Posted by Lisa Holman on January 13, 19103 at 15:36:37:
In Reply to: DOUGLAS - possible unknown american relatives posted by john douglas on January 14, 19101 at 20:26:16:
My name is Lisa Holman my Great Grand Father was
Percy T Douglas - he was born in 1894 and died in 1942 married to a woman named Pearl E Payton I was told his father was a police man - It's a long shot - but I cant seem to find anything about his past.
: Me: born April 7 1952
: Father: John Douglas born June 13 1924
: Grandfather: John Douglas born circa 1900
: Great Grandfather: John Douglas born circa 1858
: My great grandfather was born on the isle of bute, scotland and went to sea at the age of 14. His whereabouts were unknown until he returned to scotand around the age of 40. The family know that he travelled to australia, south america various other places around the world but settled in the u.s. for a number of years prior to his return home.
: We do not know where he lived, what he did or whether he had any family but interestingly enough he immediately secured a position as a local police sergeant, this would suggest that he had previous experience in this field.
: Family names are John, William, Walter and Archibald
: (no female names appear to repeat)
: Can anyone fill in those missing years (say 1875-1899)?