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Welcome to the board, Melanie.

Scotlands People shows no births of a David Douglas or Donaldson in either Kirkcudbrightshire or Dumfries & Galloway 1920-1930


It's probably a long shot, but you could try contacting Eddie to see if his friend found out any more about Robert.
Click on Eddie's name at the top of one of his posts, and send your message. If he still uses the email address he registered with GR, he will be notified that he has a message from you.

Then he may (or may not) reply.
Good luck!

Has anyone found any more information regarding Robert Douglas. I'd be very keen to hear as I believe I may be related to the son he had out of wedlock.

Thanks.

thanks for your help regards ed

How do you know where and when Robert Douglas was born? Is the information proven and accurate? or is your friend guessing?

Scottish info after 1901 can only be found on Scotland's people website, which is pay-to-view.

Credits cost £7.00 for 30

Presumably, your friend is related to the child born in 1924

I know have more info Robert douglas had a son born out of wedlock in 1924 the mother was a Margaret Donaldson the childs name was david ian Donaldson B eskeddalemar

1901 census

Name: Robert Douglas
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Robert Douglas
Mother's Name: Mary Douglas
Gender: Male
Where born: Lochrutton, Kirkcudbrightshire
Registration number: 875
Registration District: Lochrutton
Civil Parish: Lochrutton
County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Address: Deanston Farm House
ED: 2
Household Schedule Number: 23
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1901_439
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Douglas 32
Mary Douglas 30
Jane Douglas 3
Robert Douglas 1
Elizabeth Douglas 1 Mo

I haven't found the other one.......another possibility is that you friends relative may have had a different birth name.

I found 2 births in Kirkcubrightshire

1899 DOUGLAS ROBERT M KIRKPATRICK DURHAM (KIRKCUDBRIGHT) /KIRKCUDBRIGHT

1899 DOUGLAS ROBERT M LOCHRUTTON /KIRKCUDBRIGHT

Neither, as you can see, is Castle Douglas but they are in the rough area.

The first was to an Elizabeth Douglas (illegitimate)

The second to Robert and Mary Douglas ms Halliday

Castle Douglas (Gd: Caisteal Dhùghlais), a town lies in the Civil Parish of Kelton, in Kirkcudbrightshire otherwise known as Stewartry, within the District Region of Dumfries and Galloway, in the eastern part of Galloway in the south of Scotland, between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet.


from wikipedia.


There are no births in Kelton between those dates for a Robert Douglas.

In that case I think you need to get more information from them if people are to help you,
You also need to say what you mean by 'trying to find'! Birth, death, census???

Remember Scottish BMD's are on a pay-per-view site called Scotland's People, ditto 1911 census, but previous censuses can be accessed by members on here.

Jan

Im trying to find info for a freind

You must know something else though Eddie, to have come by him in the first place? Who he married, name of a child perhaps?
Jan

Hi to one and all Please see if you can help Im trying to find a Robert douglas Born between 1894-1904 in castle douglas Kirkcudbright Scotland this is all the info I have regards ed