Scots living in Holland in 17th & 18th Centuries

[Ronald Drysdale]

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_International_Church

The Scots International Church or the Scottish Church (Dutch: Schotse Kerk) is located in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

The church was first built in 1643 for the many Scottish merchants, sailors and soldiers who lived in Rotterdam, and was built on behalf of the city. The first Scottish minister was Alexander Petrie, who travelled from Perth in Scotland to take up his position.

The Netherlands Archives holds quite a few Douglas & Drysdale records from this era, including from the Scots church

https://www.openarchieven.nl/

A search for Douglas 1599-1660 gives 137 results

A search for Drysdale 1587-1720 gives 36 results

Some birth record examples of Drysdale & Douglases

Jonat Drysdeal baptism 10-7-1646 Daughter to William Drysdeal & Margaret Ramsey Rotterdam

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Lodovick Douglas son of George Douglas of Chossor?? & Kathrin Lindsay his lady was baptised on this tenth day November 1651

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Could this be the 4th son of :

William [Douglas], 7th Earl of Morton, KG PC born c. 1584 mar. c. Mar 1604 Lady Anne Keith (d. 30 May 1649), 1st dau. of George [Keith], 4th Earl Marischal, by his first wife Hon Margaret Home, only child by his first wife of Alexander [Home], 5th Lord Home

children

1. Hon Robert Douglas, later 8th Earl of Morton

2. Hon Sir James Douglas of Smithfield, later 10th Earl of Morton

3. Hon John Douglas (k. at the Battle of Carbisdale 27 Apr 1650)

4. Hon George Douglas, in the Dutch service (dsp.)

1. Lady Anne Douglas (bur. 6 Dec 1677), mar. after 7 Sep 1622 George [Hay], 2nd Earl of Kinnoull, and had issue

2. Lady Margaret Douglas (b. 1610; d. 13 Mar 1677/8), mar. 7 Aug 1626 her first cousin once removed Archibald [Campbell], 1st Marquess of Argyll, and had issue

3. Lady Mary Douglas (d. c. 1659), mar. after 9 Nov 1632 Charles [Seton], 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, and had issue

4. Lady Jean Douglas (d. Jun 1694), mar. after 13 Jul 1640 James [Home], 3rd Earl of Home, and had issue

5. Lady Isabel Douglas (d. 16 Dec 1672), mar. (1) as his third wife Robert [Ker], 1st Earl of Roxburghe, and (2) 15 Nov 1656 James [Graham], 2nd Marquess of Montrose, and had issue by her second husband

Ref: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/morton1457.htm

Best regards

[William Douglas]

Isabella Benjamin Douglas seems to have a connection withe the Reformed Church.  Perhaps baptised there?

[Ronald Drysdale]

The record seems to be just a few scribbles on a bit of paper - in Dutch

The website notes that go with the bit of paper: 

Zoelen religious community
Zoelen Description:        Church village near Tiel with an almost entirely Protestant population.  
The few Catholics of Zoelen belonged to the Roman Catholic station of Tiel. 
In addition to the city of Tiel, the catchment area of ​​the Roman Catholic Statie Tiel 
also included the Catholics from Echteld, Drumpt and Zoelen. 
As a rule, no place names are mentioned in the relevant DTB of Tiel. 

Best regards