New GEDCOM uploaded to the database

[William Douglas]

One of the most common methods used for genealogy information exchange is the GEDCOM, an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication. In simple terms it is a method of formatting your family tree data into a text file which can be easily read and converted by any genealogy software program.

A GEDCOM is used between the database on my home PC and the database that drives the genealogy website. Whilst it is possible to update records on-line, using TNG, my preferred route is to main the database at home, using Legacy software, and then do periodic updates.

Last night, after a month of collecting and collating records relating to the Douglas family, and those connected to us, I added another tranche of data to the Archives.

Amongst the names added were around 200 Douglases, and a further 200 Douglasses. In all, there are currently 4835 Douglas family members recorded:


De Douglas (11)
Douglas (3778)

Douglas Irvine (6)
Douglas Miller (4)
Douglas Mn (1)
Douglas-Bate (7)
Douglas-Boswell (1)
Douglas-Campbell (6)
Douglas-Carr (1)
Douglas-Cooper (4)
Douglas-David (1)
Douglas-Green (3)
Douglas-Hamilton (117)
Douglas-Henry (1)
Douglas-Home (31)
Douglas-Irvine (2)
Douglas-Jones (3)
Douglas-Maclean-Clephane (2)
Douglas-Mann (8)
Douglas-Pennant (78)
Douglas-Riley (3)
Douglas-Scott-Montagu (15)
Douglas-Young (1)

Douglass (607)

Akers-Douglas (25)
Blacker-Douglas (7)
Charteris-Wemyss-Douglas (4)
Johnstone-Douglas (16)
Mackenzie-Douglas (17)
Montagu Douglas Scott (3)
Montagu-Douglas (1)
Montagu-Douglas-Scott (42)
Scott Douglas (3)
Scott-Douglas (4)
Whyte-Douglas (4)

Database statistics can be found here>>>