Many people from Scotland in the 18th century fled to the Appalachian. Mountain area of Colonial America. There is a strong Scottish influence in the eastern oart of Canada.
My family came to Crisfield MD in 1653. I can track both my parents to Adam through the Hebrews of the texts. My mother is Sterling and my father is Berlin.
Thank you for highlighting this important part of Scottish migration history. It's fascinating how many Scots settled in the Appalachian region of Colonial America during the 18th century, influencing the cultural and social fabric of the area. Their traditions and customs have had a lasting effect on the region, contributing to its unique heritage. Similarly, the strong Scottish presence in Eastern Canada reflects the wide impact of Scottish emigration. From traditions to music and dialects, the influence of Scottish settlers is evident in various cultural aspects. Exploring these connections and seeing how the Scottish diaspora has shaped cultural identities across North America is intriguing. Your comment adds a valuable perspective to the discussion of Scottish genealogy, reminding us of the Scottish people's extensive journey and influence far beyond their homeland. Learning about these historical movements and their lasting impacts is always enriching. Thanks again for your insightful contribution!
My last name is Pattillo. Most folk think it is Hispanic...we always thought it was Italian. Turns out it's Scottish---shortened from Pattilloch (dweller by the lake).
I'm a McDonald descendant myself with a history of Glencoe. MY McDonald ancestors who escaped from Glencoe spent some time in the Lowlands and sailed to Canada aboard The Young Norval in 1820 were amongst other Scottish families in the Paisley and Lochwinnoch areas families. Amongst these families was a Pattullo family's James Pattullo and Mary "Polly" Campbell who, together with some of the McDonalds, were amongst the first white settlers in the Caledon West area of Ontario...
I know that I have Scottish ancestors and have wanted to visit Scotland nearly all my life. It seems to call me home. Unfortunately, I am now 70 yo and still haven’t made it there. There still might be a chance, but not holding out much hope for it.
@@debrastiens6216 Don't give up. I hope to go next year and I'll be 72. We're going to visit the home town and church of my 5X Great-Grandfather. We're blessed he left a written letter to his sons about his voyage to America and fortuitous events that shaped his life.
My father was from Glasgow, Scotland.I’m a first generation Australian but I have British citizenship by descent automatically.Citizenship automatically passes one generation but it doesn’t pass to my children.I have dual nationality.I have an extensive family history in Scotland.I have ancestors from all over Scotland from Ayrshire,Dumfries and Galloway,Wigtownshire,Kirkudbrightshire and also from Orkney.Cheers from down under.
My great grandfather was Donald McDonald. He named my grandmother Valeria. Her brothers were Vilas and Alexis. I’ve been to Scotland and made sure I left with a scarf of my family tartan.
My DNA says I am 61%Scots13% Irish the rest is made up of Welsh English and Scandinavian Maiden name Monteith one Gt grandmother Frazer another La Mont and many other females who married the Monteith men.
@@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3According to Ancestry, I am 41% Scots but my two sisters are 60% and 22%. Ancestry confirms we have the same parents. How reliable and useful are seemingly contradictory stats such as these? Not very, in my opinion.
I love these educational videos. It’s fascinating to know things were so simple back then. I’m overwhelmed today though as my Scott surname of Mckenzie (Once Mac) is too common to figure out. The ancestors can be traced to the highlands but that’s as far as I can get. Will keep at it.
Our Surname was made up by whomever was taking the names down. However, my genes are almost entirely Scottish. My paternal Grandmother was Scottish and my maternal Grandmother had the shawl that was worn by our Scottish ancestor when she came over by ship to marry. I know their surnames. 😊❤ 🏴 ❤
A lot of my ancestry comes from Colonial America. I have a certain amount of difficulty distinguishing English & Scottish ancestry apart. I also have curiosity on the Dutch issue. I can assure you there is not a single Dutch surname in my geneology. That does not however mean I don't have Dutch ancestry..
My last name was Bookless ,I was told that originally it was Buckles . My maternal grandmother’s middle name was Fowlds. My father’s middle name was Haisty ( not sure of spelling). I think that we could find all our ancestors names this way by finding out everyone’s middle names. Yes I was born in Scotland but came to Canada when I was 9.
Thank you for sharing such an interesting aspect of your family history! The story about your surname being created by someone recording names highlights how family identities can evolve in unique ways. It's fascinating to hear about your strong Scottish roots, especially through your grandmothers. The detail about the shawl worn by your ancestor during her journey by ship adds a personal and tangible element to your family's story. Such items often become cherished symbols of our heritage. Knowing the surnames of your Scottish ancestors can be a gateway to further exploring your lineage and understanding the lives they led. It's these personal stories and connections that make genealogical research so rewarding. Thanks again for listening and sharing your family's connection to Scotland!
