The Foreign Origins of Scottish Clans
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The Foreign Origins of Scottish Clans
Scottish clans are as synonymous with Scotland as whisky and tartan, yet many Scottish clans have foreign origins. The origins of these clans speaks to the invasions and migrations into Scotland over the centuries.
Clan Fraser is a clan that has a few different branches across Scotland. The name is first recorded in 1160AD, and the Fraser clan motto is "Je Suis Prest" (I Am Ready). This motto speaks to the origin of the clan. It is thought that the Frasers are descended from Norman knights in the Anjou district of France.
One theory is that their name comes from the French Freseau family who themselves originated from a fierce tribe in Roman Gaul called the Friselii. This tribes name itself comes from the French word fraise, meaning strawberry, as there was an abundance of strawberries in the area that they lived in.
One notable Fraser in Scottish history was Simon Fraser, who fought alongside William Wallace and Robert the Bruce during the First Scottish War of Independence. In 1306, he was captured by English forces, and given the same punishment as Wallace, hung, drawn, and quartered, with his head stuck on a spike on London Bridge alongside Wallace’s.
Another Scottish clan with a fascinating history is Clan MacLeod, associated with the region in and around the Isle of Skye. The MacLeod’s are said to have a Viking or Norse origin, as they are descended from a Viking ancestor, Leod, who was the son of Olaf the Black, King of the Isles. Living in the 13th century, Leod was a very powerful chieftain.
Clan Stewart is perhaps one of the most famous clans, considering it’s connection to the royal throne for centuries. Initially spelt Stewart it later evolved into the House of Stuart, with the first Stewart monarch being Robert II of Scotland in the 14th century. Stuart’s reigned on the Scottish, and later British and Irish thrones, for centuries until the death of Queen Anne in 1714.
The clan itself can be traced back to Walter Fitz Alan, an English baron. Walter moved to Scotland under the reign of David I, and the name Stewart is said to come from Walter’s title as the High Steward of Scotland. Walter himself however was a descendant of the Earl of Brittany who came over with William the Conqueror’s forces during the Norman invasion of 1066.
Sources:
Simon Fraser (died 1306) - Simon Fraser (died 1306) - Wikipedia
Clan Fraser - clan.com/family/fraser
Clan MacLeod | 181 Tartan products: Kilts, Scarves, Fabrics & more | CLAN by Scotweb
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Clan Stewart clan.com/family/stewart
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What's your clan name if any? Please let me know your thoughts below...
@@occidentadvocate.9759 Fascinating, thank you
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@@occidentadvocate.9759 Thank you, I appreciate it.
They don't indicate large migrations, do they? They indicate a few small European groups buying land and intermarrying with native scots folk? Is that correct?
I'm a Porteous not a clan but armigerous family. vassals of clan Fraser. originally form Normandy
Thank you, I am of Clan Ferguson, Fraser & Grant. My 6th GGF Donald Fraser died at Culloden April 16th 1746
My great-grandfather came from Scotland to the US in the 1880's and I have six brothers with the surname Turnbull. My father was very proud of being of Scottish descent. My mom's ancestors were Northern Irish Protestant and Welsh. I found a shirt on the internet that says, "Clan Turnbull - wreaking havoc since the Middle Ages." My dad didn't begin any argument, but he'd certainly end one."
Malcolm Turnbull is a PM of Oz.
The Turnbull clan is one of the oldest, dating from 934. They were originally named Rule, and owned a valley on the Scottish borders containing the village of Bedrule, near Jedburgh. Their name was changed to Turnbull because one of them turned aside a bull that was charging at the Scottish king.
@@tdpay9015 My father told us the origin of the name "Turnbull"when I was a teenager, but I had trouble believing it. Now I know it is true! Thank you for replying.
Nice to see that your mother is descended from borderlanders like me. My ancestral clan was Crozier
I am mostly Scottish, but my father's paternal grandfather was from north Wales (Cymru). I feel strong affinity for both sides. My Powell-Jones became Presbyterian and mixed with other Presbyterians, who were a mix of Highlanders like Sutherland, Cameron, MacDonald, and Lowlanders: Snodgrass, Montgomery, McRea. I love learning about my roots.
Clan Grant here. Inverness Grants. Originally LeGrant from France. Thanks for your work on clans. Your accent is wonderful.
