Hannay may have originally been spelt ‘Ahannay’, possibly deriving from the Gaelic ‘O’Hannaidh’, or ‘Ap Shenaeigh’. The family can be traced back to Galloway in South-West Scotland. The name of ‘Gilbert de Hannethe’ appears on the Ragman Roll in 1296. However unlike a large number of Scottish nobles who later sided with Robert the Bruce, […]
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Murray Clan Crest Crest Description: A mermaid holding in her dexter hand a mirror and in her sinister hand a comb, all Proper Murray 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) . […]
Clan MacEwen People William MacEwan (1827-1913) Alloa is famous for beer and William MacEwan worked at the Heriot Brewery for his uncle before leaving in 1856 to brew for himself at the Fountain Brewery in Edinburgh. He sold his product across the British Empire, becoming extremely wealthy by the 1880s. He gained a seat the […]
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Originates in the barony of the same name in Perthshire. The first of the name on record is Radulphus Ruffus who received a charter of the lands from William the Lion around 1180. There is a record of a royal confirmation (1204 – 1214) of a grant by Richard of Kinnaird, grandson of Radulphus. Rauf […]
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Note: WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THIS CLAN HISTORY MAY BE INACCURATE – WE ARE AWAITING A REVISED CLAN HISTORY. A branch from very early in the MacDonald line became the Clanranalds and a branch from them settled on the mainland near Inverness, built Invergarry Castle and chose to spell their name MacDonnell, which is […]
Clan Oliphant People Lawrence Oliphant (b. circa 1560) Lawrence Oliphant took part in the famous Ruthven Raid and was subsequently sentenced to banishment by James VI. He was eventually lost at sea and was reported to have been sold into Turkish slavery. Carolina Oliphant Carolina Oliphant (1766-1844) Carolina Oliphant named in honour of Prince Charles […]
This clan were members of the Clan Chattan confederation. Their originator was Farquhar, the fourth son of Alexander Cier (Shaw) of Rothiemurchus, owner of the Braes of Mar in Aberdeenshire, near which the River Dee has its source. A 19th century depiction of a Farquharson clansman by R.R. McIan Farquhar had a son, Donald, who […]
