William Douglas's Page

Thank you William.  Yes, I did see that listing but it's definitely not the same George Douglas.  I have verified records to show that my George Douglas (my great grandfather) married a Hannah Fozard in Yorkshire, UK.

I'm just finding my way around this website at the moment but will come back to you if I need any help.  Thank you!

Thank you for the insights provided a few years ago (when I first joined here), William. Admittedly, there have been more pressing matters on my plate since then.  Recently, after a quarter century, I have managed to reconnect with my half-sibling, Steven T. Douglas, and his lovely wife, Nancy has been doing genealogy for 40 years. My profile now contains an updated oldest known Douglas ancestor, and I am pleased to inform that my paternal grandmother's 3-great grandfather served at Valley Forge (Adam Calhoun Scott).

Yes, i have seen that information. Sadly there is no new things on it.

There was many families from Scotland who did stay in Finland : Montgomery, Forbes, Udine, Ogilvy, Teit or Tait, 

Clark, Fotheringham, Leslie, Finlayson, and more. Ofcourse lastnames were changed here, or they got different spelling.

I have not forgotten you ,just a lot going on as my Youngest daughter died June 21, 2022 & we  are still sorting everything out.  Will get back to you as soon as all calms down..  Richard Scotti, St.Charles, MIssouri USA

Yes he was! Richard was my grandfather. He and Brenda had 3 children :

- Shannon Douglas born 2/14/1969 (my father)

- Robin Douglas (my aunt) I’ll get birth dates

- Jason Frederick Douglas (my uncle) also need birth dates 

Shannon Douglas married Channa Wells, and had two children:

-Katelyn Elizabeth Douglas 9/10/1988

- Joshua Shannon Douglas 03/30/1990

My parents divorced in 1991, and both remarried. Shannon then married Tami Little, and conceived:

 -Jacob Paul Douglas 07/23/1996

 - Jenna Lynn Douglas 10/27/2001

My older sister Katelyn Douglas went on to marry David Spangler (since divorced) and conceived :

-Caleb Wyatt Spangler aged 11 (Need birth dates for all of my nephews) 

- Henry Wade Spangler

- Griffin Spangler

- Beau Spangler 

Having said all of that, I know that my great grandfather (Richards Father) left his wife and kids in the 1950’s, never to reconnect. We later learned that he started a new family, and we have since slowly reconnected. Any additional information on my bloodline would be most appreciated; the rest of my family have reservations about digging into our past. I find it to be terribly interesting. I’ve been told by my grandparents that one of my predecessors came to the States from Scotland within the last couple centuries, and they’ve always stated Lanarkshire as our family’s place of origin. I have no evidence aside from family stories passed down through the generations. Thank you for taking the time to reach out!

Thank you William. 

I hope the transfer of Douglas Support into the hands of the Community safeguards it for many years to come. Although I'm a Renfrew girl my dad's family were all miners in the Rosehall Colliery which was part of the Coatbridge Estate.

There is a recently published book - Glasgow's Blythswood by Graeme Smith which has a section on the intricacies of the Douglas/Campbell inheritance. The estate in Renfrew was originally called Renfield or Ranfield, which now lives on in Renfield St. 

Thanks again

Petrina

Good day, I am pleased that you responded and appreciate any information I can get.

I have more information on the 5 Douglas brothers. Their father was John Douglas b 1750 d1813, Born in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburg, Midlothian Died in Parish of Clyne, Southerland. His sons are Donald b1773 d 1869, Norman b1789 d 1869, Alexander b1798 d1875,Angus b1805 d1890 and John who is my direct relative b 1802 d 1876. The bothers all migrated to Pictou, Nova Scotia. I have no real records on any of this and wondered if you might be able to shed some light on this.

Best Regards, Daniel Stewart Douglas

My grandson researched my heritage on the Douglas side and found we are descendants of William de Douglas / Margaret Kersdale 1167 1214.

My grandfather was William Temple Douglas 1887 -1951 who married Janet Fotheringham.  Moved to Canada in the late 1930s.  

My mother's name is Mary Ann Temple Douglas. one of six children.