First Name: Lori Carson
URL: gleneagles4304@yahoo.com
Comments: Zura Douglas was my grandmother, born 1898 in the USA, 2nd generation American, decendent of the the Black Douglas clan. My husband of one year, Joe Carson, was only 38 when his plane went down in 1995. He was born in South Shields, Great Britain and had
Location: Midland, Texas
First Name: Mike
URL:
Comments: Great website!
Location: Melbourne, FL
First Name: IAIN
URL:
Comments: I AM A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GEORGE DOUGLAS I ST EARL OF ANGUS VIA LADY MARGARET DOUGLAS AND HER GRANDSON HENRY STEWART LORD DARNLEY AND HIS WIFE MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS SIGNED BY IAIN MACDONALD LAMONT
Location: MANCHESTER
First Name: Heather
URL: none
Comments: Glad to see I'm not the only Douglas fan. Unfortunately I'm not
related. Great site.
Location: Wisconsin
First Name: marc
URL:
Comments: Scotland the brave!!!
Location: New Zealand
First Name: Dan
URL: dan_dgls@yahoo.com
Comments: I am a Douglas of the direct line of the Black Douglas. My father was a James Douglas and his oldest son was a James Douglas. The third oldest son was 11th in line for the castle at the time of his death
Location: Pompano Beach, Florida
First Name: Shane Douglas
URL:
Comments: I am a
descendant of Sir James, thank you for the good information on your
site
Location:
First Name: James Douglas
URL:
Comments: Hi,
Great site you have created. My son Jamie is doing a project on Great
Scots at school. He and myself find ourselves intrigued about The
Great Black Douglas the man and his life. Thank you very much for a
fab source.
Location: Central Scotland
First Name: David
URL: david.douglas@usma.edu
Comments:
This site is wonderful. Thank you for the information. I have been
trying to find a source for my family history for a while. Thank
you
Location: West Point, NY
First Name: russell douglas
URL:
ydfoc@hotmail.com
Comments: awesome site, if any kiwis are
decendents of sir james and the archibalds then email me, good to see
so many other black douglas on here. Wish there was more of sir james
around and horrified hes not even mentioned in
braveheart!!!
Location: new zealand
First Name: Anastacia
URL:
Comments: Love to see
that the Black Douglas has not been forgotten.
Location:
Utah
First Name: Neill
URL: neill_orr@hotmail.com
Comments:
facinating reading, thank-you. I believe my ancestors were with him
at least on his crusade with the Heart of Bruce. This has helped me
picture what they were like, at least what they went
through.
Location: Edmonton, Canada
First Name: Keith
URL: redrobinevents.com
Comments:
My Surname Is Douglas. Son of Thomas Coulson Douglas. My Father
sailed with the son of Captain Oats who went to the South Pole with
Scott. He was also responsible for the Salvage of the HMS Cornwallis
on whose decks the Traty of Nangking was signed in
Location:
Malaysia
First Name: James Douglas Eames
URL:
stang69479@aol.com
Comments:
Location:
First Name: Graeme
URL:
Comments: Hi. Im a
descendant of James Douglas who sailed for New Zealand in the late
nineteenth century. My Grandfather told me he was of the black
Douglas clan.
Location: New Zealand.
First Name: brian
URL: frodo@ftcweb.net
Comments:
i am a branch on the joel douglas tree. decendant of sir james
douglas. in the john douglas family of mississippi book i am number
971d contact me we need a family reunion
Location: meadville
mississippi
First Name: Al
URL:
Comments: I want to
write a film script about James Douglas. I have found it very
dificult to find any books on him. My email address is
al.anderson@btconnect.com
Location: Scotland
First Name: James
URL: weenasdad@yahoo.com
Comments:
Just another James Douglas checking in, I have always gone by my
middle name (Edward) however. I'd love to track myself all the way
back to the original Douglas clan.
Location: Ohio, USA
First Name: Terry
URL:
Comments: Just visited
Teba Castle - what a place! interested in the history as a partial
Scot!
Location: Spain
First Name: kelly snow
URL:
Comments: Great web
site!
