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November 2018 Blog Posts (3)
Scandal in the family
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
Two weddings on the same day - what's the connection?
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
A Douglas 1926 350cc EW motorcycle in Borneo
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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