A collection of historical and genalogical records
After reading William Douglas blog titled ''The white child slaves from Aberdeen'' made me think about a passage I had read about branding ''…
Blog Slavery in Modern Scotland 1 Like Hendrik Drijsdal (uit Rotterdam) joins as sh… <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/10648/d258efc0-c864-11e6-9d8b-00505693001d">https://hdl.handle.net/10648/d258efc0-c864-11e6-9d8b-00505693001d</a> Hendrik Drijsdal, on April 26, 1763 in the service of the Dutch East India Company Departure 1763 Tuesday, April 26 Hendrik Drijsda… Page Hendrik Drijsdal (uit Rotterdam) joins as sh… 1 Like William Drijsdale, (uit Edingsburg) joins as… <a href="http://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&identifier=72e999cd-b7a0-488b-8f71-0484cc00b0e7&lang=en">http://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=ghn&identifier=72e999cd-b7a0-488b-8f71-0484cc00b0e7&lang=en</a> William Drijsdale, on December 19, 1787in the service of the Dutch East India Company D… Page William Drijsdale, (uit Edingsburg) joins as… 2 LikesAround three centuries ago, a significant endeavor was undertaken in parts of Ulster by a remarkable gentleman named [Thomas] Raven. His task was nothing short of extraordinary—a meticulous and…
Blog Mapping Ulster 1 Like Clever Mr.Gibson Reminiscences of Dollar, Tillicoultry and other Districts adjoining the Ochils by William Gibson (1883) Diane [nee Drysdale] Monteith pointed this out Page 203 ROMANTIC STORY OF DRYSDALE FAMILY Fr… Page Clever Mr.Gibson 2 LikesThe 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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