The Douglas Archives

A collection of historical and genalogical records

William Douglas's Groups (18)

  • Descendants de la famille des Douglas en france

    4 members Latest Activity: Nov 23

    La famille Douglas a été dans de nombreux pays et notamment en France. Ce groupe permet de rassembler les descendants des douglas Français et…

  • For those who served.

    12 members Latest Activity: Sep 18

    This group is dedicated to those Douglas's and our honored Septs who have served or are serving their country. 

    We particularly…

  • The Douglas Family In Fiji

    7 members Latest Activity: Nov 3

    This group is for those who are descendants of Juliana Catherine Spiller & Walter Michael Aubrey Douglas.

    Note: This group is now (29…

  • drysdale connections

    8 members Latest Activity: Nov 5

  • Drysdale - a Douglas sept

    18 members Latest Activity: Oct 26

    Drysdale is considered a sept of…

  • Morton - a Douglas sept

    11 members Latest Activity: Mar 15, 2023

    Though shrouded by the mists of time, the chronicles of Scotland reveal the early records of the Norman surname Morton which ranks as one of…

  • Douglas families in Ireland

    46 members Latest Activity: Nov 4

    Researching members of the Douglas family in Ireland is notoriously difficult.  So many records have been destroyed, and the families often moved…

  • West Indies Connections

    17 members Latest Activity: May 17, 2023

    A group for those who are researching their Douglas ancestors who have West Indies/Caribean connections

  • Interesting people

    4 members Latest Activity: Jun 10, 2018 Some of the interesting people we come across in our research - probably not Douglases, as they would merit an entry in the Douglas Archives.

  • North American immigrants

    32 members Latest Activity: Nov 19 We are researching early immigrants to the USA and Canada.

  • Australian immigrants

    23 members Latest Activity: Oct 30 We are looking for the ancestry of early immigrants to Australia.

  • Douglas dna

    32 members Latest Activity: May 19, 2023 A group for those who are using dna to trace their ancestors. The intention is NOT to replace the existing dna group, but to facilitate…

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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