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William Douglas's Blog – September 2026 Archive (5)

Legacy of the Douglas Families in Patagonia

The Douglas Families of Patagonia: A Heritage Narrative for the Douglas Archives

Origins at the Edge of the World

In the closing decades of the…

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Added by William Douglas on September 14, 2026 at 11:30 — No Comments

Researching Robert Douglas (born 1868, Amboina)

Several distinct Douglas families lived on Java during the Dutch East Indies period, but they were not one single lineage. Instead, they formed multiple…

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Added by William Douglas on September 14, 2026 at 10:23 — No Comments

Tracing the work of Beryl Turner

Tracing the work of Beryl Turner, an Australian family historian whose early website explored Turner and Douglas connections, possibly tied to Cambridge. Her pages have vanished from the web, but her research helped many of us. If you have copies, citations, or memories of her work, please get in touch so we can…

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Added by William Douglas on September 7, 2026 at 13:02 — No Comments

Captain Douglas of the Killing Times

In the parish of Borgue, a weathered stone recalls the death of Robert McWhae, “barbarously shot to death by Captaine Douglash… for his adherence to Scotland’s Reformation…

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Added by William Douglas on September 5, 2026 at 10:21 — No Comments

Did you know…? You can turn any Douglas Archives article into a beautifully clean, clutter‑free page

Did you know…? You can turn any Douglas Archives article into a beautifully clean, clutter‑free page before saving or printing it — perfect for your heritage collections, research notes, or simply enjoying a distraction‑free read. Here’s how two handy options make it effortless.…

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Added by William Douglas on September 4, 2026 at 10:14 — 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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