Stewart Clan Crest Crest Description: A pelican Argent, winged Or, in her nest feeding her young, Proper Stewart 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 […]
Nairn, or Nairne, is a name of territorial origin, coming from the former burgh, and now town of Nairn in the Highlands. It appears that the first Nairn recorded is Adam de Narryn, and, in 1361, he was chaplain of the altar of the Blessed Virgin at Inverness. In Perth, in 1406, a Michael de […]
Clan Boyd Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: A dexter hand erect and pale having the outer fingers bowed inwards Clan Boyd 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 […]
Robert Sempill (the elder) (c. 1530-1595) Scottish ballad-writer, was in all probability a cadet of illegitimate birth of the noble house of Sempill or Semple. Very little is known of his life. He appears to have spent some time in Paris. He was probably a soldier, and must have held some office at the Scottish […]
Paterson, or Patterson, is the Scottish version of ‘Patrick’s son’ or Patrickson’, and is a very common surname in Scotland. Clan Pheadirean’s (Paterson) native lands were traditionally on Loch Fyne’s north side where many people by this name could be found. Patterdale in Westmoreland (now modern day Cumbria, north west England) was once called Patrickdale, […]
Clan Fletcher Crest Worn by all of the name and ancestry Crest Description: Two naked arms shooting an arrow out of a bow, Sable Clan Fletcher 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 […]
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Clan Aikenhead People Mother Mary Frances Aikenhead (19 January 1787 – 22 July 1858) Mary was born in Daunt’s Square off Grand Parade, Cork, Ireland. She was the founder of the Catholic religious institute, the Religious Sisters of Charity, and of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. Thomas Aikenhead (c. March 1676 – 8 January 1697) […]
The origins of the surname Sempill are unknown, however the name has been recorded in Renfrewshire from as early as the 1100s. It has been suggested that the name is a corruption of St Pauls, however many are left dissatisfied with this explanation. Others think that it is likely Sempill was a descriptive name for […]
This clan descends from the original Scots who crossed the sea from Ireland, where their original name meant ‘lawgiver’, to found the kingdom of Dalriada. The kindred of Comgall is mentioned as one of the three principal kindreds in the ancient ‘Account Of The Men Of Scotland’. Its territory, Cowal, still known by that name […]
