Some Old Families: A Contribution to the Genealogical History of Scotland, with an Appendix of Illustrative DocumentsHeritage Books, 2020 - 512 sider This 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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... last acts of his useful life was to communicate some particulars of the Liston family which he thought might be of service for this work . He died on the 19th of April , 1886 , respected and regretted by the wide circle of friends which ...
... last laird of Waterside died unmarried , and succeeded by his nephew Alexander Orr , W.S. - Arms of the family . CHAPTER III . THE HALKERSTONS OF HALKERSTON BEATH . page 27 . David Halkerston of Rathillet , a prominent covenanting ...
... last letter from him to his brother David , is dated from Kingston , Jamaica , May 18th , 1800 , in which he fays , " I expect to sail in a few days for the Spanish Main , in the Brig Julius Cæfar , which I have commanded these 18 ...
... last mentioned fhire . The family was alfo long connected with Kelfo , for Jofeph Ormefton , merchant in Lyon Reg . Kelfo , was granted arms on 15th May , 1693. Robert Ormston in Melrofe , and his wife Marion Duncan , entered into a ...
... last farewell of his Mafter and returned to Edinburgh . During the year previous to this change , namely , in 1815 , Mr. John Lizars had been admitted into the partnership which had fubfifted between Allan and Bell , and the practice ...