Douglashistory.ning.com Website Review

The Douglas Archives is a mix of historical records and biographies and also a genealogy database with details of 184,000 individuals. Looking for a Douglas ancestor in the Douglas Archives requires two searches - one in the history section, and another in the genealogy There is a way around this, by using Google (and other search engines) site search facilities. We can see succesful outcomes of Google searches, but not the unsuccesful ones. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please ask the question through the Comunity Network - or just drop us a line. To reduce the volume of fraudulent sign ups, I am making the process more difficult. I apologise to genuine prospective members.   The more information you give about your ancestors, the greater the chance that others might see someone they recognise and tie in to your The first Douglas to stride across the stage of Scottish history was Sir William Douglas who fought and died for William Wallace. His son, Sir James Douglas was a supporter and lifelong friend of Robert the Bruce. Good Sir James died taking Bruce's heart on a crusade to the Holy Land. The 2nd Earl of Douglas died at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 as his army defeated an English force led by Prince Henry Hotspur. In 1402 the 4th Earl was defeated by the same Henry Hotspur at the Battle of Homildon Hill. Few of their successors died in their beds! Our website charts the history of this famous family, both in its native Scotland, and as In this networking area, we hope that all those with Douglas connections will feel able to contribute and debate their Douglas Percy Douglas who's grave appears in the attached photo, was born in 1875, the son of William Owen Douglas and Emily (nee Bonham). William Owen's grave is in the background in the photo. The reference to the clock was interesting, because… The terrain and the year of the Scots Dyke 1552, tells me that am likely correct about Kynmont to Kinmont to Kinmount; Kinmount a mount