Location: Arran
First Name: Truman Douglas
URL:
Comments: Thank
you.
Location: USA
First Name: Linda
URL:
Comments: My
great-great-great-grandfathers second wife was Jean Douglas. In her
obituary in Ontario, Canada, it was stated that she was descended
from the Douglas who fought with The Bruce.
Location:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
First Name: Jennifer
URL:
Comments: Thanks for
the recognition of such a great man! A Douglas!
Location:
North Carolina, USA
First Name: Ann
URL:
Comments: Grandmothers
maiden name was Douglas. An uncle and a brother called Douglas. My
second son is James. We are proud of our illustrious ancestor. Our
motto still is jamais arrière.
Location: France
First Name: Árvai
URL:
Comments:
hello
Location: Hungary
First Name: jeff
URL: www.photo-ren.co.uk
Comments:
Absolutely brilliant site john. Very informative and a fascinating
read. Thank you
Location: Barnard Castle. United Kingdom
First Name: kaitlin
URL:
Comments: James is my
26th grandfather, amazing site
Location: Enfield ct
First Name: Teri
URL:
Comments: Nice site. A lot
of information .... I learned much. I just had a Past Life Reading
and found out my husband at the time fought in the Battle of
Otterburn and that he was a close friend to James Douglas. I am glad
I found a little something on James
Location: USA
First Name: krystelle
URL:
Comments: neat site!
my dad told me that our family descends from sir James Douglas so I
thought that I would look it up and see who he was.
Location:
Idaho
First Name: Lynn
URL:
Comments: I am researching the
family name and pleased to find your site! My husband is a Black
Douglass, and Ive always felt as though I married into a Clan --
there are so many of them!
Location: League City, Texas
First Name: Cheryl
URL:
Comments: What a wonderful web
site. My husbands name is Douglas and I was researching the heritage
behind his name. Thankyou...
Location:
First Name: Craig James Douglas
URL:
http://www.timelinx.com/en/competition/winners2006.html
Comments:
Great site, i`m based about 1 hrs drive from Teba, The Good Sir James
is getting plenty of coverage in the local press at the moment the
locals in Teba are developing the castle into a memorial/visitor
centre, great news.
Location: Mijas Costa,Spain
First Name: Jack
URL: herkheimer@hotmail.com
Comments:
Sir James was my 22nd great grandfather. Thank you for your attention
to this remarkable man.
Location: North Carolina, USA
First Name: James
URL:
Comments: A Good Site As
a direct descendant of The Good Sir James
I was recently invited
to a week long celebration in his honour
in the Spanish
village of Teba. A fascinating experience.
When you turn the
corner and see the castle jutting out into the skies it
Location:
UK
First Name: Aiden Henry
URL:
Comments: Greetings
again, questioned some of my elder relatives and
found out more.
The Henrys and Alexanders are both of the Black Douglas clan
but
at some point we changed our last name from Douglas to Henry due to
the fact
we backed someone who lost a feud (we
Location:
Midlothian, Scotland
First Name: Aiden Henry
URL:
Comments: Great
site my friend, though I would like to ask a question.
A little
back history first, my family (Henry) are supposed to be part of
the
black douglas clan (supposedly there were three main familys in the
Black
Douglas Clan they were Douglas, Alexanders
Location:
Midlothian, Scotland
First Name: andrew
URL:
Comments:
Location: melbourne
australia
First Name: George
URL: www.thesonsofscotland.co.uk
Comments:
What a great wee site, Im delighted that youve dedicated this to
someone who isnt as forgotten as you may think, but I know what you
mean. David R. Ross incidentally has told me recently that hes
writing a book about James Douglas as we speak.
Location: Paisley
First Name: Michael
URL: mikedaet@pcisys.net
Comments: Ive
heard James Douglas, Douglas the Black, was the first Kilgore. Since
the Kilgore family is part of my heritage, I am researching Blak
Dowglas. Thanks for your resource.
