Genealogy of the families of Douglas of Mulderg and Robertson of Kindeace

PREFATORY NOTICE.
We think it may be well to state here the reasons why the genealogical outlines
•of the families of Douglas of Mulderg and Robertson of Kindeace have been
printed. They are the work of a descendant of the Douglas family, who lives
amongst us, and has been known during the last thirty or forty years as a genea-
logist of gx-eat ability and possessing very wide information. This gentleman has
frequently of late years been asked for information regarding these two families,
therefore he has kindly complied with the request of some of those interested in
the Douglas and Robertson families that his genealogical knowledge of them
should be printed. The advantage of printing will be seen when it is understood
that a large portion of the matter this book contains has not hitherto been pub-
lished, and might easily be lost and forgotten, as many of the descendants of
these families have not been proprietors of land and their representatives have
gone to all quarters of the globe in order to make their fortunes. The habit of
wandering far afield has rendered the collection of full particulars in some cases
extremely difficult, and in others impossible ; so, when there are errors in this
book, they may, we hope, be pardoned, as great care has been taken in trying to
avoid mistakes.
It is with considerable regret that the system of giving authorities for every
sentence and word has been abandoned ; but, if this plan is properly carried out,
it increases the bulk of a book to a tremendous extent, and, owing to the long
quotations necessary, renders a genealogy rather broken ; also, if the system of
giving authorities is not scrupulously adhered to, it leaves as much room for
romance and false statements as there would be if no authorities were given.
However, most of the quotations from documents and sasines in these two genea-
logies were kindly given by Sir James D. Mackenzie, Bart, of Scatwell and Tarbat,
from the genealogical papers of his late brother, Lewis M. Mackenzie, Esq. of
Findon ; as well as by Charles Fraser-Mackintosh, Esq. of Drummond, who has
most courteously allowed information to be reprinted from his valuable, and now
scarce, work, " The Antiquarian Notes," which contains so much matter relating
to the Robertsons of Inches and their descendants.
Much information has also been gathered from such books as Dr Hew Scot's
important collection of particulars concerning Scotch ministers, the " Fasti Ecc.
Sco.," as well as "The Origines Parochiales Scotia," "Northern Notes and Queries,"
and many other works of an historical character. Also contemporary MSS., and
other sources, from which genealogical matter can be obtained, have been searched.