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Robert Douglas, Governor of Bois-le-Duc

On 14 October 1784, Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Bevern ( 1718-1788) laid down all his offices and left Bois-le-Duc to its new governor, Robert Douglas.


Who is this Robert Douglas?


In the picture below, Robert is on the left.




Any additional information on this event would be…

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Added by William Douglas on September 30, 2010 at 15:02 — 1 Comment

The Lady in the mask tells her story

Davinia nee Turrell It is one of the most haunting images of the 7/7 terrorist attacks on London – Davinia Turrell clutching a burns dressing to her face as she fled Edgware Road Tube station.…


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Added by William Douglas on September 29, 2010 at 11:25 — No Comments

Douglas statue unveiled

Tommy Douglas statue Sculptor Lea Vivot lovingly embraces her creation, a sculptor of Tommy Douglas, at the artwork's unveiling in Weyburn,Saskatchewan on September 10, 2010. Tommy was Premier of Saskatchewan.…

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Added by William Douglas on September 25, 2010 at 19:00 — No Comments

Crocodile Hunter Malcolm Douglas Killed in Car Crash

Australian documentary maker Malcolm Douglas, known in the industry as the original crocodile hunter and the man who managed to match, if not surpass, TV documentary legend Steve Irwin was killed on Thursday at the Wilderness Wildlife Park in Broome, after the 4x4 he was driving hit a tree.



The body of the filmmaker was supposedly found caught in between the tree and his car, with the police ruling the death as accidental. The causes of the accident are however not clear at… Continue

Added by William Douglas on September 24, 2010 at 18:30 — 2 Comments

Douglas-Scotti and the origins of the Douglas family

Sholto Douglas was the mythical Progenitor of Clan Douglas, a powerful and warlike family in Medieval Scotland. A Mythical battle took place: "in 767, between King Solvathius rightful king of Scotland and a pretender Donald Bane. The victory was so nearly Donald's when a certain noble man, disdaining to see so bad a cause have good successe, struck in for the king and turned the fortunes of the day. When the king inquired about the knight who had done such valuable service, somebody exclaimed… Continue

Added by William Douglas on September 21, 2010 at 15:13 — 1 Comment

Ephraim Douglas - Indian Peacemaker

I was doing some research for Amy Walden, when I came across a reference to Adam Douglas, who emigrated to America in about 1765. Adam was father to Brigadier General Ephraim. Who was he, I wondered?


A quick trawl of the internet revealed an extraordinary story.


In 1783, there were a number of Indian attacks. Some of the frontiersmen suspected that these raids were…
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Added by William Douglas on September 16, 2010 at 12:17 — No Comments

John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland

I have recently been revisiting the story of John Douglas, 7th Premier of Queensland, Australia. It has given me the opportunity of including more details of his family and descendants in the database. These will be added at the next GEDCOM upload.



Doing my research, I came across Jeremy Hodes thesis, The Uncompromising Liberal, which was written over a period… Continue

Added by William Douglas on September 14, 2010 at 11:08 — No Comments

Head of the clan - a debate

Wikipedia has it's fans and it's detractors. The on-line encyclopaedia will be 10 years old in 2011, and has in that time become a major reference for researchers in all fields of discovery.



Because Wkipedia can be edited by anyone, it is prone to pranksters and to the spread of mis-information. However, it is still a very useful resource.



Anyone doing serious research is advised to use alternative sources to verify the information. However, Wikipedia itself offers an…

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Added by William Douglas on September 6, 2010 at 15:00 — 2 Comments

Fraud warning

You are probably aware of the Nigerian scams informing you to you only have to send your bank details to receive squillions of pounds or dollars from suspended accounts.



However, I was disturbed to read of one from 'Mr Paul Douglas'.



If you receive a message from please him, do not respond; perhaps I should be adding him to my Rogues and Vagabonds section?


As a P.S.…
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Added by William Douglas on August 28, 2010 at 11:42 — No Comments

Gelston Castle, Jordonville, New York

Gelston Castle is a limestone mansion near Jordonville, New York. The mansion, possibly a replica of a castle called Gelston in Scotland, was built between 1834 and 1836 by Harriet Douglas Crugar.



When she died, she left the castle to her niece, Fanny Monroe (1824-1906), the grandniece of President James Monroe. Fanny Monroe left the castle to her son Douglas Robinson who married Corrine Roosevelt, the sister of president Theodore Roosevelt. Reputedly, three presidents,… Continue

Added by William Douglas on August 25, 2010 at 22:05 — 8 Comments

Earl of Arran title claimed by Swiss millionaire

One of the titles held by Alexander, 16th Duke of Hamilton, is being claimed by Willi Ernst Sturzenegger, a Swiss millionaire who already styles himself 'Sturzenegger of Arran, holder of the territorial Earldom of Arran'.



