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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... DAUGHTER VIDA MARY MCCALL THESE TRUE STORIES OF HER FOREFATHERS ARE DEDICATED . AS BE GRATEFUL , THEN , FOR YOUR DESCENT FROM RELIGIOUS WELL AS NOBLE ANCESTORS ; IT IS YOUR DUTY TO BE SO , AND THIS IS THE ONLY WORTHY TRIBUTE YOU CAN NOW ...
... daughter of Buccleuch - Genealogy of the House of Buccleuch , indicating descent of the Lady of Thirlestane - Sir Robert Scott of Thirlestane , a redoubtable baron - intrusion by Sym Scott , tutor of Thirlestane- Bond of the Clan 1589 ...
... daughter of William Dempfter , baron - bailie and portioner of Kinross , sometime of Brackley , co . Kinross , and of Agnes Ranken his wife , fister of John Ranken of Colden ( fee that family ) . They had two fons , namely : ANDREW ...
... daughters , of whom only one fon and one daughter survived infancy , namely— JOHN , of whom presently , and EUPHAM , who married George Dunfmure , merchant and bailie of Edinburgh , and had two fons and two daughters , viz .: George D ...
... daughters . His first wife was Margaret Mitchell ; daughter of David Mitchell in Midcalder , eldest fon of Dr. David Mitchell of Herdmanshiells , * whom he married on the 13th June , 1752 , ( old ftyle ) , and with whom he had five fons ...