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"Page 400   At Loch Leven, 22 July: A letter issued by our sovereign lady [Queen Mary…"

William Douglas replied Jul 21 to 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots escape from Lochleven castle - were George Douglas & John Drysdale paid to help?

3 Jul 21
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"Borrowstounness, commonly known as Bo'ness, is a town and former burgh and seaport o…"

William Douglas replied Apr 6 to Scots living in Holland in 17th & 18th Centuries

13 Apr 11
Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale

"There is a bit on the van Breugel family here:https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/histo…"

William Douglas replied Apr 6 to Scots living in Holland in 17th & 18th Centuries

13 Apr 11
Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale

"Isabella Benjamin Douglas seems to have a connection withe the Reformed Church.  Per…"

William Douglas replied Apr 1 to Scots living in Holland in 17th & 18th Centuries

13 Apr 11
Reply by Russell Lynn Drysdale

"And I find this Johnstone connection::https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getper…"

William Douglas replied Mar 18 to The Drysdales of Dollar

19 Aug 5
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"See:https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I87058&tree=t…"

William Douglas replied Mar 18 to The Drysdales of Dollar

19 Aug 5
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"I have a note that Hew Douglas born about 1523 in Dalvine Or Cowsowgill Dumfries Sco…"

William Douglas replied Mar 18 to The Drysdales of Dollar

19 Aug 5
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"Ryhill Castle is a new one to me."

William Douglas replied Feb 26 to The Drysdales of Dollar

19 Aug 5
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"I just popped Saffron Walden Drysdales into the search engine... Here's one:https://…"

William Douglas replied Jan 18 to The origins of the surname Drysdale

28 May 4
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

"Mr Google seems to know a few of them."

William Douglas replied Jan 18 to The origins of the surname Drysdale

28 May 4
Reply by Ronald Drysdale

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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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