"Hi,
Two references to Captain Tweedle who may be your guy:
Oct 1809 Captain Tweedle arrived in Oporto from London on Ship Twilight
1812 Ship Perseverence Captain Tweedle arrived Gravesend from China
Best…"
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Old maps of the British Isles - 1631
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The theatre of the empire of Great Britain, presenting an exact geography of England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. ... 1631A very nice publication with heraldic shields, pics & lots of old maps of all…Continue
Difficulty finding a Scottish Parish marriage record? Maybe there isn't one & never was!
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 26. 1 Reply 2 Likes
Dear all,I recently came across a parish entry for a 'Private marriage' in Edinburgh.…Continue
James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig
Started this discussion. Last reply by William Douglas Jun 29. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Hi. has anyone ever had the 1581 Will & testament of Sir James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig transcribed?He apparently fathered a lot of children, maybe this will could reveal some interesting…Continue
To be paid annually at the bridge of Drumfres, one red rose - is there a story here?
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Came across this when doing some light reading of the DUMFRIESSHIRE AND GALLOWAY Natural History and Antiquarian Society 1907-8Ref: Gleanings of Old Dumfries and Galloway. Page 133…Continue
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"Two more references for info:
Lloyds Register of shipping 1815, ship Ariel, Registered Hull, 340 tons, Captain W.Smith, owner Hamond - Built in 1813
Lloyds List giving ship arrival details for the vessel Ariel arrived at Gravesend from Jamaica 14th…"
"An update to the previous post:
I had previously said that "After the capture of the 'William & Alfred 'by Capt. William Nicholls (commander - Brig Harpy) Captain Drysdale seems to gone into retirement or passed away as no…"
"Last will, Testament & Inventory of William Drysdale of Pitteuchar 17-1-1825 - town Clerk of Kirkaldy - Father of Sir William Drysdale writer to the signet
William Drysdale of Pittenchar, town Clerk of Kirkaldy Inventory &…"
"Thomas Twidell Drysdale's mother - her Birth record:
6-11-1791 baptism of Elizabeth Ruth Watkins at St Nicholas Church, Deptford, Father William Watkins, a gardener of Church St, Deptford, Mother Elizabeth
Best regards"
"Some further notes on Captain William Drysdale
After his trip to Montreal in the Earl of Marchmont, Captain Drysdale (b.1765) appears to have been in continuous employment as a ship's Master, on the London to Antigua trade route…"
Wife of Captain Drysdale a lady with Dutch and Portuguese parentage Copang
"Royal Geographical Society Book of the Year 1914 - Mrs Drysdale's portrait is exhibited in the Baines section in the Museum as: "35. Wife of Capt. Drysdale. December 24th, 1856." on page…"
"Quite a few Douglases in this book, including Governer Sir James Douglas
History of British Columbia from its earliest discovery to the present time by Alexander…"
captain william drysdale of london
"Hi William (& Russell)
Regarding the query on Captain William Drysdale and this place called Drysdale street in Shoreditch.
I don't think that there are any real genealogical connections between the two.
Edward Street in Shoreditch was…"
captain william drysdale of london
"Hi Russell
I've been searching all over for a British link to Captain 'William Drysdale' - the ship master who took the Earl of Marchmont to Quebec in 1797, without success.
However, I think you've found him - complete with…"
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AI enhanced search facility for text in old hand written historical records - Familysearch website
Posted on November 3, 2024 at 18:31 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hi all,
The Familysearch website has introduced a new experimental AI search facilty that renders old, largely unintelligible, hand written documents 'searchable', available online here:
https://www.familysearch.org/en/labs/
It is still under development and can only be used on a [fairly large] selection of Familysearch records but already it is yielding impressive results -…
ContinueLegacy family tree software - 10.0 full version totally free
Posted on June 23, 2024 at 16:29 1 Comment 2 Likes
Just came across some decent free family tree software, not a trial, fully featured & with no 'premium' extras. Has some useful features, charts & reporting options, also mapping if you download the free Legacy GeoDB add-on.…
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- At 13:11 on July 15, 2025,
Joanne Ellen Lovell said…
Hi Ronald. The marriage to John Lovell is definately my grandmother. The other may well be her as well. I'm not sure if her birth year or what year she came to Australia.
Thankyou.
- At 16:11 on June 1, 2025,
Simone Collins said…
Thank you for your welcome, Ron, and the very useful information! I will check it out!
- At 14:53 on May 22, 2025,
Nicole Henderson said…
Hi,
Thank you so much for the information!! I really enjoyed the Douglas page! It’s interesting that I match so many Stewarts with haplogroups R-FT333465 and R-S781. Idk maybe they'll sort it all out in the next 200 years. 😄
Have a great day!
Best, Nicole
- At 0:32 on May 22, 2025,
Hello Ronald Drysdale,
Thank you for the information you shared via Family Search. After reviewing the records, I have John and Janet Lumsden listed as parents of James Douglas 1755-1820 in my tree. I will have to review this. My highest Douglas autosomal DNA match through Family Tree DNA (20cm) has the haplogroup R-FT353727. Thanks again!! :)
- At 14:31 on May 1, 2025,
Suzanne Crowe said…
Thank you so much Ronald! I will be following up with the census links that you have sent me to continue my search. They are very helpful! I wish that Nova Scotia had more complete census data from 1850, I may have to make a trip there to ultimately find William's parents. I greatly appreciate your help. Suzanne
- At 19:04 on April 3, 2025,
Thank you, Ronald. Yes, those are the correct family members. I did some research yesterday and Elkhart County, Indiana didn't keep birth records during the period William was born, so that is why I won't find a birth certificate. After doing some research on William's sister, Neva (not Nera), I concluded that that is the correct family. Aunt Neva raised my grandmother's daughter, when she and my grandfather moved to find work. So, thank you again you have been extremely helpful! Regards, Daphne
- At 1:22 on April 3, 2025,
Thank you for your help/info Ronald. I feel I keep going down the wrong rabbit hole in my searches. I did not have the 1920 census for William Dayton Douglas, so that was helpful and was able to follow some other leads. However, I don't know what you meant by "However, the ancestors indicated in the FS family line for William appear to be erroneous." I confirmed his father and mother this morning. I have only used Family search a few times and was curious to what ancestors you found to be incorrect? Regards, Daphne
- At 20:49 on February 21, 2025,
Hello,
How lovely, thank you for the link.
Cheers.
- At 18:44 on January 31, 2025,
Oh my gosh THANK YOU! I do not know how this site works yet. I found FamilySearch the same day as this site so I am toggling back & forth trying to figure it all out. Definitely on the right track now; thank you again!!!
- At 16:51 on October 30, 2024,
Thanks again for your help. Just learning to navigate Ancestry.com site and finding more information from diligent research by many connected to Samuel Marksberry that is verified by my DNA match to Samuel Marksbury styled the III, where others have found records documenting his existence in America and service as soldier in the American rebellion. It appears documentation ends there and no evidence for his parentsand grandparents exists except in family lore. Time for an advanced DNA test it seems?
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