freskins are a Scottish family, heavily based around the Borderlands and the River…

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Barbados POW Scots

Posted by Mark Stephen Elliott on October 20, 2024 at 16:26 1 Comment

Douglas de Fenzi

Posted by William Douglas on October 14, 2024 at 10:28 0 Comments

Researching the Douglas of Garvald family, I encountered the Douglas de Fenzi family

Confusing press reports - Douglas of Garvald - The Douglas Archives (ning.com)

Returning to that research, I found a South African army officer with an interesting background.

A gravemarker records the following:…

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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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