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Mark Abbott
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Samuel Foster Douglas
« on: Friday 19 June 09 12:00 UTC (UK) »
All I know as of now is that he was born in Monifieth, Scotland in 1884, he was one of five children born to Thomas Douglas and Ann. He had two elder sisters (Bella born 1879 and Ethel born 1881) the two brothers were (Joseph born 1886 and Alfred born 1890) In 1901 he was lodging in Edinburgh and working as a "sorting clerk and telegraphist".

He served with the 55th Divisional Signal Company in WW1 and was awarded a Meritorious Service Medal.

Any info on him or his family would be welcome.

I found his photo on eb*y a few weeks ago
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55th West Lancashire Division in World War 1:

419, 422 &423 Field Coy RE & 55th Divisional Signal Company RE
Billy Anderson
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #1 on: Friday 19 June 09 12:37 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mark,
I had a quick look on the IGI for your Samuel.
www.familysearch.org

Samuel Foster Douglas born 3rd June 1859
Monifeith Angus

Parents
Father     Thomas Douglas
Mother     Janet    Foster
parents married  24th April 1848
Glasgow Lanarkshire.

I typed in Parents names and got 9 children.

Ann Douglas  born 23rd June 1857 Dundee
Hannah Douglas  born           2nd Feb 1855 Cuper ,Fife
Agnes Gilmour Douglas born 24th Aug 1866
Samuel                                  3rd June 1859.   Monifieth
Mary Ogilvie Douglas born    25th April 1870. Monifieth
Ann Ninian Douglas born      2nd June 1863   Monifieth
Janet Douglas born              27th May 1861   Monifeith
George Douglas born           18 th Dec 1871   Monifieth
Joseph Douglas born            3rd Aug 1868     Monifieth


You have Ann as his mother maybe short for Janet???
kind regards Billy.
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ANDERSON=Glasgow, Denny,Bathgate,Kilsyth/Alameda(USA)
BINNING= Bathgate
MILLER=Kilsyth
BLACK, MCINTYRE=Ise of Lismore
DONALD=Enzie
LYMBURNER=Denny
Mark Abbott
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #2 on: Friday 19 June 09 12:40 UTC (UK) »
Billy,

I do not think we have the same man.  I wonder if "your" man is a relative?

Thanks for your help

Mark
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55th West Lancashire Division in World War 1:

419, 422 &423 Field Coy RE & 55th Divisional Signal Company RE
Billy Anderson
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #3 on: Friday 19 June 09 13:10 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mark,
Just what I was thinking!
there seems to be too big a gap from their marriage and the birth of the children!
I am going to call it a day it is after 11pm Melbourne time brain has stopped working!! will have another go tomorrow.
Billy.
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ANDERSON=Glasgow, Denny,Bathgate,Kilsyth/Alameda(USA)
BINNING= Bathgate
MILLER=Kilsyth
BLACK, MCINTYRE=Ise of Lismore
DONALD=Enzie
LYMBURNER=Denny
Mark Abbott
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #4 on: Friday 19 June 09 14:16 UTC (UK) »
Hello Billy,

Thanks for the help.  My kid brother lives in Melb.
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55th West Lancashire Division in World War 1:

419, 422 &423 Field Coy RE & 55th Divisional Signal Company RE
Billy Anderson
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 20 June 09 12:22 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mark,
I had a look at the IGI for the births of.
Bella,Ethel,Alfred and Joseph , no joy!
It is pos it is too late for the IGI.
I think you should start from a concrete date and work back from there.
You may wish to purchase a copy of a  birth certificate and work back.
you can purchase copies of certs. from the online website www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
kind regards,Billy
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ANDERSON=Glasgow, Denny,Bathgate,Kilsyth/Alameda(USA)
BINNING= Bathgate
MILLER=Kilsyth
BLACK, MCINTYRE=Ise of Lismore
DONALD=Enzie
LYMBURNER=Denny
MonicaLesl
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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 June 09 14:25 UTC (UK) »
Hi Mark

This looks like possible details for brother Joseph:

District of Monifieth
Joseph Henry DOUGLAS, Sorting Clerk and Telegraphist (married to Constance
Emma MANLEY)
Died 29 Apr 1945 at 14, Dalhousie Street, Monifieth; age 59 years
Father: Thomas DOUGLAS
Mother: Ann DOUGLAS ms REID

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ANGUS/2003-10/1067001761

Monica  Smiley
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire.
Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll.
Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire.
Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan.
McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland.
Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland.
..........and lots of Spanish name interests........

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Re: Samuel Foster Douglas
« Reply #7 on: Monday 22 June 09 09:16 UTC (UK) »
Monica,

Thank you!  That certainly looks like Samuel's brother. 

It is interesting that both brothers had the same occupation.  Samuel still remains a mystery as to why he enlisted in a St Helens based unit rather than a Scottish one.  I wonder if he joined the RE and was posted to the 55th Div Sigs? 

Thanks for your help.

Mark
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55th West Lancashire Division in World War 1:

419, 422 &423 Field Coy RE & 55th Divisional Signal Company RE
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