The Douglas Archives

A collection of historical and genalogical records

Mark Stephen Elliott's Blog – June 2023 Archive (7)

Clan Arthur Margaret Eliott Gorrenberry.

Been doing genealogy since 28th chief Sir Arthur Eliott of Stobs which purchased land the border Elfwold-Elwald-El(l)wood-El(l)(i0ot(t) for only child a daughter 29th chief Margaret Eliott of Redheugh, land obtained from Archibald 'Bell the Cat Douglas' fifth Earl of Angus.

Kinmont Willie Armtrong is buried at Morton Parish Church, land has been split into Half-Morton, and Canonbie lands.  A lot of Armstrong, and Johnston (not Morton or Douglas) with the 't' buried their, though there…

Continue

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 30, 2023 at 15:02 — No Comments

CRIgenetics not in DNAeXplained June 21,2023 Google ftdna brigham 6-22-2023

CRIgenetics not in DNAeXplained June 21,2023 Google ftdna brigham 6-22-2023

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 22, 2023 at 15:00 — 2 Comments

FTDNA Douglas Elliot

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 21, 2023 at 8:17 — No Comments

Used Russian, Colonial English did not allow, my religious-America values of free speech.

Douglas Douglass Elliot Elliott;

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 20, 2023 at 21:14 — No Comments

Continue

Added by Mark Stephen Elliott on June 17, 2023 at 20:53 — No Comments

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?


© 2024   Created by William Douglas.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service