Clan Keith is a great story! A Hessian warrior (or proto-Hessian/Chatti) who found his way to Scotland, fought in the wars against the Danes/Norwegians and killed their general named Camus, in the battle of Barrie. For this, the King of Scots dripped his fingers in the bloody body and drew them down the Hessian's shield - From that day, he was known as the Camus Slayer and given the lands at Keith, whence he and his kin took their name. To this day, they say the stripes on the Keith coat of arms are there to remind us of our brave and mighty ancestor.
Thank you
Chatti?all clans with the symbol of the cat are related to the clan chatten confederation or the cat people or the picts innse cat was the old name for Shetland, the other main area was North East Scotland and Fife
@@grahamfleming8139 The Chatti were an early tribe/nation of what is today Germany.
@@Renegade_Melungeon virtually all clans with the Cat emblem are of Pictish origin are they from Germany?
@@Renegade_Melungeonwould the chatti have any connection to the jatts by any chance?
As a Fraser living in Canada my family is proud of our highland past. We kept the highland traditions strong in this foreign land.
You mean $TOLEN LAND , imagine if it once belonged to the Jews . U.K would want it given back tout suite,,,OUI !
@@jafo766 are you a zombie?
@@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373 NO , it's a legit statement....
I bet you love Outlander
@@kathylandstedt7992Outlander was by far the best, and most factual movie made about the Scotland/England Wars, as King Robert the Bruce was a true Scottish Hero, and unlike Wallace who was a great warrior, and a fairly intelligent man, but started his life border raiding with Scottish, and English so called Knights, who raped, pillaged, and murderd innocent Scots, and English women, and children alike. In my book that makes him a wee bit of a wrong yin, regardless of Hollywood’s wee embellishments of his later deeds.
my maiden name is Sinclair. A baron came over from France with William the conqueror. He came from St Clare in Normandy. My ancestors migrated down from Sutherland round about the Highland clearances and settled in central Scotland. I often wonder if the baron's name St Clare could have changed over the years to become Sinclair. I've never tried to source anymore information
The folklore behind the origin of the border reiver clan Armstrong was saposedly a Dane with strong arms that rescued an unhorsed Scottish King in battle. Then given lands on the border and named Armstrong for his powerful arms.
I like your clan map. I never knew where my ancestors, the Robertson’s,lived in Scotland but now I know - NE Scotland above the River Forth. I know where they lived here, Henrico County, VA and later Charlton County, GA. They never forgot their military service background and have fought in every war in America
Great video, thank you for sharing. These are my Scottish family members that ended up moving to Canada: My paternal grandmother is a Brodie (her mother was a Christie). My paternal grandfather is a Porter, Sept of MacNaughton, (his mother was a Weir). My maternal grandmother had parents that were from the Church and Hails families, that left Scotland for England and then to Canada.
I'm descended from Clan Kerr, who later became Innes-Kerr. They were lowland border reivers, and extremely fierce. So fierce that in battle the English thought they were possessed by demons. They were also mostly left handed and built their castles/ staircases to accomodate this, so that they would not be at a disadvantage if attacked on home ground. The motto on their coat of arms was 'Late But In Earnest'. I kid you not. 🤗
I am kerr as well
As I I'm a Kerr
My clan (Young) was living in the Middle Marches along the same border, fighting invaders along with your clan
I'm a third generation Kerr born in Canada. The way things are going I'd like to emigrate back to Scotland!
@@1758pk I can definitely understand that! Sadly from what I see Scotland appears to have many of the same problems...I wish it were not the case though. 😔
Love your videos Steven 😊
I’m still doing my ancestry and have just found that my 15th great grandfather is Sir John of Terregles 5th Lord Maxwell 4th Lord Herries Maxwell of Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
“A leading supporter of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, respected for his loyalty to the Scottish crown.”
Gotta love the Celts 💓💪🏻
Yep, I'm related to Mary queen of scots, her grandmother married a Douglas and had a child, her first marrige ended when he died and she had 5 babies but all but one died.
Celtic people are awesome
How are you able to go as far as 15 generations?
My moms clan name came from an action when an ancestor steered a charging bull away from a noble.
Turnbull. Not sure who we were befor that. Thanks and I love your research
Amazing, thank you gripp
This is one the best Historical streams on the Internet. You speak clearly and concise. Never tire of Watching your content.
