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Researching members of the Douglas family in Ireland is notoriously difficult. So many records have been destroyed, and the families often moved on to America, or elsewhere.
This group is for those tracing their ancestors in Ireland.
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Why did Scots use Ireland as a stepping stone to emigrate to America?
Scots emigrated to America from Ireland primarily due to a combination of factors:
1. Economic Hardships: Many Scots faced poverty and limited economic opportunities in Ireland, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries. The decline of traditional industries and agricultural challenges pushed them to seek better prospects in America.
2. Religious Persecution: Some Scots, especially Presbyterians, faced discrimination and persecution in Ireland. Seeking religious freedom, they migrated to America where they hoped to practice their faith without oppression.
3. Land Displacement: The Highland Clearances in Scotland led to many Scots being displaced from their lands. This forced migration contributed to their movement to Ireland and subsequently to America.
4. Famine: The Great Famine in the mid-19th century prompted many to leave Ireland altogether in search of food and stability, leading some Scots to migrate to America.
5. Family and Community Ties: Established Scottish communities in America often encouraged relatives and friends to join them, creating a network of support for new immigrants.
6. Adventure and Opportunity: The promise of land, work, and a new life attracted many Scots, who were drawn by the idea of the American Dream.
These factors combined to create a significant wave of Scottish emigration from Ireland to America, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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1-12-1750 Indenture between Ann Vaughan & John, Robert and Alexander Douglas, heirs of Alexander Douglas, late of Ardkeragh, Deceased, Donaghmore, County Down
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Oct 24. 2 Replies 1 Like
An early Douglas family in Ardkeragh, County Down:A full transcription is…Continue
Robert Dowglass in Dublin 1701, apprentice mariner on the ship Thomas and Ann of Dublin & son of Robert Dowglass, Marshall of Dublin
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by Ronald Drysdale Oct 17. 4 Replies 3 Likes
A very nice Will document drawn up in 1701 for a reluctant seafarer Robert Dowglass, prior to putting to sea. He was apprenticed at the age of 15, to Captain William Gibb, the Master of the ship…Continue
Tags: shipmaster, Thomas and Ann, ship, Brig, Captain
Grant of Lands in Ardmagh, Ireland to Sir James Douglas of Spott 23-7-1610 Knight & Gentleman of the Privy Chamber
Started by Ronald Drysdale. Last reply by Nicole Henderson Oct 16. 1 Reply 1 Like
A lot of places and lands in Ardmagh mentioned, more than 2700 acres:Reference:…Continue
Tulach Dubhghlaise, Mound of the Dark Stream
Started by William Douglas Apr 19, 2022. 0 Replies 1 Like
Here, in Scotland, we have been enjoying a celebrity pilgrimage (You…Continue
Tags: Columba, St, Iona, Donegal, Dubhghlaise
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Comment by William Douglas on October 4, 2020 at 10:32
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Not answering your question, Richard, but I note:
Lieutenant William Grant Douglas, 'on the books' from 1st August 1853, served as a Lieutenant on Odin, a 16 gun Paddle-Wheel Steam Frigate in the Mediterreanean at the time of the Crimean War.
I assume this is the same William Grant Douglas as was on Victoria and Albert steam-yacht, Capt Lord Adolphus FitzClarence. The V&A was the Royal Yacht, and FitzClarence was the illegitimate child of Prince William, Duke of Clarence (later William IV) and his mistress, Dorothy Jordan.
His cousin, Rear Admiral Hon George Henry Douglas, son of George Sholto (17th Earl of Morton) Douglas was also on the V&A, in 1844. I think he might have been a lowly Lieutenant at the time.
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Comment by Richard William Maginis Douglas on October 3, 2020 at 19:47
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His son, William Grant Douglas, RN, has always been a mystery to me in that many researchers mistake him as a son of my Rev. Charles Douglas due to the time in the Royal Navy that he lived in Portballintrae (based on all five of his children by his first wife being born there in 1852-1860) and went to the same Bushmills church as my family. For most of that time his father was in Co Tyrone and Portballintrae seems to me a backwater compared to his family. Just wondering.
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I have added a new article to the Douglas Archives, which may be relevant to some Ireland researchers -Earl's Gift, the residence of Hon. Revd Charles Douglas
It also gave me the opportunity to add some detail to the genealogy section.
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April 2001:
William Douglas, farmer, late of The Stocks, Athboy, Co Meath, left £1,119,387.
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Douglas of MountainLodge
I have collated my notes on the family who lived in Mountain Lodge in Darkley, Keady but am not really any clearer on how they fit into the wider Douglas family in Northern Ireland.
I am also uncertain how many Douglas families lived in Darkley.
When the house was sold up in 1924, the auction included a number of oil paintings. I wonder if any were portraits of the family, and who might have them now?
As always, help is welcome!
http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/families/douglas_of_Mountai...
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Comment by Mark R. Weinheimer on June 22, 2020 at 20:42
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Hector Douglas, born Ireland about 1803, weaver, wife Sarah Nahur or Sarah Hamilton, came to Scarboro Ontario, Canada, sometime before his daughter, Sarah Jane Douglas, was born in 1839. The only Hector Douglass I have found in Ireland dates from 1630, Muster of Raphoe as an unarmed servitor of the Earle of Annandale.
Mervine, William M. “The Scotch Settlers in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland. A Contribution to Pennsylvania Genealogy.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 36, no. 3, 1912, pp. 257–272. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20085598. Accessed 16 June 2020.
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I am looking for any Douglas family members who resided in BALLYMACORMICK, a parish, partly in the barony of ARDAGH, but chiefly in that of MOYDOW, county of LONGFORD
And specifically for Raymond Dunckley Douglas, born 1893 died of pneumonia at the Burma ruby mines on December 27th, 1920, aged 27 years.
Can anyone help, please?
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