Location: Colorado Springs,
Colorado
First Name: RONALD A.DOUGLAS
URL:
Comments:
celticstix3@hotmail.com
Location: VANCOUVER, WA. USA
First Name: Dianna
URL:
Comments: Thank you for creating
such an informative site. Im a descendent of Sir James on my mothers
side and am pleased to see that family legend is actually family
fact!
Location: Fresno, CA
First Name: Jack
URL: herkheimer@hotmail.com
Comments:
Thank you for caring. Sir James Douglas was my 22nd great
grandfather. He was, indeed, an extraordinary man! Im pround to carry
his genes! Regards, Jack English.
Location: North Carolina, USA
First Name: Slawomir
URL:
Comments: Im from Poland but Im
great fan of scottish history. Estimate for James Lord of Douglas!
Location: Bytom, Poland
First Name: Zj
URL:
Comments: I grew up hearing tales
about the Douglas escapades...I am related to this family... we stil
have a Douglas or a Dougal in each generation..... I feel an empathy
with the reivers !
Location: East Sussex UK
First Name: james lord
URL:
Comments:
Location:
Camanche,Iowa
First Name: Jo Ann
URL:
Comments: We consider ourselves
descendants of the Black Douglas.
Location: Houston,TX.USA
First Name: Angelica
URL:
http://www.dirsys.info/tinkerbell-tattoos/
Comments: very nice
site and guestbooks but please give more regular updating
Location:
Portugal
First Name: James
URL:
Comments: My name is James Douglas
and i know very little about my family history. I came accros this
site and was very pleased to read the informative passages. Thank
you.. James Douglas
Location: Cheshire
First Name : davie
URL :
Comments : does any one have a
book for sale on jamie douglas sco1314@btinternet.com 01236 429739
Location : coatbridge
First Name : David Forbes
URL :
Comments : A good read
about a great Scots patriot!
Location : Adelaide South Australia
First Name : DAVIE
URL :
Comments : GREAT SITE GREAT MAN ,
IAM STILL LOOKING FOR A BOOK ON SIR JAMES, IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION
PLEASE E-MAIL ME SCO1314@BTINTERNET.COM
Location : COATBRIDGE
First Name : Lance Douglas
URL
: landou1@bigpond.com
Comments :
Location : Australia
First Name : Cameron
URL :
www.nigeltranter.co.uk
Comments : Arrived here as a result of
your visit to my Nigel Tranter pages. Did you read the Byland story
there by Nill McAslan under members research. This is a most
excellent page on Douglas and I will reconnend it to my 200+ list
members connected to my Tranter site
Location : Central Scotland
First Name : Adam
URL :
adamdouglas@mac.com
Comments :
Location : Phuket, Thailand
First Name : Jack English
URL :
jackenglish43@hotmail.com
Comments : I am the 20th great grandson
of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace. I am the 22nd great grandson
of Sir James Douglas, a fascinating man!
Location : North
Carolina, USA
First Name : Kayla
URL :
Comments : I was so pleased to see this site, as Sir James
Douglas has always interested me. However, I have had difficulty
locating comprehensive and organized webpages on Douglas. Your site
is delightful! I wanted to email you, but your email button isnt
working (
Location : United States
First Name : Patrick
URL :
Comments : This is a great site (I would love to sit down and
have a good long yarn about Scottish history with the owner of this
site) I have long been a keen student of all things Scottish.
Although not a Douglas nor related to the Douglases, The Good Sir
James i
Location : Aberdeenshire
First Name : Jenny H.
URL :
Comments : A really good Site! Im a young Writer and would write
a book about Sir James, Lord of Douglas. But i had need six months to
find any information about him. Thank you
Location :
First Name : Jamieson alexander
Douglas
URL : jamesd@jettec.com.au
Comments : First name is
Grandmothers maiden name Second name is Grand fathers first name Grew
up learning about the Black Douglas Im glad I found this site.
Location : Sydney, Australia
First Name : Mark Peterson
URL
:
Comments : I am the Northern California Regent for Clan Douglas
society of North America and you website does Sir James (The Good)
Douglas justice. Keep up the good work Jamais Arriere (Never Behind)
Location : Fresno, CA.
