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"Ron, that is great info and I vaguely remember coming across that years ago when I first pieced this possible line together (I descend from Archibald's son William Harvey Douglass...the man loved "Harvey" for sure!).  It's…"
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Paul A Douglas left a comment for William Douglas
"Hello Ronald!  And thanks for the info, from William as well!  Ole Archie is a bit of a conundrum for me, as I've been stuck on him for what feels like decades now!  I had a tedious connection from him to James Douglas and…"
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"Hi Paul, I have had a quick look for Archibald in my usual places (Freecen, Familysearch, ScotlandsPeople etc) and would tend to agree with William's info - in particular, the 1841 census indicates his birthplace as Scotland (not Liverpool). I…"
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"I have the following notes, and you probably know this: Archibald Harvey DouglasBorn: 28 March 1806 - Dumfries, Scotland, United KingdomDied: 25 Oct 1881 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, EnglandMother: Margaret…"
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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
I likely descend from a line of the Douglases of Cavers (and baronets of Friarshaw/Springwood Park), who emigrated to Washington, DC in the late 1860s (after two generations in Liverpool after leaving Scotland).

Certain family members I am looking for more details on include an Archibald Harvey Douglas (born circa 1806) in Liverpool. Any help would be fantastic.
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
Archibald Harvey Douglass
dna haplotype
R-FT362681

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At 23:06 on May 28, 2025, Ronald Drysdale said…

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At 18:49 on May 28, 2025, Ronald Drysdale said…

Hi Paul,

I have had a quick look for Archibald in my usual places (Freecen, Familysearch, ScotlandsPeople etc) and would tend to agree with William's info - in particular, the 1841 census indicates his birthplace as Scotland (not Liverpool).

I also tidied up Archibald's tree on family search and it now looks like this:

A couple of pdfs of census info

Archibald Harvey Douglas 1871 census

Archabald Douglas, England and Wales, Census, 1841_

Archabald Douglas & family 1861 Census Lowton Lancashire

I also printed off the wedding record Image from Familysearch:

There are other source materials available on Familysearch

Best regards

At 9:39 on May 28, 2025, William Douglas said…

I have the following notes, and you probably know this:

Archibald Harvey Douglas
Born: 28 March 1806 - Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: 25 Oct 1881 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Mother: Margaret Warwick
Father; James Douglas
AHD Born in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom on 28 March 1806 to James Douglas and Margaret Warwick. Archibald Harvey Douglas married Mary King and had 6 children. He diedy on 25 Oct 1881 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

James Douglas 1778 - 1859 born Closeburn, Dumfriesshire
Margaret Warwick 1780 - 1859 born Canonbie, Dumfriesshire
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Marriage: 21 Jun 1835 St Mary (now St Helen), St Helens, Lancashire
Archibald Harvey Douglass - Parish of Prescot
Mary King - Parish of Prescot
Witnesses: Richard King; Sarah Shaw; Richard Green
Married by Banns by Walter Bawdwen Curate
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Entry 392
Source: LDS Film 1469036

At 5:49 on September 3, 2010, Deborah Ann Hill-Hampton said…
Hi, Just wanting to leave a message a member of the Douglas Clan in the mid Atlantic. I am in Delaware and just seeing who was close to me. You have a great weekend. I have the hurricane Earl to irritate me. Deb Hampton
At 11:17 on September 4, 2009, William Douglas said…
Welcome to the network, Paul.

Another researcher is also interested in a Douglas who died in India; Captain Charles Douglas was killed in Dehli in the Indian Mutiny in 1857. He was commandant of the Royal Guard, but little else is known about him.

We have been unable to trace his line back further than his grandfather (who was also his wife's grandfather), Maj-gen Robert Douglas, b. Abt 1744, d. 7th June 1798.

Get in touch if I can help in any way.

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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