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All Drysdale Archives Pages (30)

Hugh Drysdale , Lt. Governor of Virginia 1722-1726 12 Comments

                                         Hugh Drysdale    Below :  photos of original  documents supposedly signed by Hugh . View »

Sons of John Drysdale of Kilrie 1 Comment

DRYSDALE BROTHERS: William (1838-1902), businessman, George Russell (1854?-1909), pastoralist and planter, and John (1847-1928), engineer and planter were born in Scotland, sons of John Drysdale of K… View »

Anne Drysdale,daughter of William Drysdale of Pitteuchar

Anne Drysdale, born on 26 August 1792, was the daughter of William Drysdale of Pitteuchar, Fife, Scotland, town clerk of Kirkcaldy, and his wife Anne Currison, daughter of the town clerk of Hamilton.… View »

Fife Family Histories Rev JOHN DRYSDALE AND HIS DESCENDANTS updated8/5/2023 2 Comments

Rev JOHN DRYSDALE AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 1681-1991 by D C L Drysdale, is the story of Rev John Drysdale (1681-1726), Minister at Kirkcaldy from 1712-1726, and his famous descendants, by his wife, Anne… View »

William Drijsdale, (uit Edingsburg) joins as ship gunner 2 Comments

http://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&id Drijsdale, on December 19, 1787in the service of the Dutch East India Company Departure 1787 Wednesday, December 19 William Drijsdale (uit Edingsbu… View »

Dr.Charles Vickery Drysdale 5 Comments

He was the first son of  Drs Charles Robert Drysdale and Alice Vickery. He was born in Paris on 8 July 1874 while his mother was studying Medicine there. His uncle was John James Drysdale (1816–1890)… View »

Elizabeth Rigby, Lady Eastlake

Exerpt from The Letters of Elizabeth Rigby,             Lady Eastlake       Edited by Julie Sheldon   References  to Sir William Drysdale  ,sons George  Drysdale and Charles Drysdale  Lady Elizabeth… View »

Ensign Alexander Drysdale from New Brunswick Fencibles to be Lieutenant 7 Comments

Ensign Alexander Drysdale from New Brunswick Fencibles to be Lieutenant, right column  about half way down page  View »

Witch Stories , Peter Drysdale , Jennet Douglas 2 Comments

   THE WITCHES  OF SCOTLAND    THE DUMB GIRL OF POLLOK On the 14th of October, Sir George Maxwell, of Pollok, and his household were much agitated and disturbed. He had been taken suddenly and dang… View »

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