Mr Sturzenegger, who already freely styles himself online as Lord Arran, had a similar petition turned down by the Lord Lyon, the guardian of Scottish titles and heraldry.



He claimed his title in 1995 along with a few thousand acres of Arran and the… Continue

Added by William Douglas on August 25, 2010 at 9:55 — No Comments

DNA developments

As those who are members of the Douglas DNA project will be aware, this is a busy week with developments in sorting out the Douglas lines.



We have identified 48 R1b1b2 participants in the Douglas group which includes the men with paper lineages to the Earls of Morton.

There are a further 12 R1b1b2 who are indicated to be Niall of 9 hostages descendants. Some of these claim Angus descent, some Morton , and some do not know.… Continue

Added by William Douglas on August 19, 2010 at 9:28 — No Comments

Physicians and surgeons

Kenneth David Morton Douglas is seeking further details of David Morton Douglas (Physician and Surgeon) who was practising in the Bow area of London in 1882 when his wife Rosina Sarah gave birth to Kenneth's grandfather, James Herbert David Morton Douglas.



This led me to the thought that we have many distinguished doctors, physicians and surgeons in the Douglas family, some of whom are included in the… Continue

Added by William Douglas on August 17, 2010 at 9:56 — No Comments

Douglas sword sells at auction "has gone to a Douglas"

Douglas sword A silver hilted broadsword dating from 1705, with a much older Scottish blade from the 14th century, went up for sale yesterday (July 28) at Bonhams' sale of Antique Arms and Armour.


It had been passed down through the Douglas family to Sir Alec Douglas Home of the Hirsel, former British Prime Minister, and sold for £10,800, defeating its estimate of…
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Added by William Douglas on July 30, 2010 at 9:57 — No Comments

Milly, a cystic fibrosis sufferer, dies

We were saddened to learn of the death of Mily, wife of Manolo Garcia Falcon and mother of Lucia, and beloved daughter of Paddy and Sarah.

It may be remembered that we told her story here, in the Douglas Archives Community Network, back in April.

You can find it here>>>

Added by William Douglas on July 27, 2010 at 22:54 — No Comments

Perthshire records go online

57,000 historic records from the Perthshire area of Scotland were made available by the website Ancestry.co.uk this week.



The records date from 1566 to 1901 and cover records from school admissions and surveys of the local militia.



They include the Perthshire School Registers of Admissions and Withdrawals, which contains the names of around 75,000 pupils covering the period 1869 to 1901. Each… Continue

Added by William Douglas on July 27, 2010 at 10:51 — No Comments

Douglas ephemera for sale on eBay

An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the 'Fram,' 1910-1912, by Roald Amundsen, translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater, in Two Volumes (Volumes I and II, complete set) is for sale on Ebay.


What does this have to do with the Douglas family? You may well ask.


The volumes are signed by Amundsen in the upper part of a front endpage of Vol. I, "Very sincerely yours / Roald Amundsen," also both copies signed at top…
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Added by William Douglas on July 26, 2010 at 18:46 — No Comments

Did you get my response?

As the compiler of the Douglas Archives, I receive numerous messages through the website, and I try to respond to them all.



Some enquiries are about people only distantly connected with the Douglas family, others are key players in our history.



I find it particularly frustrating when I receive messages where the originator's email address is incorrectly completed. Then I have no way of acknowledging the message, and no way of providing a response which may, or may not, add… Continue

Added by William Douglas on July 24, 2010 at 12:33 — No Comments

Douglas septs - McGuffog

Can anyone help with this enquiry?



I was wonder if you could help me in relation to the McGuffock McGuffey Sept what research you have in relation to this family being associated with the douglas clan etc. My family name was McGuffog but I have found the name spelt numerous ways. I have also found reference that they belonged…
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Added by William Douglas on July 24, 2010 at 12:30 — No Comments

Ancestry launches the Australia Birth, Marriage and Death Index

The release of Ancestry's Australia BMD Index seems to have been met with mixed reviews. Interestingly, here in the UK, although it got press coverage, and links to the Ancestry.co.uk website, there are no obvious details there!



However, full details can be found on the Autralian site:…

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Added by William Douglas on July 16, 2010 at 10:49 — 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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