MacNab Clan Crest Crest Description: The head of a savage affrontee, Proper MacNab 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 no such thing as a ‘family coat of arms’ […]
Clan Grant People Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk (1696-1778) Despite being expelled from Parliament for fraud and his deep connections with the York Buildings Company, Sir Archibald is regarded highly for introducing new methods of agriculture to Scotland from south of the border which changed the landscape. On his Monymusk lands he had the fields […]
The name Pitcairn, or Pitcairns, is a local one, coming from the lands of Pitcairn in the Parish of Leslie, Fife, which are claimed to be one of the oldest in the ancient Kingdom. William de Petkaran was a juror at some point before 1249 in Dunfermline, and John de Petcarn, or Pitcairn, was given, […]
The vikings termed marsh dwellers “kjrr”. When their descendants arrived in Britain from Normandy with William the Conqueror the term had become a name with the forms Ker and Kerr, also Carr and Carre. From Arran on the Celtic West Coast comes a claim that the name is derived from the Gaelic for “strength”. Scottish […]
The surname Turnbull is one of a number of Scottish names where early etymologists have provided a romantic origin. It is said that the name Turnbull was given to a man called Rule by King Robert I. According the legend Rule saved the life of the king by ‘turning’ a charging bull which was threatening […]
Charles Bisset (1717-1791) Charles Bisset was a physician and military engineer. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University and in 1740 was a surgeon at the Military Hospital in Jamaica serving in Admiral Vernon’s fleet. He returned to England in 1745 and was an Ensign in the 42nd Highlanders a year later. He was responsible for […]
This name Somerville derives from a town in Normandy, near Caen. During the Norman invasion of England in 1066, Sir Gaulter de Somerville accompanied the Duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror. William de Somerville, the second son of Sir Gaulter, came to Scotland with David I and was created Lord of Carnwath, receiving the lands […]
Sinclair Tartans: Sinclair Ancient Sinclair Hunting Ancient Sinclair Hunting Modern Sinclair Modern
There are three distinct origins of the name Morrison – two Hebridean and one mainland derivation that have all come to be spelt the same way. The Aberdeenshire branch were originally ‘sons of Maurice’ and seem to have no connection with the Hebridean clan. In the Hebrides, one branch of the clan claims its descent […]
Clan Dunbar Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A horse’s head, Argent, bridled and reined, Gules Clan Dunbar 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 […]
