Records of the name Nesbit can be traced back to the 12th century in the Barony of Nesbit in Berwickshire. The area itself possibly taking the name from a nose shaped hill. Variations of the name, however appear in older documents: William de Nesbite is recorded as witness to a charter by Patrick, Earl of […]
Alexander Robertson (1670-1749) Alexander Robertson was a celebrated and very popular poet. He was studying for the church when he succeeded to the chiefship. He later supported the Jacobite cause and had to flee to France He was known as the “Poet Chief”. William Robertson William Robertson (VC, CBE) (1865 – 1949) Scottish recipient of […]
Sutherland Clan Crest: Crest Description: A cat-a-mountain sejant rampant, Proper Sutherland 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’ The arms […]
Clan MacQuarrie People Lachlan MacQuarrie (1715-1818) The sixteenth chief of the clan, who entertained Johnson and Boswell. He was the last chief, and the longest-lived, dying when he was 103 years old! Major General Lachlan Macquarie Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824) Rose to the rank of Major-General in the army, he then became the fifth governor of […]
Meaning ‘native of Flanders’. Several people of this name are found in the 12th century. A family of this name posessed large territories in the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, where their residence was Boghall Castle near Biggar. Boghall Castle, now ruinous, was built by Clan Fleming on lands gifted to them in the 14th century. […]
Although it is suggested that the family have Norman ancestry it is more probable that the name Burnett is a variant of Burnard from the Old English personal name Beornheard who occupied England before 1066. ‘Beornheard’ translates from the Saxon as ‘bear hand’ but is sometimes also translated as ‘brave warrior’. The family, called themselves […]
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Clan Elphinstone People William Elphinstone (1431 – 1514)Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen born in Glasgow, and educated at the University of Glasgow. After practising for a short time as a lawyer in the church courts, he was ordained a priest, becoming rector of St. Michael’s Church, Trongate, Glasgow, […]
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MacRae Clan Crest Crest Description: A cubit arm grasping a sword, all Proper MacRae 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 […]
