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Larriston-Redheugh Elliot Chieftain lands from Archibald Douglas 5th Earl of Angus.

Robert Elwald 1484 receiving Redheugh-Larriston land from 'Bell the Cat' Douglas.…

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Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on August 26, 2023 at 5:30 — 3 Comments

The Salamander in Douglas Heraldry

I have long wondered about the origin of the salamander that appears in Douglas heraldry and recalled that there was an article in the Australian newsletter many years ago.

Today, researching early uses of the stars on our armorials, particularly those of the Douglas Scotti, I stumbled across a couple of French 'blasons' with stars, one of which also had a…

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Added by William Douglas on August 9, 2023 at 10:59 — 7 Comments

West March of Douglas 1398 in Armstrong - Carruthers, Nykson-Nixon

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on August 8, 2023 at 7:20 — 2 Comments

Thomas Cochrane Drysdale son of Sir William Drysdale

Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (Great Britain). A history of the Society of 
Writers to Her Majesty's Signet [electronic resource] : with a list of the members 
of the society from 1594 to 1890 and an abstract of the minutes online. 
(page 16 of 62)
DRYSDALE, SIR WILLIAM, of Pitteuchar, Knight. 2d March 1804.


Apprentice to James Buchan. — Son of William Drysdale of Pitteuchar,…
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Added by Russell Lynn Drysdale on August 5, 2023 at 18:07 — 2 Comments

Camp Morton, Sptsbergen

Camp Morton is the site of a coal mining encampment located on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.

Camp Morton, also known as Camp Douglas, was established in the early 20th century by Ernest Mansfield, a prospector working on behalf of a British investment company called the Spitzbergen Mining and Exploration Syndicate (SMES). The camp was part of an effort by British investors and entrepreneurs to extract resources from Spitsbergen, which was open to various…

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Added by William Douglas on August 4, 2023 at 12:42 — No Comments

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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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