Thank you
My husband is from West Tennessee and his mother was a McClain. He just said the clans had to exist so people would have someone to fight with. This is possibly the first video from your channel he has watched. I can't say for sure as he is not good at hitting the thumbs up or subscribing. His comment was too good for me to let it escape. He graduated with Buford Pusser's daughter and he mowed Sheriff Pusser's grass when he was a kid. He clearly understands fighting. He just chose to do his for his country.
Clan Ramsey here! Thanks for the video I’m hitting that subscribe button now!
MacDougall's & MacDonald's are both from the sons of Somhairlidh, otherwise known as Somerled. Two very in-depth books The Sea Kings, and The Kingdom of The Isles, both by R. Andrew McDonald, give the full history.
My family hails from Clan Donald. The largest most powerful Highland Clan, they were Lord's of the Isles. Donald's and other Norse Clans formed the Kingdom of Dál Riata.
Dale riata was a celtic kingdom ,it combined with the Picts to oppose the Norse
@@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373 My family, The Hewison family comes from the ancient Scottish Dalriadan Clans of the mountainous west coast of Scotland. The Dalriadan Clans were descended from Celtic's and Viking's. They were Clans that came from Norway where they first landed in Ireland but didn't stay.
The Irish told them of the land on the West Coast of Scotland they were free to settle.
I have both McDougall and Lindsay ancestry.
Also the Mac Dugh-galls Macdougals were black gypsies.
Great information thank you!
Thank you
My grandfather was born in the Highlands and Sheppard was his surname. I married a Crawford and wondered about these two clans
I have very proud origins of Clan MacDonald and Clan Stewart on my fathers side. I love your videos and learning more about my ancestors.
I think you are related to the young pretender
Thank you for your very interesting videos.
I was born in Scotland but have lived most of my life in Canada.
I am interested in the origins of my clan, the Cameron and would really appreciate to see a video on their origin. Thank yoy.
REALLY GOOD VIDEO
I really like the Celt-Iberian videos, please do more of those!
That was interesting. Thanks. Graham may come from the old Norse word Grimme meaning fierce. Albeit lost in translation over the centuries. 👍👍
It might have come from gryme , grymes were gallows in old England so I believe
@@bobbycrispy5459My forebears the O,Cahans, served under a Graham...the Marquis of Montrose during the civil wars...
Any thoughts on Clan Ross? or Simpson?
Would love to hear about either one.
Thank you!
My maternal side is Huntley and traces back to Gordon Clan , Huntly Castle ( formerly Strathboggie) Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Adamle de Gordun, Knight, came with William theConquerer, 1066 AD, from Normandie/Normandy, France. Gordun traced back to Turkey. John Huntley came up from Barbadoes ( his father from England) about 1635 to Lyme, CN and was a "cooper" and ran a fishing business with a partner. Migrations of family to Virginia, then on to Rutherford County NC, Henderson County, NC where my mother was born.
I haven’t seen anyone respond with the clan I trace back to, which isn’t on your map either: Oliphant. I know that clan is supposed to be of Norman origin. Since I just found this channel, and you may have covered more clans since this video was released, I’m going to take a look at some of your other videos for them. 👍🏻
I had no idea Oliphant was a clan. I knew a girl with that last name
I've a distant cousin, Alexander Oliphant Sr, born about 1730 from St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. I have not traced that line back farther.
I am currently researching my family genealogy but I've found clan Cameron and clan Boyd among others. Most of my family came to Canada during the 1800's.
I am a descendant of Bain on my maternal grandfather’s side. We descended from the Clan MacBean. I know we have Stewart’s and Mc Millians in our line and Latter Day Saints genealogy dept says we are descended from Robert the Bruce. We are not too sure about that since we found out that his son had no heirs but his daughter did marry a Stuart so that might be the line we come from. We have a person who is helping my daughter research but it gets confusing after a while.
The Bruce family were as much Gaelic, Britons as Norman...there is a big Bruce family here on the wirral...
What about the Hall Clan? It was not an original Scottish Clan, but was under the Skene Clan at one time. Do you have any more information about the Halls?
I'd like to hear about the origin of Taylor & Waddell, if you could please. Thank you for your channel.
Thank you Christelle
Very nice information, love the video. I'm a McFarland by my dad.
My Douglass ancestor immigrated to America in the 1850s, supposedly he sold himself as an indentured servant to pay for his mother and sisters and his own passage after his kin threatened to kill him for his inheritance. My McKinley ancestor came in the 1700s, after hiding out in Ireland for a bit.
