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1. Create Your Own Custom Flag C. Anderson and Company have been making custom flags since 1983. We specialize in high quality, one-of-a-kind, hand sewn flags, banners, pennants, and burgees. Please visit our website to learn more about our company and our products:www.seattlefla...
2. Scottish Clans: A Treasury of Families and History Scottish clans (from Scottish Gaelic clann, "children"), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the...
3. Clan Elliot Origins of the name The name Eliott is believed to derive from the village of Eliot in Angus although the Old English form of Elwold also appears in Scotland. Little is known of the early history of Clan Eliott because few records survive. This could...
4. Clan Farquharson Origins Farquhar - from the Gaelic 'fear' and 'char' meaning 'dear one'. In modern Scottish Gaelic, the surname is written "MacFhearchair". The name derives its name from Farquhar Shaw, 4th son of Alexander "Cia...
5. Clan Durie Origins There is a persistent myth that the origin of the name Durie is from the French 'Du Roi' but there is no evidence for this. Rather, a younger son of the Earl of Strathearn was granted the existing lands of Durie (from the Gaelic for a...
6. Clan Duncan Origins (Dunchad) Duncan, originally a forename is without doubt one of the earliest names in Scotland – surnames being introduced by the Normans around 1120 AD – and originates from the Dalriadan Celtic Celtic Scotii (Scots) from Ireland...
7. Clan Davidson When the power of the Comyns began to wane in Badenoch, Donald Dubh of Invernahaven, Chief of Davidsons, having married the daughter of Angus, 6th of MacKintosh, sought the protection of William, 7th of MacKintosh, before 1350, and Clan Davidson beca...
8. Clan Currie Origins of the Clan In his book, "The Clans of Scotland", noted anthropologist and author Dr. Micheil MacDonald outlines the early history of Clan Currie. "The founder of the race was Muiredach O'Daly [1180 - 1222 AD], an outstandi...
9. Clan Douglas Origins of the clan According to tradition the Douglases took their name from the Cumbric or Gaelic placename "Dubh glas" meaning "black blue/green stream". One old tradition is that the first chief of Clan Douglas was Sholto Doug...
10. Clan Chisholm Origins of the Clan According to a 19th century historian, Alexander Mackenzie, the Clan Chisolm is of Norman and Saxon origin. Tradition stating that the Chisholms were a Norman family who arrived in England after the Norman conquest of 1066. The o...
11. Clan Darroch History  Origins of the Name The name darroch is said to derive from the Gaelic word 'Macdara' which meant "son of oak". The Darrochs settled around Stirling. and appear to derive their name from Darroch near Falkirk, where the...
12. Clan Cochrane Origins Traditionally the original ancestor of the Clan Cochrane in Scotland was a Scandinavian Viking who settled in what is now known as Renfrewshire. It is evident that the name is of territorial origin and that the Cochranes took the name of the...
13. Clan Elphinstone Origins of the Name The Clan Elphinstone is believed to have originated from Airth in Stirlingshire. The surname Elphinstone derives from the territory of Elphinstone in the parish of Tranent, East Lothian. The original name is thought to have been &...
14. Clan Colville Origins of the Clan The name Colville is believed to be of ancient Norman origin. It is believed to be derived from the town of Colleville -Sur-Mur in Normandy, France. The word "Col" meaning dark and swarthy and the word "Ville"...
15. The Family Coat of Arms It's often a matter of pride to have a family crest, and many believe that those who share a surname all have claim to the same family crest. This belief is untrue, but it is encouraged to boost sales. In addition, when one speaks of a family crest a...
16. Clan Crichton Clan history The lands of Kreitton formed one of the earliest baronies around Edinburgh and are mentioned in charters of the early 12th century.  Early Crichtons Thurstan de Cechtune was a witness to the foundation of the Holyrood Abbey by King...
17. Clan Dunbar Origins of the Clan The Clan Dunbar descends from Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria, grandson of Crínán of Dunkeld and Seneschal of the Isles and nephew to King Duncan I of Scotland, who became Earl of Northumberland after his father&rsquo...
18. Genealogy Are you researching your Family History? Searching your Genealogy? Seeking your ancestors? Building your Family Tree? Tracing your roots? In recent years, people around the globe have become more and more interested in their ancestry. They've been tu...
19. Clan Dundas History The Dundas Family has established its position as one of the most important in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent, in the history of the United Kingdom. Although no longer widely known, and with its fortunes severely reduced, the...
20. Clan Drummond Origins of the Clan Clan traditions credit the founder of the clan as Maurice of Hungary, a Hungarian prince descended from Arpad, who is said to have accompanied Edgar Ætheling, heir to the English throne, and his sister Saint Margaret of Scot...