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Bad hyper-links on Douglas Archives
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Sometimes when a link is posted, ning automatically adds some garbage to the end of the hyper-link address and this corrupts the link - for example:…Continue
The Ancestry money grabbers are after our records!
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ScotlandsPeople is under attack from Ancestry - if they succeed then access to Scottish records may become too difficult/expensive for us little guys in the future and we may not be able to post…Continue
Old maps of the British Isles - 1631
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The theatre of the empire of Great Britain, presenting an exact geography of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. ... 1631A very nice publication with heraldic shields, pics & lots of old maps of all…Continue
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 2 Likes
Dear all,I recently came across a parish entry for a 'Private marriage' in Edinburgh.…Continue
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Bad hyper-links on Douglas Archives
Sometimes when a link is posted, ning automatically adds some garbage to the end of the hyper-link address and this corrupts the link - for example:https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Histories/douglas_tragedy.html%C2%A0which gives you:To access the page, just remove the…See More
"I found this comment in the report to be interesting:
"Numerous individuals bearing the Douglas surname have tested as haplogroup R1b-L21(Insular Celtic marker). These individuals do not share the R-FT353727 Douglas signatureand are not…"
Douglas dna
A group for those who are using dna to trace their ancestors.The intention is NOT to replace the existing dna group, but to facilitate discussions amongst those who are not part of that group.See More
French Letter - King Charles 1 praises the families of Bruce and Douglas for standing against the enemies of Scotland
In a 1633 letters Patent issued by King Charles 1 to Adam Bruce of Waltoun, living in France, a sort of testimonial to his nobility, the families of Bruce and Douglas are praised for their nobility, eminent fidelity & glorious deeds against the enemies of Scotland.".........Lord James Douglas, comarchus of Drumlanrig, knight, in our county of Nithsdale, of which families by both sides have come all the noble and generous persons, most of whom during past ages have for their eminent…See More
Descendants de la famille des Douglas en france
La famille Douglas a été dans de nombreux pays et notamment en France. Ce groupe permet de rassembler les descendants des douglas Français et d'échanger des informations.Bienvenue parmi nousSee More
"Hi Dale
I've enclosed the extra files I was talking about, some are doublers to the pics I sent previously but all these pdfs contain links to where the record is located on Familysearch. Most of these sources were found using the 'Full…"
"Thanks so much, Ron! I have seen a couple of the census docs and land grants but happy to look at whatever else you can send--as long as it's no trouble for you. The marriage info is particularly interesting. And I will check out Familysearch.…"
"Hi Dale,
There are plenty of records on Familysearch for your ancestors in Floyd, Indiana, & also some records for another, but pre-1825, Drysdale family in the same place - it seems likely that these two separate families are…"
"Hello Ron - I'm going to send you a message (if I can find that function again) as my comment exceeds the character count.
Nancy"
"Hi Nancy,
I think that as far as the parish records are concerned I've come to the end of my travels. There is norecord of a William Drysdale being born in that area in the year 1748. The closest I could find are the three fathers detailed in…"
"Hello Ron - I am uncertain between these three options for my great x5 grandfather, I can tell you from my information that my great x4 grandfather William Drysdale (b.1748 who married Barbara Walker) had 2 brothers: John (b.1743) & Alexander…"
"Hi Nancy,
I've just about finished sorting out the records on Family search for early Drysdales in Haddingtonshire, Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
As far as I can tell, your William Drysdale + (Barbara Walker) has three possible fathers, all…"
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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 -…
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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 13:44 on November 10, 2025,
DALE T DRYSDALE said…
Thanks so much, Ron! I have seen a couple of the census docs and land grants but happy to look at whatever else you can send--as long as it's no trouble for you. The marriage info is particularly interesting. And I will check out Familysearch. As you mention, the path back to Ireland and/or beyond is pretty obscure.
Any thoughts on research via Artificial Intelligence programs?
- At 6:21 on November 9, 2025,
Hello Ron - I'm going to send you a message (if I can find that function again) as my comment exceeds the character count.
Nancy
- At 3:14 on November 8, 2025,
Hello Ron - I am uncertain between these three options for my great x5 grandfather, I can tell you from my information that my great x4 grandfather William Drysdale (b.1748 who married Barbara Walker) had 2 brothers: John (b.1743) & Alexander (b.1742) and that their Drysdale father was from Dunbar & Innerwick (Berwickshire). Does that help at all?
- At 13:56 on November 7, 2025,
Thanks, Ron. What little sleuthing I've done has been hampered by my lack of familiarity with the records in Ireland and Scotland. Plus, I've heard that many records were destroyed over the years.
- At 23:54 on November 6, 2025,
Thank you, Ron. The earliest ancestor about whom I am certain is James Francis Drysdale, b. ca. 1835 in New Albany, Ind. (I have documented his and his family's subsequent lives fairly extensively.) James' parents almost certainly were Thomas (~1786-1850) & Martha (~1795-1849) Drysdale, landing in New Albany ca. 1825. Both are buried there. They apparently had several children, likely including dau. Nancy E. whose obit states she was b. ~1814 in Co. Down, Ire. There were numerous other Drysdales living along the Ohio R., in the 1820s and beyond, but their relationships are not clear at this point. So, my assumption is that Thomas & Martha, along with their earlier children, emigrated from Ireland. Where and when they may have been before that is an open question. I have always assumed they and/or their ancestors originated somewhere in Scotland, Dryfs R. area per the historical legends, but that path is totally obscure. Thanks for your interest, I'll appreciate any info or suggestions you may have!
- At 19:50 on November 3, 2025,
Re: William Drysdale 1748-1815 - we have that he was born in Belville so that's helpful to know that was a name of a farm as we couldn't find a town of that name! But we have that he died in Great Tosson.
About our version of the 1503 incident, I've transcribed it from the hand-written text - I'll send you a message about it soon, as I'm concerned about possible errors and don't want to post until I've better verified it.
- At 19:40 on November 3, 2025,
Well I'm the fortunate beneficiary of all your hard work Ronald!! Deeply grateful, thank you.
I'm trying to squeeze a few minutes in here and there to keep up with all the info... just fascinating!
- At 10:47 on November 2, 2025,
Very grateful for your work! I just joined this group days ago and am stunned how helpful you have been! I have a lot more info to add to the familysearch.org site, I just put in the minimal. My uncle had done a fair amount of work on our family tree back 50 years ago that I can enter and these documents you keep finding are thrilling to see! One thing, however, is my family was fairly convinced of the Douglas connection via the 1503 incident. I've read the debate about it in the link you posted and realize that there could be errors that have crept into the account over the past 500 years. Our version has a few differences (the Johnstone residence was called "Ewe Hill" rather than "Greenston(e) Hill" for example). So I am hopeful to find that family connection to the brothers Thomas, William and James "Drysdale" (Douglas).
- At 5:24 on October 31, 2025,
OK, getting confused!
1. For James Drysdale, on your chart, the marriage date 1745 is AFTER the death date 17272. Adding my info on familysearch.org is a bit of a challenge. For example, I can't edit once I've entered (or the editing is limited... I've entered two of me and can't delete one or I'm trying to correct a name (Margaret Drysdale not Beech until after she was married). Also, suggestions came up from other people's info which was connected but with your recent info that you've added, I can't seem to hook up to it.
- At 2:37 on October 31, 2025,
OMG - this is incredible info!! How can I thank you? Very exciting... I'm just thrilled! I never expected that this info would be available... So eager to look at everything, thank you!
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