A collection of historical and genalogical records
As some will know, I have been struggling with my webhost for a few months to provide an efficent service for all Douglas history and genealogy researchers. The site will be moving to a new host, so there will be some loss of service in the meantime.
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Clan is Scotland's oldest and largest online Scottish heritage store, offering a range of traditional Scottish goods. Their collection includes tartans and custom-made kilts, luxurious cashmere and tweed items, homeware, gifts, children's wear, and accessories. Clan provides free worldwide shipping for orders over a certain amount and regularly features seasonal collections and sales. Their dedication to Scottish heritage is evident in every product they offer. 10% is automatically…
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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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As many will know, one theory on the origins of the Douglas family is that we are descended from Freskin the Fleming. Looking for early connections between the Douglases and the Freskins, I have been rooting around in the Freskin one name study.
However, there is not much there to help. Indeed, the study is looking for someone to take over the project as it seems to have stalled.
The Friskens/Freskins are a Scottish family, heavily based around the Borderlands and the River…
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Researching the Douglas of Garvald family, I encountered the Douglas de Fenzi family
Confusing press reports - Douglas of Garvald - The Douglas Archives (ning.com)
Returning to that research, I found a South African army officer with an interesting background.
A gravemarker records the following:…
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Nancy Visima, née Aitken, living in Ontario, Canada, is a mother of two and grandmother of two. She been researching her family history for nearly 30 years.
Her roots are entirely British — her father’s family hailed from Northeast Scotland, primarily Aberdeenshire, and her mother’s heritage was a mix of English, Scottish and Irish.
Nancy's 3G-grandfather was William James Douglas who enlisted in the 10th Regiment of Foot in Ireland in 1822. He and Mary Augusta…
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https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/three-tartan-coats-from-the-georgian-period
Sir John James, 3rd Baronet , was the son of Sir George Douglas 2nd Baronet of Springwood. .
Douglas (1792-1836) joined the 15th Light…
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Feel indentured POW Daniel Ell(i)ot of Tullykelter, Co. Fermanagh (Maguire), Ireland, came to America on the same ship as Alexander Gordon, but his father-in-law's (Peter Cloise-Cloyse-Clayes many spellings) mother gave hard labor and felt by the Gordon's the she abused him, so the Gordon's may not ever accept that Daniel and his older…
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I am often asked about travel tips.
Nothing here for a Douglas, but a nice contribution from Gretchen Butts, noetheless:
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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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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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