family moves

[Cathy Williamson]

In looking for my douglas side they were pretty good at having kids and when they did decide to come to Canada all were fairly grown up. The thing James MOffat Douglas wrote about when they set the post office up for the town that followed had the name of the hills they boys remembered when growing up Tantallon is the name of the town that followed there set up. All the births indicate a different town or farm or parish they were on, did familiys move often in the 1800 to 1830 years.? While they remained close around Roxburgh there were several other parish's where the birth's were mentioned.

[William Douglas]

I have added 5 biographies this morning - all Canadian. One of these was for James Moffat Douglas.

In these, I do notice a lot of moving around.

Tantallon is, of course, the name of the Douglas stronghold in Scotland.

[Cathy Williamson]

yes and James Moffat
Douglas started a town with a couple of sons and daughters called Tantallon Sask Canada named from where they grew up. MY Janet was the closest sib to James they remained close. Re moving around was meant family in Scotland, three kids including my Janet were born in different parishes, farms/ towns, wondered what life must of been like then and was this common during that time when things were difficult in Scotland.I will get you specifics on Janet.