Description
Hugh Scott Douglas is a professional genealogist trading as HD Genealogy, and a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, holding a Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographical & Heraldic Studies.
Most of his work is heir research: tracing the living relatives of people who died without a will, including estates held by the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department. Every family link is proven from certificates, wills and probate records before anyone is contacted, and relatives are then supported through making their claim.
He also takes on family history, problem-solving and DNA research, either working on the whole case or advising.
He is within easy reach of London, so the National Archives at Kew, the British Library and the London Metropolitan Archives are readily available.
Specialisms
- Complex problems
- English genealogy
- Family history
- Heir research / probate genealogy and Intestate estates
- Palaeography
- pedigree research
- Scottish genealogy
- Transcription
Experience
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Ongoing
Contract Researcher at Legacy Tree Genealogists
Recent Project(s) : locating mid 17th Century wills of the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) to help solve an impasse. Required onsite work at the National Archives in Kew. -
2020
Founder / Genealogist at HD Genealogy
Recent Project(s): Tracing paternity of Ancestors in the time of The India office. historical India / Burma (Myanmar). Research also covers South Africa, Australia, the UK, and America. A major breakthrough was the use of DNA triangulation to locate unknown ancestors in the time of the transition from the East India Company to the Raj. -
2020
Roots Tech Presentation slot at Roots Tech.
DNA Research 101
Education
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2017-2019
Postgraduate Certificate in Genealogical Studies at University of Strathclyde at University of Strathclyde
Project Title: The Emigration of James Gibbon and his life in India. -
2020-2021
Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographical & Heraldic Studies at University of Strathclyde at University of Strathclyde
Project Title: Who were the beneficiaries of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act residing in Inverness-shire between 1800 and 1880? An investigation into how the fruits of slavery were utilised.
Location
To contact this candidate email scottdouglas@qualifiedgenealogists.org