If you lay out all you know about your great great grandfather and then look for connections, this might be the way forward, but that depends on who he was and what conections he had. Who was your great-grandmother? Who were his sisters? What was his profession? Where did he die? Where was he before that?
What would be my best way to start to find out more of my ancestry I have made it back to my great great grandfather, but can’t find much more after that
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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
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.
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Is Michael Douglas your great-grandfather? Can you add more details about him so others can connect?
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If you lay out all you know about your great great grandfather and then look for connections, this might be the way forward, but that depends on who he was and what conections he had. Who was your great-grandmother? Who were his sisters? What was his profession? Where did he die? Where was he before that?
I either of them lived, or was born in Scotland, then Scotland;s people migh be a place to search:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
You should also dig deeper into your grandfather's background and look 'sideways' for connections.
It can be a long slow process, but when you find a connecting thread...wow!
Yours aye,
William
Welcome to our community, Jeremy.
For other to connect with you, they will need abit more information about Michael Douglas.
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
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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