"Another errant Drysdale family that may not have Clackmannanshire origins
- Saffron Walden Drysdales circa 1600
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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.
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"Drysdale - Holm Cultram - Bruce
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"The estates of De Brus circa 1260:
http://www.pickeringsofyorkshire.com/related-families/medieval/de-brus#:~:text=By%20the%20early%20years%20of,his%20caput%20was%20later%20transferred.
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"In addition to the errant Drysdales above, and also the Stafford Drysdalls mentioned here:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-archives/forum/topics/two-more-medieval-drysdales-popped-up-in-1346-and-1416
There is a significant grouping of…"
Ottaviano Scotti
"1993, ad ind .; R. Radici,Four inventories of 17th-century Brescian booksellers , inCommentaries of the University of Brescia , CXLII (1993), pp. 155-167 (in particular pp. 155 ff.); G. Montecchi, The Book in the Renaissance. Essays on Bibliology ,…"
Ottaviano Scotti
"He was succeeded by his natural son Baldassarre , who printed in partnership with others, especially books of a religious nature, continuing to use the title "Heir of Girolamo Scoto". He died in a villa near Padua on 3 October 1615 without…"
Ottaviano Scotti
"Of Amedeo's successors, Girolamo di Bernardino was the one who continued the activity with the most success. Born in Venice around 1505, his catalog includes over 800 titles between 1539 and 1573, almost exclusively books on Aristotelian…"
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Scotti crest
Started by RICHARD L SCOTTI in Heraldry. Last reply by RICHARD L SCOTTI on Tuesday. 16 Replies 0 Likes
The scotti crest is described as; a shield with blue or red background, separated by a bend with two six pointed stars , one each on the top right & one on the bottom left. stars and bend in silver or white..found on Douglas/Scotti ,coat of…Continue
Caledonia Douglas's Nova Scotia
Started by Connor Douglas in Genealogy. Last reply by William Douglas on Monday. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone thanks for letting me join,My family is the Douglas's of Caledonia, Queens county Nova Scotia , Canada my family lived there up until my dad when his mother was sick all the time with polio and arthritis and pretty much everything else…Continue
Tags: Canada, Branch, genealogy., Caledonia, Douglas
Colonel John Douglas
Started by Michael Douglas Brewer in Genealogy. Last reply by Michael Douglas Brewer Dec 15, 2024. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Would like to know if anyone has information about Colonel John Douglas? He was born in Glasgow in 1636 and immigrated to the American Colonies in 1655. He married Catherine Sarah Bonner-Bowles in 1663 and they owned a tobacco plantation in…Continue
Col Edward Douglas and his Immediate Family
Started by Henry Barraud Hunt, Jr. in Genealogy. Last reply by Marilyn Trent Dec 12, 2024. 5 Replies 1 Like
Col Edward Douglas was probably born in Scotland. Records in Northampton County, Virginia state 'age 50 in 1640', which would place his birth in 1590. His wife, Isabel Dale was born about 1598.The Colonel died in 1557 and within the year Isabel…Continue
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Out with the old, in with the new.
Posted by William Douglas on December 11, 2024 at 20:00 1 Comment 0 Likes
As some will know, I have been struggling with my webhost for a few months to provide an efficent service for all Douglas history and genealogy researchers. The site will be moving to a new host, so there will be some loss of service in the meantime.
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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 0 Likes
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 -…
ContinueFreskin the Fleming - then and now
Posted by William Douglas on November 2, 2024 at 12:24 0 Comments 0 Likes
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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