Thanks for the reply.  Here is everything that populated on Ancestry.com after I added my DNA result and while I still had an active subscription. I can't afford it now unfortunately, but it did preserve the people that it found.  The workings of this, I am unsure of. 

I have a different set of ancestors for Alexander Drysdale, who married Christian Donaldson.

https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I143... 

I am not sure that they were 'Sir' and 'Lady'.

William

Congratulations on finding the Dollar Magazine.

I think that other editions may well help with Douglas and Burns family research.

Dollar Academy is about 45 minutes from my home, so I may arrange a visit.
Better if they were online!

Thank you for the information. Most kind.  I am particularly interested in the last part of your message regarding him receiving a pension so I shall look further into that. Kind regards

I did look at that record but couldn't quite match him to the Thomas Twidale/Twidle I'm looking for so it's onwards and upwards but thank you for your efforts and contribution.

https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-archives/page/argent...

How good of you to reach out. Thank you. I am a real greenhorn on this. Can you explain where I find the "Familysearch" site and what is the code you attached? Many thanks!

Thanks again for your help. Just learning to navigate Ancestry.com site and finding more information from diligent research by many connected to Samuel Marksberry that is verified by my DNA match to Samuel Marksbury styled the III, where others have found records documenting his existence in America and service as soldier in the American rebellion. It appears documentation ends there and no evidence for his parentsand grandparents exists except in family lore. Time for an advanced DNA test it seems? 

Oh my gosh THANK YOU!  I do not know how this site works yet.  I found FamilySearch the same day as this site so I am toggling back & forth trying to figure it all out.  Definitely on the right track now; thank you again!!!

Hello,

How lovely, thank you for the link.

Cheers.  

Thank you for your help/info Ronald.  I feel I keep going down the wrong rabbit hole in my searches.  I did not have the 1920 census for William Dayton Douglas, so that was helpful and was able to follow some other leads.  However, I don't know what you meant by "However, the ancestors indicated in the FS family line for William appear to be erroneous."  I confirmed his father and mother this morning.  I have only used Family search a few times and was curious to what ancestors you found to be incorrect?  Regards, Daphne

Thank you, Ronald.  Yes, those are the correct family members.  I did some research yesterday and Elkhart County, Indiana didn't keep birth records during the period William was born, so that is why I  won't find a birth certificate.  After doing some research on William's sister, Neva (not Nera), I concluded that that is the correct family.  Aunt Neva raised my grandmother's daughter, when she and my grandfather moved to find work.  So, thank you again you have been extremely helpful!  Regards, Daphne

Thank you so much Ronald!  I will be following up with the census links that you have sent me to continue my search. They are very helpful!  I wish that Nova Scotia had more complete census data from 1850, I may have to make a trip there to ultimately find William's parents. I greatly appreciate your help. Suzanne