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Difficulty finding a Scottish Parish marriage record? Maybe there isn't one & never was!
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 26. 1 Reply 1 Like
Dear all,I recently came across a parish entry for a 'Private marriage' in Edinburgh.…Continue
James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 29. 7 Replies 0 Likes
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…Continue
To be paid annually at the bridge of Drumfres, one red rose - is there a story here?
Started Feb 3 0 Replies 1 Like
Came across this when doing some light reading of the DUMFRIESSHIRE AND GALLOWAY Natural History and Antiquarian Society 1907-8Ref: Gleanings of Old Dumfries and Galloway. Page 133…Continue
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"Another Military connection to Sir William Drysdale of Pittenchar - descendants from a brother of Sir William (Major James Drysdale):
Major Douglas Drysdale Rose MC, Croix de Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur & Croix de…"
"Philips spouse - Ann Hamilton - then gives a link to Lt Col Lord Spencer Douglas-Hamilton,
https://douglashistory.co.uk/famgen/getperson.php?personID=I193770&tree=One
If you follow that family line back you will get to Sir William (1st of)…"
"Major Brevet Lt.Colonel John Drysdale of the 42nd Royal Highlanders, the Black Watch.
John Drysdale was baptised in Uphall, Linlithgowshire on 19 Dec 1813, the son of John Drysdale and Janet Anderson.
His death record indicates that he was a…"
"Hi Anne,
Welcome to the Douglas Archives.
I've quickly checked through my usual places and can see that your GG grandfather is considered to be somthing akin to Australian…"
"Hi William,
Thankyou for translating the old Scots, now it's comprehensible it seems like a good package indeed!
But did he ever manage to enjoy the fruits of these proceeds from Tillicoultry?
Best regards"
"Page 400
At Loch Leven, 22 July:
A letter issued by our sovereign lady [Queen Mary], after her lawful age was declared in Parliament, to her loyal subject George Douglas, the full brother of William Douglas of Loch Leven.
By this letter,…"
"Hi all,
In the previous post I omitted the source publication for the quoted pages, this source was quite hard to locate and is only available for single page downloads here:
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland…"
"Hi again Michelle,
This publication seems to be the best sourced work on the Kilgour name:
Origin and History of the Ancient Name…"
"Hi Michelle
While all of the major online Genealogy sites seem to have the Douglas-Kilgour & Mouswald family lines listed, none of them appear to have any relevant source material which backs up those relationships.
ScotlandsPeople -…"
1568 - Mary Queen of Scots escape from Lochleven castle - were George Douglas & John Drysdale paid to help?
Mary Queen of Scots' last official letters as Queen of Scotland show that both George Douglas & John Drysdale had possible pecuniary interests in helping her to escape from Lochleven Castle and regain the Scottish throne.BackgroundMary Queen of ScotsReign - 14 December 1542 – 24 July 1567On 24 July 1567, while imprisoned in Lochleven castle, Mary was forced to abdicate the Scottish throne in favour of her son, the infant James, and to appoint her illegitimate half-brother James Stewart,…See More
"Hi Joanne,
I think I've found the missing document that links your Grandparent Helen Lumsden Douglas with the Douglas family in UK:
Passenger departure list at London, 22-8-1922, onboard P&O SS Barradine - Mr Thomas Douglas + wife Isabella…"
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AI enhanced search facility for text in old hand written historical records - Familysearch website
Posted on November 3, 2024 at 18:31 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi all,
The Familysearch website has introduced a new experimental AI search facilty that renders old, largely unintelligible, hand written documents 'searchable', available online here:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/labs/
It is still under development and can only be used on a [fairly large] selection of Familysearch records but already it is yielding impressive results -…
ContinueLegacy family tree software - 10.0 full version totally free
Posted on June 23, 2024 at 16:29 1 Comment 2 Likes
Just came across some decent free family tree software, not a trial, fully featured & with no 'premium' extras. Has some useful features, charts & reporting options, also mapping if you download the free Legacy GeoDB add-on.…
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- At 13:11 on July 15, 2025,
Joanne Ellen Lovell said…
Hi Ronald. The marriage to John Lovell is definately my grandmother. The other may well be her as well. I'm not sure if her birth year or what year she came to Australia.
Thankyou.
- At 16:11 on June 1, 2025,
Simone Collins said…
Thank you for your welcome, Ron, and the very useful information! I will check it out!
- At 14:53 on May 22, 2025,
Nicole Henderson said…
Hi,
Thank you so much for the information!! I really enjoyed the Douglas page! It’s interesting that I match so many Stewarts with haplogroups R-FT333465 and R-S781. Idk maybe they'll sort it all out in the next 200 years. 😄
Have a great day!
Best, Nicole
- At 0:32 on May 22, 2025,
Hello Ronald Drysdale,
Thank you for the information you shared via Family Search. After reviewing the records, I have John and Janet Lumsden listed as parents of James Douglas 1755-1820 in my tree. I will have to review this. My highest Douglas autosomal DNA match through Family Tree DNA (20cm) has the haplogroup R-FT353727. Thanks again!! :)
- At 14:31 on May 1, 2025,
Suzanne Crowe said…
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
- At 19:04 on April 3, 2025,
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
- At 1:22 on April 3, 2025,
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
- At 20:49 on February 21, 2025,
Hello,
How lovely, thank you for the link.
Cheers.
- At 18:44 on January 31, 2025,
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!!!
- At 16:51 on October 30, 2024,
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?
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