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"Hi I just joined the site and this group. I'm a descendant of Sholto Douglas(s) (1763-1828?) who married Mary Bruce in 1782 (Auchtermuchty, Fife), via his second son, David Douglas (1785-1856 Fife).I'm still pretty much a DNA novice…"
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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
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"Thanks Ronald - will do."
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"Hi William, Welcome to the Douglas Archives, with regard to your particular query regarding Y-DNA testing ~ maybe you should consider joining the Douglas DNA group and try raising your questions…"
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Which Douglas line are you researching? Dates and places help making connections.
I'm a descendant of Sholto Douglas(s) (1763-1828?) who married Mary Bruce in 1782 (Auchtermuchty, Fife), via his second son, David Douglas (1785-1856 Fife).
I’m particularly looking for any direct male descendants of this Sholto Douglas who may have taken a Y-DNA test (or be willing to do so), in order to identify his haplogroup.
I’m yet to trace any living direct male descendants in my branch but I happen to know from some other research that William Sholto Douglas (1856-1913), a prominent newspaper editor in New Zealand, was a direct male descendant of Sholto’s first son John Douglas (1783-1848 Fife) and that William Sholto Douglas had two sons.
Who is your earliest known Douglas ancestor?
Sholto Douglas(s) (1763-1828?) who married Mary Bruce in 1782 (Auchtermuchty, Fife)
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At 21:12 on December 19, 2025, Ronald Drysdale said…

Hi William,

Welcome to the Douglas Archives, with regard to your particular query regarding Y-DNA testing ~ maybe you should consider joining the Douglas DNA group and try raising your questions there:

https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/douglasdna

Good luck with your research & best regards!

 
 
 

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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