"Hi all,
Agnes Drysdaill obviously managed to overcome the 'minor Witchcraft misunderstanding' that she had with the church in 1662 as she was ultimately allowed to have a christian burial in 1683 - as the Mortcloth records for the…"
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Mar 16. 3 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?
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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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"Great research, Ronald!"
"Hi,
In my previous post I stated that there were no records for any children from the marriage of Agnes Drysdale and John Blackwood.
Since that post I've managed to get John's Will transcribed and now find that Agnes and John had at least…"
"Ronald ,
Well done article, keep the good work! I see you have credited me for the map, in all honesty Peter Drysdale sourced that contribution, I just passed it along."
"Hi all,
An update on the fate of Agnes Drysdale of Coldrain, Kinross - accused of being a member of the Witches Coven at the crook of Devon in Fossoway & Tulliebody:
https://witches.hca.ed.ac.uk/accused/A/EGD/1685
The Crook of Devon Witchcraft…"
"Thanks Russell,
A very nice video of Tillicoultry & surrounds, which reveals the ambience of the area where many of our ancestors lived.
Best regards"
"Ronald, In response to The first Drysdales found in The Exchequer rolls of Scotland 1480—1487 Vol 9, time there were four separate Drysdale families renting properties in Drummy, Coalsnaughton, Elistoun &…"
"Hi James and welcome,
Difficult to see which Douglas line you are researching, however regarding Alexander FRASER 2nd of Lovat:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fraser-1340
Ref: Fraser, Alexander, "Frasers of Philorth", Edinburgh: private,…"
"An interesting old 'Drysdale' Document for sale on Ebay:
1644 - 17th Cent. Legal doc. disposition of land to David…"
"Hi Suzanne
Glad to be of assistance.
One point that may be worth considering - one of the 1900 census forms states '1865' under the heading "Year of Immigration to the US" (but the 1900 form also states he had been in the US for…"
"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…"
".........a few 1870 US census forms.
Hope this helps"
"Hi Suzanne,
Welcome to Douglas History.
I've checked out the Familysearch website and picked up a few US census sources which may (or may not) be applicable to your William (note it's possible the middle 'M' may be an error as WM…"
"David Douglass (actor) and his wife Sarah Hallam Douglass - Pioneers in theatre in America and Jamaica in 1700s
Ref: https://douglashistory.co.uk/history/daviddouglas2.htm
Best regards"
"In one of the posts below there is a birth record for one "Sholto Douglas Henry, reputed son of Jeffrey Morgan", born on June 19th 1769.
However, if we look at the page for one 'Charles James Sholto…"
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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 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,
daphne bogart said…
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?
- At 17:05 on October 29, 2024,
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!
- At 14:43 on June 29, 2024,
Russell Lynn Drysdale said…
- At 12:09 on April 19, 2024,
A Chapman said…
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.
- At 16:31 on April 18, 2024,
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
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