Clan Armstrong Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry: Crest Description: An arm from the shoulder, armed, Proper Clan Armstrong Coats of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is […]
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Clan Carnegie People Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) America’s most famous Philanthropist and industrialist described his Dunfermline birthplace as ‘the most sacred spot to me on Earth’. When unemployment forced his family to emigrate from Scotland and settle in Pittsburgh in 1848, he began working the bobbins in a cloth mill all his teenage years until he […]
The name bell may possibly derive from the French ‘Bel’ or ‘Belle’ and families of this name are found almost exclusively in the Borders, particularly Dumfriesshire. Various spellings have been recorded, including Bel, Bellis, Belle, Beal, and Bale The Bells settled in Middlebie Parish in Dumfriesshire around the 11th century and by the 17th century, […]
The Durie tartan was designed by Harry Lindley of Kinloch Anderson for family use after the matriculation of the Durie Arms was updated with the Court of the Lord Lyon in 1988. Durie Tartan
Clan Forrester Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A hound’s head erased, Proper, collared, Gules Clan Forrester Coat of Arms A note on Coats of Arms: Under Scottish heraldic law a coat of arms is awarded to an individual (with the exception of civic or corporate arms) . There is […]
Clan MacDowall People Day Hort MacDowall (1850 – 1927) Day Hort MacDowall was a politician from old Northwest Territories, Canada. He was born in 1850 in Carruth House, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in 1883 and served until 1885. He was an early prominent resident […]
The name Lumsden is of territorial origin, deriving from Lumsden, an old manor in the parish of Coldingham, Berwickshire. Brothers Gillem (William) and Cren de Lumsden were witnesses to a charter by Waldeve, Earl of Dunbar, to the Priory of Coldingham between 1166 and 1182. This is the earliest known recording of the surname Lumsden. […]
The name MacKay takes its origins from the gaelic “Macaoidh” or “son of Hugh”. The identity of this Hugh is uncertain but the name probably derives from a member of the ancient Celtic royal house, whose branches disputed the throne in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The MacKays also have strong links with the progeny […]
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