February 2025
To be paid annually at the bridge of Drumfre…
Came across this when doing some light reading of the DUMFRIESSHIRE AND GALLOWAY Natural History and Antiquarian Society 1907-8
Ref: Gleanings of Old Dumfries and Galloway. Page 133
<a href="https://dgnhas.or">https://dgnhas.or</a>…
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To be paid annually at the bridge of Drumfre…
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January 2025
Ingebald's Castle 1100s
"...... As William the Conqueror advanced through England, he built motte-and-bailey castles to fortify key positions to secure the land he had taken."
...... it’s thought that around 1000 motte an…
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Ingebald's Castle 1100s
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Seal of Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton
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Seal of Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton
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Seal matrix
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Seal matrix
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Seal matrix
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Seal matrix
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The origins of the surname Drysdale
In a previous post I gave some background information on the Barony and lands of Dryfesdale:
<a href="https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-a-douglas-sept?commentId=3482022%3AComment%3A161725">https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-a-douglas-sept?commentId=3482022%3AComment%3A161725</a>
In anot…
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The origins of the surname Drysdale
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December 2024
William Drysdale 1636 - shipment of 6 condem…
Hi all,
I recently found a reference to a William Drysdale (who, in 1636, appears to have been a planter or Merchant in Virginia) in a book entitled "Economic history of Virginia in the seventeenth c…
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William Drysdale 1636 - shipment of 6 condem…
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Malcolm Hamilton of Hageby COA
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Malcolm Hamilton of Hageby COA
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The Missing Walter M. A. Douglas Photo and t…
Hi Everyone,
Thanks to Seth Douglas, and this site, we have this photo of Walter Michael Aubrey Douglas (Barnes before his name change in 1877), whose dates were 1846 - 1884. As we know, upon his de…
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The Missing Walter M. A. Douglas Photo and t…
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November 2024
Death notice for Seraphine Therese Ghislaine…
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Death notice for Seraphine Therese Ghislaine…
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Hotel Douglas dit Schott spelling variation
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Hotel Douglas dit Schott spelling variation
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Stoddart Douglas
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Stoddart Douglas
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Execution of Drysdale sisters for murder - Y…
Self explanatory article:
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Execution of Drysdale sisters for murder - Y…
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October 2024
Early Douglas and Drysdale migrants to South…
Hi all,
Following on from William Douglas's recent comment:
<a href="https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-archives?commentId=3482022%3AComment%3A169458&xg_source=activity">https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/drysdale-archives?commentId=3482022%3AComment%3A169458&xg_source=activity</a>
The following website c…
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Early Douglas and Drysdale migrants to South…
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Spelling of Douglas and Drysdale family name…
Hi all,
As many of you will have discovered when researching historical ancestors electronically, oftentimes important records are missed because the surname is spelt in a slightly different way, in…
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Spelling of Douglas and Drysdale family name…
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September 2024
Was the first Douglas in Australia (1788) a…
Hi William
You made a comment way back in 2010:
Comment by William Douglas on October 28, 2010 at 15:41I thought it about time I added some detail to the Douglas Archives about the very early arrival…
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Was the first Douglas in Australia (1788) a…
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Sarah Louisa Chunn Taylor
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Sarah Louisa Chunn Taylor
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The Douglass or Douglas of Garrallan or Garr…
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The Douglass or Douglas of Garrallan or Garr…
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August 2024
Records of the first Drysdale convicts to tr…
Data from Australia Convict transportation database & Find my past
Convict - William Drydale 1796 Hampshire - Barwell Indents from Early Fleet Ships 1786-1799
William Deydale, Convicted at Ha…
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Records of the first Drysdale convicts to tr…
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Drysdale - Early American Settlers - 1600s &…
Hi all,
I've just about come to the end of my search for early American Drysdales, I turned up a few but nothing of momentous import.
I've summarized what I've found to date in a table, also availabl…
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Drysdale - Early American Settlers - 1600s &…
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July 2024
Arms of Burnett of Leys and Douglas of Glenb…
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Arms of Burnett of Leys and Douglas of Glenb…
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