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James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig

Hi. has anyone ever had the 1581 Will & testament of Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig transcribed?

He apparently fathered a lot of children, maybe this will could reveal some interesting factual stuff.

Copy of relevant Scotlandspeople webpage attached below.

Best regards

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Permalink Reply by William Douglas on March 16, 2025 at 14:40

I know that some family historians are using AI to transcribe old documents.

Perhaps we have someone with the knowledge/skills to take this on?

Permalink Reply by Ronald Drysdale on March 16, 2025 at 17:55

Hi William.

I've just discovered that Sir James' will was transcribed a very long time ago and is published complete but in bits and pieces in the following:

The manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry ... preserved at Drumlanrig castle ..

https://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/buccleuchqueens01gr...

pages 21, 22, 27,28 & 29 refer.

I'll put the bits and pieces together, tidy it up and post the text below

Sorry for the false alarm.

Best regards

Permalink Reply by Ronald Drysdale on March 16, 2025 at 21:19

A copy of Sir James Douglas 7th of Drumlanrig's Will - taken from the source detailed in the previous post, also includes the testament of his wife Christiane Montgomery:

It seems as though the 'will' information above is just a summary of what is a very long and detailed will (9 pages) which also "gives many legacies to his grand-daughters and others" who are not mentioned in the summary.The original will also has a note in the margin dated 1605 which may be interesting.

A copy of the Scotlandspeople pdf of this will is attached below:

Sir James Douglas 7th of Drumlanrig will dated 1581 ScotlandsPeople

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