"Hi Michel,
Welcome to the Douglas Archives.
I was recently looking into early North American 'Drysdales' and came across the following two Canadian documents which may be of interest:
William Drysdale a signatory to the Miramichi river…"
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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
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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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"After some further research into Alexander Drysdale, I came across the following:
In 1792 Alexander Drysdale of Long Island, now a Cotton planter, bought 19 negro slaves for his estates in the Bahamas
These 19 slaves were sold to him by Paul…"
"A summary of the correspondence in this case is contained in the following publication:
Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 vol 34, pages 90, 111, 116, 169n & 626…"
"I have never got to grips with this episode in history.
The Douglases were on both sides - seizing and losing ships.
250 years on, and we have another trade war!
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose."
"Just found another letter (1788) regarding Captain Drisdale, seem as if the owners of the vessel 'America' were still pretty mad at him for his seizure of their ship.
Sent to John Jay, New…"
Tariff wars - Seizure of the Sloop 'America' in 1786 by Captain Drysdal onboard Britain's Custom House Tender 'Vigilant
Sloop "America" - Cargo of salt loaded at Turks Island then detained at New Providence- Some correspondence from the Secretary of the United States for the Department of Foreign Affairs concerning the seizure, on 25th November 1786, of the Sloop 'America' by Captain Drysdal of the British Custom House Tender 'Vigilant'and the legality of such an action.- submitted to Congress…See More
Drisdale is a territory in Annandale where Lochmaben lies, and the Drisdales are to be found.
An interesting quote from Professer Thomas Gordon, written sometime in the 1700s ~He wrote this comment in a paper commenting on the ancestry of Hector Boece, the first Principal of King's College, Aberdeen.Ref: Officers and graduates of University [and] King's College, Aberdeen, MVD-MDCCCLX (published 1893)…See More
"Links to a few pages with info on some of the descendants of the Rev. John…"
"Hi William,
Thank you for these blog posts, the source for this information has been published before on the Douglas Archives but it is nice to have a focal point on which to direct comments for each of these two worthy Fife families.
Sources…"
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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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