A collection of historical and genalogical records
It is some time since I received an email telling me that I had a close DNA match - but perhaps I clicked the link asking for those emails to stop.
I was getting regular messages informing me that totally unknown persons with no seeming link were apparently 'a close match'. Searches proved nothing.
From time to time I get emails from people wondering where that link might be to their 'close match'.
I never found those links and grew bored of trying to find…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on October 19, 2022 at 11:16 — No Comments
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/Places/Italy/Rezzanello.html
Attached to the article is an Italian history of the Douglas Scotti family of Rezzanello, which includes a description of the Douglas Scotti arms.
Two variants can be seen in the photographs linked to the above web page.
Added by William Douglas on October 10, 2022 at 12:07 — No Comments
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
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?
© 2024 Created by William Douglas. Powered by