Clan Weir, founded by a de Vere descended from one who came over with William the Bastard. Many places named "Vere" in Calvados and Normandy in general. I have the de Vere family in my ancestry, and the line takes me through most of the early European kings to Charlemagne the Great, also into Ireland and through various kings and tribal chiefs there. All much to my amazement, I might just say...
Damn imagine being 1n13red
"Royal" families married cousins to each other haha
@@Germanic_Brotherhood You do realise that it was very common to marry Cousins in Europe as a whole especially in small towns and villages. But the Royal families took it the next level, and I’m a de Vere.
Just found this channel. Was wondering if you knew anything about the Sandilands, from what Wikipedia could tell me they fall under as a cadet of Douglas though they had a tumultuous relationship with Douglas and at most held some military positions.
I think also read the original come from NorthUmbria would this qualify as a foreign clan in your eyes if they came from the modern day English side?
Additionally I had a question about the Douglas tartan that I can’t seem to find the answer to, or rather as a question isn’t addressed anywhere that I know of, so maybe that in a way is an answer unto itself but maybe you could confirm it for me; Is there a connection between the Blackwatch and Douglas tartan? They look very similar to me.
Please do a piece on the Grier, Grierson, and McGregor/MacGregor clans
Macpherson was my family clan. The history of the Scottish clans are very interesting. And to know my family fought with William Wallace and also rewarded for their services by Robert the Bruce in Badennoch for aiding in the expelling of the Comyns and how influential many Macphersons were.
My sister (the historian of the heavily) traveled to Scotland to research our family history.
I have a couple other Scottish lineages as well.
And yes I'm a ginger.
In that dialect Jamie and the Scottish people talking to Claire.. oh my goodness just imagine that....its awesome ❤
What can you tell me about the Dixon Clan? I would love to see a video about the Dixon Clan. I can't find any information or history about them.
I’d love to know more about the Fletcher Clan please 🙏
Breadalbane Campbell Please.
Love your work!
Thanks Dar
I’d like to find out about Clan Hunter, family rumor is we were gifted land and lordship in Scotland for our services from Ireland
I'm a Sutherland born in Baltimore MD my father was born there too. My Grandfather was born in Inverness Scotland. We went there in the seventies but I was a teenager so we didn't do any research on the clan. Would love to know more.
Cheers mate
Thanks Wayne
The 4 minutes were the funniest of my life! I never laughed so hard. This guy sounds like a Swiss person speaking English. Please never stop never making videos. And thanks for spreading knowledge
You should do a video on clan Wallace. There's a lack of videos about it despite it's fame
Would love to hear about clan Gunn
The Clan Chisholm, are of Norman descent, & are believed to have been given land in the border regions near Hawick, by King David I. I was able to trace my Ancestry back to Canonbie in Dumfriesshire, to the late 1600s. A number of the family were found to have married into other local border Clans. The Scott's, Elliot's, & the Armstrong's, who's names are associated with the Border Reivers.
The earliest document I have seen, is the Ragman Roll, 1296. Where the Scottish nobles, swore fealty, to King Edward I. Attached are 90 seals, of which one of them relates to Sir Richard de Chisholm, Count of Roxburgh. His descendants went on to fight the English at Bannockburn, Nevilles Cross & Culloden.
Many of the later Chisholm's went to the Americas, to seek their fortunes. Some unfortunately were associated with the running of Plantations in Jamaica. Chisholm House was purchased in 1826 by William Chisholm, from the money he made in the Caribbean.
It would certainly be interesting to see the Chisholm Clan, get a mention, in one of your Celtic History videos.
I would like to know more about Clan Mac Gregor and Clan Baird. These are the two shown in my family's history.
Clan boyle came from boville in Normandy they settled in scotland and Cork in Ireland
Thanks for that.
Please tell all you know about the clan MacDonell of Glengarry.
Can you make a video about the Mclean Clan
And the McDougals?
Could you do video about the Elliot’s and the border reavers
Please also BELL.. FARL.. MC FARLAND.. ARMSTRONG.. BRADLEY.. YOUNG.. PATRICK..
Great work.
We're Murray... Exiled to Wexford after the 45', then pardoned and landed with the Royal Navy on the Newfoundland Station in 1790
After good service off the American coast were granted 350 acres on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scots in 1815.
