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  • Douglas dna

    Douglas dna

    33 members Latest Activity: Mar 20 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…

  • Interesting people

    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.

  • Drysdale Archives

    Drysdale Archives

    13 members Latest Activity: on Monday

    Please, feel free share keeping the content relevant.

  • Descendants de la famille des Douglas en france

    Descendants de la famille des Douglas en france

    4 members Latest Activity: Nov 23, 2024

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

  • Douglas families in Ireland

    Douglas families in Ireland

    46 members Latest Activity: Nov 4, 2024

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

  • Clan Douglas Gathering - 2014

    Clan Douglas Gathering - 2014

    61 members Latest Activity: Jul 10, 2024

    Plans are in hand to hold a Clan Douglas Gathering in Scotland in 2014.

    The Gathering…

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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