As you probably know, the Faas and Blythes were travelling families, based in Yetholm.
The implication is that their families were often born elsewhere, when they went off in search of work, or to attend fairs where they carried out trade in livestock, etc.
For some years, I had close links with travelling showman families when they provided fairground attractions at charity events I organised. A wonderful, generous group of people. But no Douglases.
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'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.
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And digging deeper I find this, which is not directly linked (I think) to your family, but has other interesting Douglas connection in Yetholm
https://www.facebook.com/groups/340576175228/user/100003955829010
W
Further to the generalities below, It may be that your Rachel was actually Martha at birth. But I need to dig deeper.
In the meantime, I have stumbled across this Facebook group; https://www.facebook.com/groups/340576175228
look for a post by Ainsley Douglas on 17th May.
W
Welcome to our group, Ben.
As you probably know, the Faas and Blythes were travelling families, based in Yetholm.
The implication is that their families were often born elsewhere, when they went off in search of work, or to attend fairs where they carried out trade in livestock, etc.
There are indeed close links with the Douglases. See: http://www.douglashistory.co.uk/history/articles/gypsies.html
For some years, I had close links with travelling showman families when they provided fairground attractions at charity events I organised. A wonderful, generous group of people. But no Douglases.
Yours aye,
William
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The 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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