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Where does the Douglas sept of 'Douglass' originate

For many years as a youngster, we were told that there was a tradition of adding or subtracting letters from a name when a child was born '…

Started by Daryl John Douglass in Heraldry

27 Apr 21, 2020
Reply by Judith Fleenor

Jane Douglas

I don’t know if I am in the right place but I am looking for any information on my ggg grandmother, Jane (Jeannie) Douglas. She was born c.…

Started by Robert James Dean , Jr. in Genealogy

6 Apr 19, 2020
Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale

DOUGLAS CHART all three Branches DRUMLANRIG , ANGUS , MORTON

DOUGLAS CHART all three Branches DRUMLANRIG , ANGUS , MORTON this is all copied from a group I run Royal Stuart and Stewart Autosomal DNA ,…

Started by Jackie Stoddard in Genealogy

0 Apr 6, 2020

Archibald Douglas b ca 1665 to America 1725-1728

I have looked for many years for the ancestors of Archibald Douglas b:ca 1665 in Scotland/d:29 Feb 1728 in Kent Co., Colony of Delaware . …

Started by RC Collins in Genealogy

9 Feb 26, 2020
Reply by Richard William Maginis Douglas

Lady Elizabeth Christian Douglas 1524-1575

My wife's lineage in America traces back to John Forrester Forsyth Forrest 1524-1573, in Scotland, whose spouse is listed as Lady Elizabeth…

Started by Troy William Cornelius in Genealogy

2 Feb 4, 2020
Reply by Troy William Cornelius

Lord James Douglas, the Black Douglas

I am working in Ancestry.com on my ancestors from Scotland and have reached an impasse. I have reached an ancestor named Sir William Dougla…

Started by Eric Peter Douglas in Genealogy

5 Jan 19, 2020
Reply by Eric Peter Douglas

Douglas Dunkeld.

Hi i can trace my family history to Dunkeld and towns from around there back to 1841 anybody know any more about them?.

Started by Paul Douglas in Genealogy

2 Dec 10, 2019
Reply by Paul Douglas

How did they die?

Hi folks, While researching I've come across a couple of road blocks where I'm hoping the good folks here might be able to assist.  Sir Jam…

Started by Andrew Douglas in History

2 Oct 15, 2019
Reply by Andrew Douglas

Seeking informations about Robert Douglas and Robert Bruce Douglas

Some details about my family :   Robert (Bruce Erle) DOUGLAS (my grand father) was born in Paris on January 5th, 1892. He was the son of Ro…

Started by DOUGLAS Jean-Paul in Genealogy

0 Oct 15, 2019

Wife of William Wilson Douglas (1880 - 1923)

Hi everyone, I'm trying to find more information about the wife of William Wilson Douglas (1880 - 1923). They were my great grandparents.…

Started by Tom Jenks in Genealogy

5 Aug 16, 2019
Reply by William Douglas

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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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