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At 18:16 on September 29, 2014, John Douglas said…

Sounds like a different Douglas although he shares the same name as my grandfather. My Grandfather was James Hill Douglas and lived in Belfast. Worked as a mechanic although not trained professionally, in Belfast. Worked for a steelworks company called Sirrocco. Sadly he died a good few years ago after a stroke. Tragic loss to the family as he was the greatest man I have ever met. 

But thank you for the info. I only found this site a few hours ago after seaching for a little bit of history. 

At 12:09 on September 29, 2014, Catrine Drisdelle said…

Hello William.

Thank you so much for accepting me into your group. The spelling variation in my name came about between 1820-70 I believe. My three times great-grandfather Jean or John was a Drysdale and his sons became Drisdèle/Drisdell/Drisdelle onward. The province of New Brunswick is bilingual and the Drysdale's eventually all settled in French speaking regions which is why the spelling changed.

At 16:31 on August 21, 2014, Ian Douglass said…
At 16:58 on August 10, 2014, ANDREW CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS said…
At 12:37 on June 3, 2014, Robert Bain said…

Hi William
no problems
Robert

At 23:48 on April 29, 2014, Mary Frances Keyes said…

Thank you so much. Was Douglas and Morton the same family at one time???

At 15:32 on March 21, 2014, Nicholas P. Wright said…

I have 4 Edward Douglass in my line, one died (the most recent) in Tennessee. The other three are my 8th, 9th, and 10th great grandfathers. With 3rd(1644-1698), 2nd(1590-1657), and 1st(Bef 1590-Bef1644). All should be buried in Northhampton County, VA. But some sites (Geni.com) says they were born in Norwich, England; while ancestry.com says Scotland.

At 1:47 on March 13, 2014, Cyndia Christen Douglass said…

Thank you for responding so quickly. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the Douglas Clan Gathering although it would be the perfect special time to experience Scotland for the first time.

Although I do not know the dates, you very likely may be referring to my grandfather, Howard Jasper Douglass, who was born in Patriot, Indiana, and I think died in an elderly care facility in Brandon, Florida, near where my Aunt Janet used to live. My grandmother's name was Clara Ina Wood Douglass.

My father's name was Howard Wood Douglass, his sister was Janet Douglass Miles.  If I am correct, my father was born in Madison, Indiana, or at least lived there as a child.

While my Aunt Janet took it upon herself to be the family historian, much of what she may have known about our ancestry was not passed along to her survivors. She may even have been in contact with you at some point but I do not know any details about her research.

Please let me know if you have anymore information. I am currently attempting to acquire more information from my cousins in the meantime.


Best regards,

Cyndia

At 19:27 on January 12, 2014, Joseph Charles Blaylock said…

I will be there, along with three others to enjoy some of the events!  Looking forward to it, and meeting you then.

At 10:34 on January 3, 2014, Sherri Hathaway said…

Hi William!

Great Migration of Puritans from England to New England (1620–1643)

At 19:04 on December 17, 2013, Connie Williams said…

Thank you for the welcome.  I  have been aware of Sylvia Snipps' research for a little while but the size and complexity of your website has been quite daunting!  I am the great-great-granddaughter of Mary Ann Douglas, the daughter of Primrose Douglas.  I will write to Sylvia now.  Connie Williams

At 19:34 on December 5, 2013, Curtis H. Douglas said…

Herman Douglas

Born Aug 1889 West Charleston NH

Died Oct 1981 Malone NY

Father George Douglas??

Herman is my grandfather

At 3:31 on November 18, 2013, Pam Warner said…

Thank you for the welcome William and yes I am Sue Elliott's aunt.  We have been working together on our genealogy but have been stuck for many years. Hope someone can get us going again!  Pam

At 0:20 on November 11, 2013, Russell Lynn Drysdale said…

 In re:

who is this?  http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/?artist_id=drysdale-russell 

George Russell Drysdale , English born  Australian Artist , knighted in 1969 . You have posted about him in the Drysdale Sept group before William .

At 21:04 on October 5, 2013, Kenneth Edward Douglas said…

Yes, but I am not sure if I am doing this correctly ?https://www.facebook.com/CadKenD

At 8:46 on August 31, 2013, Lesley Jane Abrahams said…

Hi William, Thank you for your reply to my request. this helps us, and we will be able to adjust our inforamtion accordingly. Best wishs, Lesley (Dubbo NSW Australia)

At 16:45 on August 23, 2013, Leanda de Lisle said…

Thanks William, I won't next time! 

At 21:46 on July 28, 2013, George Douglas said…

thanks William will study  what you have sent the Douglas Archives has opened up a new world to me all info i had been given was from my cousin Ethel who has been working on both sides of the family tree pleasure to be in contact with other members hopefully we will be in contact again    

At 1:06 on July 9, 2013, Deborah Ann Hill-Hampton said…

Hi William.  Im a member of this site and when I joined you had sent a comment regarding the black Douglas line and the Drysdales.  More recently you had a discussion regarding Mary Drysdale and her line.  I am a direct descendant of Mary Drysdale of the Vale of Devon, who is in tern a direct descendant of Thomas Douglas of the three brothers Thomas William and James Douglas.  I haven't had any DNA testing however several of us descending from Edwin Haigh whose grandmother was Mary Drysdale, have been very interested in our heritage to include the Douglas/Drysdale.  Now I have seen updates of the same document but that went to different family members and my most recent was reprinted for my gr gr grandfather Edwin Haig, reprinted in Apr. 1911.  I have seen reprints more recent but not on our immediate family line.   This document is one which is used to prove our lineage although I know and want to do DNA testing.    

At 15:51 on June 18, 2013, stephen john anthony douglas said…

My father was Anthony John Douglas of Oxford 08/12/28, I did`nt know my grandfather but his name was John Douglas, middle name if he had one is not known at present, my father was born in Oxford and had 2/3 brothers and 2/3 sisters and he was the youngest, my grandfathers birth date and place of birth I do not know.

Steve

Making conections

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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