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Using professions to trace family members

Posted by William Douglas on February 11, 2010 at 3:45am

Sally Douglas has several ancestors who were clock and watch makers, silversmiths and artists. Discovering this has led to a search of Douglases with this profession, using Pigots directory, and other listings.

Her findings have now been included in the Douglas Archives, although it is still very much work in progress.

The above watch was made by James Douglas of Chertsey in 1774

Sons followed their fathers down the mines, daughters picked up seamstress skills from their mothers, sons followed thei

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