Slainte'🥃🥃
Interested to learn more about clan McDougall and clan lindsay
I’d love to learn more about the Gillanders
Being german of swabian tribe, to some degree i can understand the scotsmen and their clans. Both germans and scotsmen have a loyality under pure national loyality. Difference is , we germans no more have tribal chiefs for centuries. The german word for duke , Herzog, was in first years of HRE used by leaders of a tribe, early HRE was for administration divided into tribal duchies.
Family name McKinley, we are Sept in three other clans. Buchanan, Farquharson, Stewart of Appen.
Great video. I am curious about the origins of my fairly common last name, Mitchell. Is it true it arrived in Scotland after 1066, and is the Norman version Michelle? I know my ancestors came to America from the Belfast region, as part of the so called Scots-Irish migration.
Can you please make a video about the Gladstones?
In Malaysia, both Cameron Highland and Fraser Hill is very famous holiday destination. I didn't know they named after scottis clan.
I see another is interested in the origins of Kenneth MacAlpin ( Ireland)
and his descendants including Malcolm Canmore and David I…my
spouses ancestors. My own Scots were lowlanders who settled in
American Appalachians and preserved their culture.
I’ll enjoy this channel.
Can you offer insight into the surname Armour? My 3rd great grandparents were born in Ireland but I have been told Armour is Scottish. I know I have other Scottish ancestry, McLeod, McDonald, and Morrison, but no Armour until Murdeena McDonald married David Jefferson Armour. Her mother was a Morrison who married a McDonald.
A few here on Merseyside too...😅😅
My father's side came from the northern part of Scotland. Mackie is MacKie in Scotland. My great great came to the States and became a citizen in 1886
Can you make any videos on The Tait Clan or Horsburgh/Horsbrough clan i am related to both of them mostly Tait Clan
I'm a descendant of the McEvers (American spelling) or McIver (Scottish spelling). As I understand it, this clan sprang from a Viking named Ivar, and the McIvers were essentially cousins of the Campbells. My immigrant ancestor was Andrew C. McIver, born in Argyll in 1716. And unlike some people claim, McIvers did have their own chieftains. We will never forget.
Thanks Laurelin
If I did my homework right, the McIvor name originated somewhere in Argyll. I think the battle of Altimarlach is one of the reason some McIvors went to Caithness with the Campbells to thrash some Sinclairs. Emigrated to Canada in around 1860. Nice to hear about other McIvers or McIvors loose on the world. Best Regards: Andrew R McIvor
@@andrewmcivor7265 Thank you Andrew
I have Campbell and McIver on my mothers side of the family. 🏴🏴🏴
The Clan McIver (or McGiver) and the Clan Mcarthur are related to Clan Campbell, they share a common heritage
I don’t see McAlpin on your map. Do you have information about the McAplin’s?
Although many foreign outlaws & colonizers came to Scotland to settle they quickly became absorbed & assimilated into ancient Scots Pictish-Gaelic society, till the point that their non-Scottish bloodlines eventually vanished within 2 centuries.
Thus the foreign clan name endured intact, yet the foreign progenitors/originators disappeared thoroughly into the established indigenous populations, till the bloodstream of their distant descendants barely revealed the genetic stamp of those first foreign colonizers (less than 1 percent of the DNA of their far off Pictish-Gaelic offshoots!).
The only exceptions would be around the northern coastal rim of the upper Highlands, the Orkneys & Shetlands along, with a lesser degree, the Hebrides, where the Norse Viking influence was strong & comprises up to one third of the DNA of many of the local inhabitants, as many a tall blonde from those areas can attest.
Isle of Sky(Saka). Either the Scythians came from Scotland, or they moved there. No doubt.
Thanks Chris
@@celtichistorydecoded we can infer from this that Isaac was named after the sky. His tribe, The Sons of Isaac, or Saxons, were the people of the sky. Any of this sounding familiar? I'm thinking the etymology has deep proto-IndoEuropean roots.
The Scots came from the black sea area or Scythia through Egypt, North Africa Spain Ireland then Scotland , the famous paracus skulls of Peru with their red-hair and mummies in the Chinese pyramids have also been genetically traced to Scythia.
@@grahamfleming8139 yes I know the standard narrative but I don't buy it. That's just the most recent migration.
@@grahamfleming8139 they were returning to their ancient homeland in that migration ;)
I wonder where my clan (YOUNG) came from. They lived along the Scottish/English border in the Middle Marches est. c. 1250
I am looking for information on the families of surname : Chalmers and the Shaw of the lowlands.
