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Can anyone help with the connection of James Douglas born 25th September 1768 at Springwood Park
to Admiral Sir James Douglas(1704-1787) of Springwood Park.
Sir James Douglas was married three times and his first wife was a Dutch lady called Uranie Marteilhe.
My James Douglas was a Major in the East India Company and also married to a Dutch lady
Atcha Babee. His four children were born in Bombay.
He died at Edenside Kelso in 1819 I think, because his will…
ContinueAdded by stephen light on October 24, 2010 at 19:30 — 5 Comments
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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