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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
William Douglas m. Margaret Carlyle in 1460
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
William Douglas b.1415

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At 17:09 on February 2, 2013, William Douglas said…

Welcome to our group, Janine.

That will be William Douglas, 3rd lord of Drumlanrig was born in 1440 and died in1464. He was the son of Sir William Douglas, 2nd of Drumlanrig and Jane Maxwell. He married Margaret Carlyle, dau of Sir William Carlyle of Torthorwald (other sources state she was daughter of Sir John Carlyle). He distinguished himself at the seige of Roxburgh in 1460 and subsequently at the battle of Alnwick in 1462.

As he was only 24 when he died, I wonder if he came to a sticky end?

William

 
 
 

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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