A degree of confusion exists in relation to the founder of this family, Charles Kinnear of Kinnear and Kinloch, and especially in relation to the identity of his wife and […]
Boyd of Drum and Woodmiln
I must admit to having known next to nothing about this family until I happened upon a number of their papers within a collection of documents I recently acquired which […]
MacKinnon of Corriechattan
MacKinnon of Corriechattan I am keen to establish contact with either the descendants of or else any person with direct knowledge of the following persons: Charles Downie Mackinnon Lachlan Dodgin […]
New – Red Book of Scotland Database
Continually keeping published editions up-to-date with on-going research and new findings is an impossible task. No sooner has a latest edition been released than a further trip to an archive yields […]
The Red Book of Clan Donnachaidh
The Red Book of Clan Donnachaidh The oldest written history of the chiefs of the Clan Donnachaidh was the ‘Red Book’ which, in the mid 1600s, was destroyed in […]
A Brief Word on Infant Mortality and Onomastics
For those of us fortunate enough to have been born in this technological and scientific age the sheer extent of infant mortality in years gone by is immensely difficult if […]
The Curious Case of the Earl of Perth
George Essex Montifex Drummond was born on 3 September 1856 and was the only son of George Henry Charles Francis Malcolm Drummond, and grandson of George Drummond, Earl of Perth […]
Oliphant of Gask and the Heir Male
Charles Agathon Guiliame Oliphant was born in Holland, in 1811, as the only son of Carel Naret Oliphant. Achieving a good degree of success as a merchant, he settled […]
Macleod of Talisker
____________ Note: Not having done very much to this account for some time, and with no plans for continuing research, I thought I would make what was to hand […]
Clan Carruthers Chiefship
It is always a great privilege to be involved in any petition whether for a Chiefship or a title, be it a Baronetcy, a Peerage, an Earldom or a […]