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Please scrub the pdf (Births & marriages - ScotsPeople - 1560 - 1800 Berwick only) in the previous post to Russell - the data it contains is corrupted.
I thought it would be clever to put all the Scotlandspeople data into an Excel…"
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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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"Re: William Drysdale 1748-1815 - we have that he was born in Belville so that's helpful to know that was a name of a farm as we couldn't find a town of that name! But we have that he died in Great Tosson.
About our version of the 1503…"
"Well I'm the fortunate beneficiary of all your hard work Ronald!! Deeply grateful, thank you.
I'm trying to squeeze a few minutes in here and there to keep up with all the info... just fascinating! "
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80 Drysdale men counted at 1541 weapon show
Started by Russell Lynn Drysdale in History. Last reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale on Friday. 4 Replies 3 Likes
Encyclopedia BritannicaWAPENSHAW (M.E. for “weapon-show”), a periodical muster or review of troops formerly held in every district in Scotland, the object having been to satisfy the military chiefs that the arms of their retainers were in good…Continue
Tags: Drumlanrig, 1541, Annandale, of, Douglas
A Tribute to Reverend Jack Douglas, C.P. The Man Who Gave My Family Its Past
Started by Nicole Henderson in Genealogy Oct 17. 0 Replies 3 Likes
Today I would like to pay tribute to Reverend Jack Douglas, C.P. Author of my family’s Douglas history page. "I am a Roman Catholic priest of the Passionist Order. I will give my family no children, so I am giving it its past. I have been working on…Continue
Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823
Started by Russell Lynn Drysdale in History. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Oct 1. 5 Replies 4 Likes
A very interesting book a friend turned me on to .... named '' Passports of Southeastern Pioneers 1770-1823: Indian, Spanish and other Land Passports for Tennessee, Kentucky,…Continue
The Ancestry money grabbers are after our records!
Started by Ronald Drysdale in Genealogy. Last reply by William Douglas Sep 25. 1 Reply 1 Like
ScotlandsPeople is under attack from Ancestry - if they succeed then access to Scottish records may become too difficult/expensive for us little guys in the future and we may not be able to post images as we now can.…Continue
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