I have had a quick look for Archibald in my usual places (Freecen, Familysearch, ScotlandsPeople etc) and would tend to agree with William's info - in particular, the 1841 census indicates his birthplace as Scotland (not Liverpool).
I also tidied up Archibald's tree on family search and it now looks like this:
I have the following notes, and you probably know this:
Archibald Harvey Douglas Born: 28 March 1806 - Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom Died: 25 Oct 1881 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Mother: Margaret Warwick Father; James Douglas AHD Born in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom on 28 March 1806 to James Douglas and Margaret Warwick. Archibald Harvey Douglas married Mary King and had 6 children. He diedy on 25 Oct 1881 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
James Douglas 1778 - 1859 born Closeburn, Dumfriesshire Margaret Warwick 1780 - 1859 born Canonbie, Dumfriesshire --------
Marriage: 21 Jun 1835 St Mary (now St Helen), St Helens, Lancashire Archibald Harvey Douglass - Parish of Prescot Mary King - Parish of Prescot Witnesses: Richard King; Sarah Shaw; Richard Green Married by Banns by Walter Bawdwen Curate Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Entry 392 Source: LDS Film 1469036
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Another researcher is also interested in a Douglas who died in India; Captain Charles Douglas was killed in Dehli in the Indian Mutiny in 1857. He was commandant of the Royal Guard, but little else is known about him.
We have been unable to trace his line back further than his grandfather (who was also his wife's grandfather), Maj-gen Robert Douglas, b. Abt 1744, d. 7th June 1798.
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Hi Paul,
I have had a quick look for Archibald in my usual places (Freecen, Familysearch, ScotlandsPeople etc) and would tend to agree with William's info - in particular, the 1841 census indicates his birthplace as Scotland (not Liverpool).
I also tidied up Archibald's tree on family search and it now looks like this:
A couple of pdfs of census info
Archibald Harvey Douglas 1871 census
Archabald Douglas, England and Wales, Census, 1841_
Archabald Douglas & family 1861 Census Lowton Lancashire
I also printed off the wedding record Image from Familysearch:
There are other source materials available on Familysearch
Best regards
I have the following notes, and you probably know this:
Archibald Harvey Douglas
Born: 28 March 1806 - Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died: 25 Oct 1881 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Mother: Margaret Warwick
Father; James Douglas
AHD Born in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom on 28 March 1806 to James Douglas and Margaret Warwick. Archibald Harvey Douglas married Mary King and had 6 children. He diedy on 25 Oct 1881 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
James Douglas 1778 - 1859 born Closeburn, Dumfriesshire
Margaret Warwick 1780 - 1859 born Canonbie, Dumfriesshire
--------
Marriage: 21 Jun 1835 St Mary (now St Helen), St Helens, Lancashire
Archibald Harvey Douglass - Parish of Prescot
Mary King - Parish of Prescot
Witnesses: Richard King; Sarah Shaw; Richard Green
Married by Banns by Walter Bawdwen Curate
Register: Marriages 1813 - 1837 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Entry 392
Source: LDS Film 1469036
Another researcher is also interested in a Douglas who died in India; Captain Charles Douglas was killed in Dehli in the Indian Mutiny in 1857. He was commandant of the Royal Guard, but little else is known about him.
We have been unable to trace his line back further than his grandfather (who was also his wife's grandfather), Maj-gen Robert Douglas, b. Abt 1744, d. 7th June 1798.
Get in touch if I can help in any way.
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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