A collection of historical and genalogical records
I posted three images taken from a photograph album this evening (24 FEB 2017) which have been copied from an album which is being put up for sale.
The albumof photos from 1860-70 that can be of interest in illustrating relationships among the Douglas Hamilton and Pelham Clinton families, starting from Archibald XI Duke of Hamilton and his wife Amelie of Baden.
Right - Willian, 11th Duke of Hamilton with his daughter, LadyAnne…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on February 24, 2017 at 22:29 — No Comments
Andrew Douglas has just posed an excellent article on the sacrifice of one Australian family in World War 1.
George and Mary Douglas lived in Sydney, and they had four boys; Gordon, Allan, George and Angus and possibly three daughters; Georgina, Elsie and Gladys.
Andrew's first article tells the stoy of Allan. …
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on February 17, 2017 at 16:30 — No Comments
DOUGLAS. Isabel Bridget - born 05.09.1922 . Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF
Series). Collection: Records of Special Operations Executive. Date range: 01 January 1939 - 31
December 1946. Reference: HS 9/445. Subjects: Intelligence.
DOUGLAS. James Barrington - born 02.08.1914 . Special Operations Executive: Personnel Files (PF
Series). Collection: Records of Special Operations Executive. Date range: 01 January 1939 - 31
December 1946. Reference:…
Added by William Douglas on February 12, 2017 at 19:00 — 4 Comments
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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.
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