First Name : John
URL : Douglas
Descendent
Comments : 14 Generations removed from Douglas Family,
but learning a lot by studying it.
Location : Overton, Texas, USA
First Name : Robert
URL :
uk.geocities.com/freewheelman/homepage.html
Comments : Good site!
A lot more of this kind of site needed on the web Well done!
Location : Renfrewshire
First Name : Samantha
URL :
Decendent of Sir James Douglas
Comments : Hi, Im Samantha
Douglas. Latest decendent of Sir James Douglas. Im 11 years old. Im
very glad you dedicated this site to my very great- grandfather. I
love him very much. Thank You, Decendent of James, Sam
Location :
fl
First Name : Scott
URL :
Comments : I love the exploits of the Douglas! His life would
make a great movie! Would anyone believe it though?
Location : NY
USA
First Name : Deb
URL :
www.mytruthliesintheruins.com
Comments : Enjoy your site. I have
written one book that will be published in the Spring 2004 on William
le Hardi, and his family including his eldest son the Good Sir James.
The second book runs from 1302-1342, and includes many stories about
James. I have done ext
Location :
First Name : JAMES M DOUGLAS
URL
: md3746@wmconnect .com
Comments : MY FATHER JAMES F DOUGLAS MY
SON JAMES R DOUGLAS MT GRAND SON JAMES BR DOUGLAS FIRST BORN SON
ALWAYS JAMES DOUGLAS Y SON JAMES R DOUGLAS
Location : USA
First Name : Douglas
URL :
Comments : First name is mothers maiden name. I grew up on
stories of the Black Douglas and was expected to live my life by
those standards. It has served me well. I am pleased to see you
honoring his incredible life and character.
Location : MIdland
Texas
First Name : Chris
URL :
chris@seebafilms.co.uk
Comments : Interesting site about James
Lord Douglas. Doing research about the Teba story. Have many pictures
and video of Teba. Are you sure the route to Teba was via river
guadalquivir?
Location : Glos.UK
First Name : Jeanette
URL :
rclarke3569@rogers.com
Comments : Am interested in the Douglas
name as I have been able to trace my ancestors back to a Thomas
Douglas b: 1755 in Lintrathen, Angus.
Location : Ontario, Canada
First Name : Paul
URL :
soul-of-the-douglas.org
Comments : Thanks for a great site. I,
like many of the visitors here, trace my roots to the black douglas
line. The similarities between the Scotish quest for independance and
Americas quest 475 years later are striking; as are the similarities
between James the Bl
Location : Freedom Road
First Name : kathy
URL :
douglas ward
Comments : my maiden name is douglas and i am always
interested in reading about the douglas clan
Location : riverview
new brunswick canada
First Name : Patrick
URL :
Pat@kanep.fslife.co.uk
Comments : How popular would a book,
totally devoted the life and adventures of the Good Sir James be? I
am currently approaching the final chapter.
Location : West
Lothain Scotland
First Name : Stuart Douglas
URL
:
Comments : Thanks, I count him as a great etc. grandfather.
Location : Conway Arkansas
First Name : Sally
URL :
Comments : I have been browsing sites to gather info on Robert
The Bruce..He is one of my Midieval Heros. I have always been a lover
of Scotland. We have visted and shall reurn
Location : Rio Verde,
Arizona
First Name : Janet
URL :
jan42@earthlink.net
Comments : In my research on the Douglas
Clan, I read that when the Scots mothers wanted to encourage their
children to obey, they would tell them, Youd better watch out or the
Black Douglas is going to get you! You may be aware of this tidbit,
but if not, perhap
Location : Garden Grove, Ca
First Name : Janet
URL :
jan42@earthlink.net
Comments : Just found your site and am
looking forward to exploring all of it. One of my maternal
great-grandmothers was a Douglas. She was born on a ship coming from
Scotland to Canada in the 1800s. Ive been doing some research on the
Douglas heritage and cant hel
Location : Garden Grove, CA
First Name : Daniel Earl Douglas
URL : dan@supersonicservices.com
Comments :
Location :
Cooper City, Florida, USA
First Name : Doreen
URL :
Comments : I am a descendant of Sir James father (through James
younger brother Archibald), and love finding all of these sites about
the family! Thanks for an attractive, interesting site.
