Some Old Families: A Contribution to the Genealogical History of Scotland, with an Appendix of Illustrative DocumentsThis important work of Scottish genealogy was originally published in 1890 in a limited edition of only one hundred privately circulated copies. The text is divided into eleven chapters, detailing the ancestry of eleven venerable Scottish families: the Allan family, the Dalrymple family of Waterside, the Halkerston family of Halkerston Beath, the Hardy family, the Liston family, the McCall family, the Orr family, the Ranken family of Colden, the Scott family of Thirlestane, the Wilkie family of Rathobyres and the Young family. For each family, the author presents a plethora of archival information including numerous illustrative documents, sixteen pedigree sheets, portraits, illustrations of seals and coat of arms, traditions, anecdotes, tombstone inscriptions and extensive biographical material. The original index has been retained for this edition. It is with great pleasure that Heritage Books, Inc. makes this text once again available to today's family researchers and scholars of Scottish history. |
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... became the representatives of that ancient family . Mrs. Allan died on the 13th October , 1820 , in her 59th year , having had four fons , enumerated below , befides daughters who died unmarried . JOHN , of whom presently . JAMES , b ...
... became an eminent Surgeon in Edinburgh and of diftinguished literary qualifications , was born at Scott's Close on the 6th February , 1777. He early developed a taste for furgical science , and after receiving the rudiments of education ...
... Robert Lifton , Sir Andrew Smith , afterwards Director General of the Army Medical Department , and numerous others who became diftinguifhed Surgeons . In the Autumn of 1816 , he made an excurfion 14 SOME OLD FAMILIES .
... became Profeffor of Surgery in the University , and the first Surgeon of his day , was , as we have already noticed an old pupil of John Bell , and like Allan he had spent the early years of his career in the Royal Navy ; he affifted at ...
... became a Member of the Royal Archers ' Hall Company of Scottish Archers , and in that capacity [ affifted at the reception of King George IV . , when he vifited Scotland in 1822 . ' When the King announced his intention of coming to ...