All Discussions Tagged 'Canada' - The Douglas Archives2024-03-29T15:57:34Zhttps://douglashistory.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Canada&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCaledonia Douglas's Nova Scotiatag:douglashistory.ning.com,2017-09-06:3482022:Topic:848072017-09-06T13:19:21.017ZConnor Douglashttps://douglashistory.ning.com/profile/ConnorDouglas
Hi everyone thanks for letting me join,<br />
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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 and my Grampy had to move them to Bridgewater because there was no hospital there. I was wondering if anyone on here was related from Nova Scotia or related to the Nova Scotian Douglas's and if they knew what branch of the Douglas family we were…
Hi everyone thanks for letting me join,<br />
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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 and my Grampy had to move them to Bridgewater because there was no hospital there. I was wondering if anyone on here was related from Nova Scotia or related to the Nova Scotian Douglas's and if they knew what branch of the Douglas family we were from? My cousin just posted a family photo they have of Milton Foster Douglas on Facebook (which I made my avatar on here) and said he was my gggg grandfather and said his father was John Douglas who from what I can find (as long as it's the same guy haha) came over from Scotland in 1815 and was one of the seven settlers who founded Caledonia or seven hills as it was known then I guess it was 6 Scotsmen and an Irishman. Anyways thanks, cool site! I'm also really wanting to get a DNA test soon from ancestry.com or something but they're so friggin expensive my mom was adopted and I guess her dad was a priest from Ireland but there was a non disclosure agreement signed so she can't find a name but just think it would be interesting all around on both sides. Cheers,<br />
Connor Colin Douglas, passenger to Canada on the Hectortag:douglashistory.ning.com,2011-09-30:3482022:Topic:380592011-09-30T17:50:53.054ZWilliam Douglashttps://douglashistory.ning.com/profile/WilliamDouglas
<p>What drove the Highlander families to embark on the Hector at Loch Broom, in the Scottish Highlands, we may never know.</p>
<p>We do know that they were promised a better lifestyle and prospects than they had in Scotland. By the time they arrived in Canada, many had died, and reports suggest that all that was left to eat were the worms in the ships woodwork.</p>
<p>Things did not look any better on arrival. Those who preceded them were short of food, and accommodation…</p>
<p>What drove the Highlander families to embark on the Hector at Loch Broom, in the Scottish Highlands, we may never know.</p>
<p>We do know that they were promised a better lifestyle and prospects than they had in Scotland. By the time they arrived in Canada, many had died, and reports suggest that all that was left to eat were the worms in the ships woodwork.</p>
<p>Things did not look any better on arrival. Those who preceded them were short of food, and accommodation was sparse.</p>
<p>Among the passengers, was <a href="http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/colin_douglass.htm" target="_blank">Colin Douglass</a>. Two of his three children died on the voyage. and in that lies my mystery.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Justicewilliamodouglas.htm" target="_blank">Justice William O. Douglas</a> retired from the United States Supreme Court in 1975, having served the court for 37 years, longer than any other Justice in history.</p>
<p>William is said to be the son of an itinerant Scottish Presbyterian minister from Pictou County, Nova Scotia. On July 23, 1973, thousands of Scottish-Canadians and Scottish-Americans gathered at Pictou to celebrate their common ancestry. Anchored in the harbour was the schooner Bluenose II standing in for the Hector. The guests of honour included Justice William O. Douglas of the United States Supreme Court who was present to pay homage to his ancestor Colin Douglas.</p>
<p>The most recent biography of Douglas, by Professor Bruce Allen Murphy, persuasively suggests that Douglas's memoirs were elaborate fictions.</p>
<p>Which brings me to my mystery.</p>
<p>From my understanding, the Hector's passenger list has been transcribed and shows Colin as the only adult Douglass. There is a Margaret Douglas, aged between 2 and 8 years old and under 2, a Colin Douglas, son of Alex. However, there was no Alex Douglas on the Hector. Colin's daughter is said to have married Peter Fraser, so how Justice Douglas is a descendant of this family remains to be determined.</p>
<p>Assuming it is correct that only Margaret survived the voyage, and that she married Peter Fraser, how is it the William Orville Douglas is a descendant? Is this part of his works of fiction? Or is there another explanation?</p>
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