Location
: Alberta, Canada
First Name : James
URL :
http://homepage.mac..com/JRDouglas
Comments : great site! I often
look for information about my heritage - Scot through and through!
Scotland Forever!
Location : USA
First Name : James Douglas
URL
:
Comments : My name is James Douglas and it was great to find a
site that had so much information on the great Douglas heritage.
Location :
First Name : Robert Ayres
URL :
rsayres@hotmail.com
Comments : Great site. Really enjoyed the
material. If you have other sites or literature that can be obtained
please add to the links section. Thanks for putting this together.
Location : St. Louis, MO USA
First Name : Tirzah
URL :
stezah777@hotmail.com
Comments : Very nice tribute! Thanks
Location :
First Name : Kyle Douglas
URL :
Comments : I think you did a great job on my ancestors biography.
I'm the great grandson of the famous Aircraft engineer Donald
Douglas, which would make me a direct relative to Sir James Douglas.
Location :
First Name : Marlene
URL :
Comments : Researching my Douglas ancestors & found this
extremely interesting
Location :
First Name : Hilary
URL :
Comments : Very interesting reading, just visited Thirlwall
Castle. Didn't know the Black Douglas was associated.
Location :
Melbourne, Australia
First Name : Maurice
URL : USA
Comments : This was truly a heroes hero.A man with whom The Age
ofchivalry died.I hope one day some hollywood gets this story and it
be well told.
Location : usa
First Name : Brenda
URL :
Spydrweb@aol.com
Comments : Oh, what a joy to find your website!
Just a couple of days ago, while I was doing some research on my
'family tree', I made the discovery that I and my family are related
to Sir James Douglas, the Good James. He is my 19th
great-grandfather:) I am his des
Location : USA--Tennessee
First Name : joe
URL :
albajoe@msn.com
Comments : being a scot in arizona this site was
a great find. just finished the Bruce trilogy and wanted to know
about Douglas. thaks
Location : usa
First Name : Lori
URL :
Comments : I too am the "Douglas Clan", in my research
of my family I have found that they came from the parish of New
Abbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. If any Douglas's out there are
from the same place please notify me (Lori Douglas) at
douglasmann@shaw.ca Th
Location : Vancouver Island, B,C,, Canada
First Name : John Douglas
URL :
Comments : very informative - makes one feel proud to be a
Douglas A Douglas A Douglas jsd@telus.net
Location : Kelewna, BC
Canada
First Name : Gay Lynn
URL :
lynnlatham@hotmail.com
Comment : My mother's maiden name is
Douglas and years ago we did a search for our heritage and came up
with de Douglas. I would like to know more about him. Can you help
me?
Location : Germany
First Name : Niall
URL :
niallaslen@aol.com
Comment : This is a labour of love indeed! My
sincere congratulations as an amateur historian on the quality of
your information and the intensive research which must have taken you
years to accumulate. Well Done!
Location : Cairnbulg
Aberdeenshire
First Name : Elizabeth
URL :
Douglas
Comment : Hi my Ancestors were the Black Douglas's. I
think it's neat there is so much information about them
Location
:
First Name : fiona
URL :
abfabfe@aol.com
Comment : Very interesting and well thought out.
family from that area always looking for info
Location : brisbane
australia
First Name : Andrew
URL :
Comment : I would like to congratulate you on a brilliant Web
Site. " The Good Sir James " is my favorite hero, for some
reason forgotten in history when Scotland owed him so much . I
visited St Brides Kirk last summer and seen the heart of my hero, the
visit will
Location : Greenock
First Name : Glenn
URL :
http://www.caledonia-net.co.uk
Comment : Excellent piece of work
on a key but sadly, often overlooked,figure of Scottish history. Keep
up the good work.
Location : London
First Name: Brin
URL: none
Comments: Hello,
nice site :)
Location: none