"I agree that the Newcastle Sholto is an unlikely candidate, however there are very few records for 'Sholto' births within that period, but I've now found a Shealtow Douglass born 1761 in Dull, in Perthshire who would be far more…"
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"Hi Ronald, I hadn't actually looked at the FamilySearch tree. Thanks for taking the trouble but I don't think the Newcastle-upon-Tyne birth entry is correct for my Sholto Douglas. There are a few other gaps that I can fill in so I'll…"
"Hi again,
I found your relatives on the Familysearch website, filled in a few gaps and tidied up the tree:
Best regards"
"Hi William,
This page may be of interest:
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/william_sholto_douglas2.htm
Best regards"
"Let me try that again...
I recently joined the site and this group. I'm a descendant of Sholto Douglas(s) (1763-1828?) who married Mary Bruce in 1782 (Auchtermuchty, Fife), via his second son, David Douglas (1785-1856 Fife).I'm still…"
"Thanks for the helpful correction and apologies for the confusion. I came across that apparent connection somewhere and I obviously didn't check the details... "
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"Hi William,
Welcome to the Douglas Archives, with regard to your particular query regarding Y-DNA testing ~ maybe you should consider joining the Douglas DNA group and try raising your questions…"
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- I'm a descendant of Sholto Douglas(s) (1763-1828?) who married Mary Bruce in 1782 (Auchtermuchty, Fife), via his second son, David Douglas (1785-1856 Fife).
I’m particularly looking for any direct male descendants of this Sholto Douglas who may have taken a Y-DNA test (or be willing to do so), in order to identify his haplogroup.
I’m yet to trace any living direct male descendants in my branch but I happen to know from some other research that William Sholto Douglas (1856-1913), a prominent newspaper editor in New Zealand, was a direct male descendant of Sholto’s first son John Douglas (1783-1848 Fife).
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- At 15:37 on January 2, 2026,
Ronald Drysdale said…
I agree that the Newcastle Sholto is an unlikely candidate, however there are very few records for 'Sholto' births within that period, but I've now found a Shealtow Douglass born 1761 in Dull, in Perthshire who would be far more likely to fit the bill.
Perhaps he found 'Dull' a bit boring and decided to move south for the bright lights of Auchtermuchty - his 1782 marriage record states that he was from that Parish.
Best regards
- At 19:49 on December 31, 2025,
Hi again,
I found your relatives on the Familysearch website, filled in a few gaps and tidied up the tree:
Best regards
- At 15:23 on December 31, 2025,
Hi William,
This page may be of interest:
https://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/william_sholto_douglas2.htm
Best regards
- At 21:12 on December 19, 2025,
Hi William,
Welcome to the Douglas Archives, with regard to your particular query regarding Y-DNA testing ~ maybe you should consider joining the Douglas DNA group and try raising your questions there:
https://douglashistory.ning.com/group/douglasdna
Good luck with your research & best regards!
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