How does the language usages go with the clans, pronunciations
Clan Swinton. My great grandfather was Clan Chief.
Clan Hay (Chief is Lord High Constable of Scotland) came from northern France under the name of "de La Haye"
Clan Iver. MacIvers.
Campbells arose from MacIvers. MacIvers are known as 'The Grandsons of Iver'. Possibly Iver the Boneless , son of Ragnar Lothbrok, both Vikings of History Channel fame.
Iver's daughter Laliva married a Galgael prince Sidroc and Clan Iver was born.
Clan Hay. William II de la Hay, is said to have come with William the Conqueror and the Hay family were loyal to the Scottish crown, and fought along side King Robert the Bruce, and maintained titles such as Earl of Errol. And Constable over the Realm of Scotland. It seems like there is a legend of a man called Hay and his two sons which fought off a raiding party of Danes at about 950 AD. However the earliest record is of William II de la Hay coming from Normandy, one of 21 Knights which came to Scotland. The family was included in the first parliament, was then considered a traitor to the English crown and Hay was loyal and fought side by side with The Bruce. The Hay Clan was loyal to the Stewarts and were outcasted as confederates with the Jacobites. I seem to keep seeing the same small information from the Hay Clan, I hope there is collateral histories which include William II de la Hay and William the Conqueror’s knights, such as their mission and goals and relationships and religion.
Hendersons where henriksen and where yards (earls) from Norway and decendant of vikings
That's really cool to hear as an Anderson who is also descended from Norse vikings. I know a girl with the last name Henderson
Hello mate - great video as always.. i do have a request for a future video however.
Could you maybe talk about the O'neills and the irish influence of Scotlands Clans. My clan is Lachlan which is Scots for Lochlainn (irish spelling) which lost contention for Irish kingship. I've always been interested in how the entities seperate and why.
Also i apologise if you have covered this, but maybe a video on conversion from pre-christian faith to christian, and what this meant for the clans?
Thanks James
@jamesmaclochlainn......what irish influence on scottish clans?????
I’m told my Scottish ancestors were from clan McFarland.
Would you do that one, please?
Thanks
My mother is a Glenmoriston Grant. I believe they are thought to be of Norman origin.
Can you do a video on clan Logan
Yes, please.
My Nan was Clan Douglas, Dark Water in Gaelic, but the written origins suggest an origin from a Flemish Knight.
My great-grandparents, Drever, went from Orkney to S. Oz.
W DNA investigation, we can now pin down the most specific details of ones origins.
I have been able to research dna search to identify Pictish origins, as I am a Sept of Clan Gunn...Scandinavians that same into the Orkney Islands and NW Scotland.
Remember, Clan membership was a fluid reality. U might find that ur related to an entirely other Clan.
Also remember, that a Man in a Kilt, is worth A Man and A Half.
Truth.
The White, McGreggor connection is fascinating.
It is a little frustrating not knowing the origin of Gordon but I guess I can take solace in knowing I don't think surnames as we know them go back much further than the 9th century anyways. Maybe one day we will find out.
I would like more on the Kennedy Clan
Williamson: My name is Dupont and I live in the province of Quebec (Canada) I have no scottish blood that I know of, but my wife has Daniel Williamson as ancestor. We mostly see Dallas (Moray) as his municipality of origin. He married a french canadian girl (Marguerite Roy ( Audy) en 1764, three years after the conquest. Since there doesn't seem to be a Williamson Clan ...could the Williamson of Dallas be of some clan sept ... Thanks in advance.
Clan Donnachaidh, please!
Alison Wallace Pringle was my great grandmother. She decended from William Wallace knight of Elderslie and William Wallace laird of same.
The Scots are related also. I wonder if the William was related.
Cool dude.
Cheers
How about Clan MacAlpin?
My clan, Bruce--also has a Norman origin
Just found your channel. I am Chris Hanaway. Grandson of Wallace MacMullen the second. I want to bring my son Sam Hanaway to see the lands of his family and meet them. Who should I contact? I would be grateful for any guidance. I’ve raised my son to be proud of his heritage and family name. I want him to see it.
Do Clan Colquhoun!
I read about 1/3 of William's cavalry were Bretons.
Clan Rose, "Constant and True".
Ancestral castle still exists in the highlands.
How about the Armstrongs?
Mc Fadden - any ideas relating to this name?
Also, Ferry?
Many thanks!