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Some alarming facts have been added to Alexander Douglas-Douglas's Wikipedia profile.
Alexander was a naval officer, an explorer, a teamster, officer in the Native Police and a chief inspector of police in Queensland. And, it his time with the police that has been called into question.
Douglas was appointed Acting Sub-Inspector at…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on September 20, 2018 at 10:08 — 1 Comment
An attractive motet setting for five voices (SA(orT)TTB) of Psalm 126 by a little-known Scottish composer of the mid…
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Are you a descendant of the Douglas families of Bonjedward or Timpendean?
Douglas of Bonjedward has featured in a couple of recent articles, the Skirmish at Sclaterford, which followed the disaster at Flodden, in 1513, and the Raid of the Redeswire in 1575.
However, linking the correct Douglas to these events is not proving easy.
I am grateful to Sally Douglas for re-visiting this, but maybe others have researched their families and have some additional…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on September 16, 2018 at 13:21 — 1 Comment
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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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