"Hi Susanne,
I don't know much about the DNA side of things, but maybe if you join the DNA group they can help tracing your ancestry.
https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/douglasdna
Best regards"
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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"Hi Susanne,
That is a really splendid memorial in the Melbourne General Cemetery:
Best regards"
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Thomas Drysdale 1st marriage to Mary Lyons
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The Ancestry money grabbers are after our records!
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I can’t call this post DNA progress, as this has beeen limited.originally I took DNA test at Ancestry, I also uploaded to My Heritage, Gedmatch, and Family Tree DNA.I hen also took a test at 23 and me who don’t allow uploads.After a few years, there…Continue
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Friends (Quaker) Meeting, Gordon Memorial Hall, St. Ninian Episcopalian Church Castle Douglas, Scotland
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It is probably bad enough for those Grahams, that I think a lot of the Armstrong, an indigenous Scotland pitch-in people, that I'm a Quaker the type George Fox convinced of the Harden family which Walter Scot said in French was jailed in Edinburgh Prison. Probably don't gain status amongst the Douglas, but there is a Quaker Meeting at "Gordon" Memorial Hall, of Saint Ninian (Elwald) (Anglican) Episcopal Church, in CASTLE DOUGLAS, Scotland.…
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