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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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Welcome to our community, Gerda.
The story of the Douglases on Java is an interesting one about which I know little..
Originally from Holland, descendants of the Douglas of Friarshaw branch, but where the connections are are still unknown to me.
Lets hope we can find out more!
William
In English:
Robert Douglas, born 06‑08‑1868 in Amboina, Moluccas, father of my grandmother J.G. Zweerts‑Douglas, born 29‑08‑1908 in Kediri, Java.
Searching the Douglas Archives for 'Java' turns up several names, but I was unable to find the link.
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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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