A collection of historical and genalogical records
It is always fun to discover hanky panky in the family history, and so it was not really a surprise to discover that the daughter of my 13th great-grandfather was a naughty girl, when not much more that her sixteenth birthday - she became the mistress of King James V.
Elizabeth Carmichael, also know as Katherine, bore the King a son, a son,…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on November 30, 2018 at 14:08 — 2 Comments
Intrigued by the marriage between a Douglas and a Middleton, and wondering if there was a royal connection, I worked to find out who Rev M Middleton was, and indeed, who was Mr Douglas?
He appears to be James Alexander Douglas (abt 1762-1830), son of William Douglas and Mary Higginbotham. James married Charlotte Douglass on 7th March 1796, in…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on November 16, 2018 at 13:10 — 1 Comment
History of the first person in North Borneo on a motorcycle trip between Keningau, Melalap and Tambunan Road
Between 9th and 13th August 1928, an American Doctor by the named C G Campbell made a daring adventure when he took his Douglas motorcycle on a trip from Melalap to Keningau and Tambunan on an inspection…
ContinueAdded by William Douglas on November 14, 2018 at 12:00 — 2 Comments
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'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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