"OK, getting confused!1. For James Drysdale, on your chart, the marriage date 1745 is AFTER the death date 1727
2. 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…"
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The Ancestry money grabbers are after our records!
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Sep 25. 1 Reply 1 Like
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
James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig
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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
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"Hi again Nancy,
As far as I can tell, William Drysdale was married circa 5 December 1778 to Barabara Walker in either Kelso or Eccles (Roxburgh or Berwickshire) - probably banns read in both places.
There is a birth record for a Barbara Walker in…"
"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!"
"Missed out a bit of text in the first para "..........called James Drysdale from Alloa, also married to someone from the Walker family (Helen) in Clackmannanshire & [they had William in 1748] with…"
"Hi again Nancy,
I've managed to locate some records on the Familysearch website for your relatives, I think your x5 grandfather was called James Drysdale from Alloa, also married to someone from the Walker family (Helen) in…"
"Thank you Ronald Drysdale for the warm welcome and the links to fascinating information!
Answer to your question of my earliest known Drysdale ancestor - My great x4 grandfather was William Drysdale (1748-1815). He had two brothers, John &…"
"Hi William,
You are probably right about that and I don't know of any documented male Drysdales showing male Douglas ancestry.
Meanwhile, I haven't tested mine and don't intend to.
In today's society, such data is not secure and…"
"Taking note of Mark's Query on Bing's AI in the previous post, I put a similar query to Google:
"clans douglas drysdale dna genealogy"
Quote:
Based on genealogical and DNA evidence, the Scottish surname Drysdale is considered a…"
"Hi Nancy and welcome to the Douglas Archives.
I note that you are interested in the Douglas/Drysdale 1503 connection and have included some info for you below.
May I ask who is your earliest known Drysdale ancestor?
Dryfesdale Ingebald Drysdale…"
"William Douglas of Nova Scotia features in the forthcoming Douglas Archives magazine.
The strait between Cape Breton and Nova Scotia was named the "Passage Du Glas" for him on a map drawn by Champlain in 1612. This name persisted on maps…"
Douglases in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
The Garrison Cemetery in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia is the oldest formal cemetery in Canada, dating back to the French and later the British periods.The oldest English gravestone in Canada is among the graves there, that of Bathiah Douglas who was buried there in 1720.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis_Royal#cite_note-45Her husband - Samuel Douglas (1680?-1743).Douglas was a prominent trader and owned multiple…See More
"The attached pdfs contain some interesting info about one Robert Douglas (died 1733) who may be the ancestor of the Douglas family line mentioned in the previous two posts, note also the link in the pdfs to the Hamilton Family (probable migration…"
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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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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 5:24 on October 31, 2025,
Nancy Beal said…
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!
- At 2:24 on October 30, 2025,
Thank you Ronald Drysdale for the warm welcome and the links to fascinating information!
Answer to your question of my earliest known Drysdale ancestor - My great x4 grandfather was William Drysdale (1748-1815). He had two brothers, John & Alexander. He married Barbara Walker. We know his (Drysdale) father lived in Dunbar & Innerwick, but don't have a first name or date of birth/death for him.
- At 6:58 on October 13, 2025,
Susanne Douglas said…
thank you so much, Ronald and William. That's definately our family line with all the information. best regards, Sue Douglas
- At 1:48 on October 11, 2025,
thank you for your help. Kind regards
- At 1:35 on October 10, 2025,
Hi Ron, have an attachment that may help. IMG_20251010_0001.pdf
- At 2:20 on October 9, 2025,
Yes Ronald, that is the line.
Sue
- At 2:17 on October 9, 2025,
- At 0:51 on October 9, 2025,
Hi Ronald, Yes, this is my GGGGF.
- At 13:28 on October 1, 2025,
- Thank you!
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