@@Laraine3 well funny you should say that… im intending to have it done. I have blonde wild curly hair and green eyes. My picture is a very very rare good hair day. We were laughing about it when I took the picture. Cut my ex out. 😂😂 but vikings did come to Scotland… so we’ll see 🫶🏼
my maternal grandfather is of Scot heritage. Find it hard to trace the family tree back too far. Gets frustrating. They originated near Aberdeen. One relative is listed at the base of Sir Walter Scott outside Edinburgh train station. Fell in love with Scotland when I was there. Such a beautiful country.
Have you tried My Heritage App? I’ve used many genealogical apps and websites throughout the years. MyHeritage is a bit pricey, but it’s easy to navigate and I’ve gotten back to Crusades in some places.
My mother had a lovely Scottish surname, Lockhart. Her grannies surname was Paterson, which we always thought was obviously Scottish, apparently its of viking origin.
The Vikings came down into Scotland from the Orkney Islands (top of country) starting about 700-800 AD until bout 1000 AD and settled, intermarried and ruled Scotland. Names ending with "son" are from the Norsemen and means "son of". Paterson= Son of Pater. My niece is Anderson= Son/daughter of Ander. We get our fair complexion, red hair/auburn hair, freckles, green/blue eyes from the Viking ancestry. the Scots and Irish get their brogue accent and many words from Viking influence. The Scandanavian peoples migrated to Sweden, Norway, Denmark areas , about 10,000 years ago from the area that is now Germany today.
@@elainegoad9777 my sister had a DNA test done, my paternal grandfater came from Sussex (land of the South Saxons) his family was easily traced to way back, my mother was Scottish, she had a Norwegian grandfather. Our DNA was something like 48% Scandinavian/German, only 23% British Isles, the rest was a right old mix up of Eastern European, Iberian peninsula, North Africa and Nigeria, my paternal grandmother was Spanish, I suspect that's where the North African DNA came from. My sister has red hair mine is dark red and I have the blue eyes and pale skin. Everybody is a mixture of all kinds of people and cultures, my children's father came from Ireland, my daughter had really fair skin and hair, both my boys have dark hair but red beards, and my present husband has Native American in his mix.
@@susangarvey9415 Yes, I have the green eyes and had light brown hair, fair skin, like my mother's Huntley Scot side, and my sister had dark brown eyes, dark brunette hair and more olive skin like my father.
MacDougall's & MacDonald's are both from the sons of Somhairlidh, otherwise known as Somerled. Two very in-depth books The Sea Kings, and The Kingdom of The Isles, both by R. Andrew McDonald, give the full history.
My maiden name was Armstrong, it's lovely hearing how the names originated, my mothers parents were also Scottish, would love to have heard how Dawson originated
There was no English language in Scotland at that time. Scots is an Anglic language decended from Northumbrian and Norse. At the time it extended into Scotland's lowlands English as a language did not exist. The Old Scots that these names came from was a combination of Northumbrian, Flemish, Danish Norse, Medieval French, Welsh and Gaelic. Gaelic and French continued to strongly influence Scots to the modern day. Words like !smashing" coming from S'math a sinne in the 1940's. "Hoot" coming from "zut alors" in the 18th 19th century.
Scottish names like Duncan,McCall, Martin, Scott,Ross,Glenn are surnames on my family tree. Along with Welsh names like Price,Powell,and Evans,Robbins,and English like Hayes,and Walker.
Yes I do. My aunt traced our family back to the Massachusetts colony in the 1600s. I did the research and found Adams to be a border Scots clan. My Scottish ancestor from Massachusetts had a son who must have gone south and married into the Choctaw tribe. My dad Adams Sr. is. 1 of 13 kids from a Choctaw father and a Cherokee mother. My grandfather is on the Dawes rolls, but my grandmother is not.
My mother 's maiden name was Chalmers ,she was the first Australian born child of a couple from Dundee. The family is of Clan Cameron. My father was a Taylor from Birmingham England.The Taylor family in Scotland belongs to Clan Cameron. Taylor apparently originated from the Normans. This might account for the fact that of myself and my 5 siblings there are 2 redheads and 4 blondes. Additionally my son has haemochromatosis which occurs in predominantly Celtic /Northern European descent. To close the circle my wife is Thiai and our daughter has married a Macleod
My ancestry DNA shows my maternal side was Scottish and Welsh. But the surname is untraceable. The name Cohea could be a derivation of Cohee. But it hasn't been proven. But our ancestors on that side were very talented carpenters. Some of the very old carpenter's tools are still in the family. My brother, older sister and I have bright red hair.
I was always told I was more Irish as my dad's family has the last names of Carey and Hanrahan. But my DNA says Scottish and Welsh and my mom's family is Burns and Stalnaker.
Robert Ulysses Couturier 1927-2004 BIRTH 8 MAY 1927 • Lake Leelanau, Grand Traverse County, Michigan DEATH 02/02/2004 • Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, father Capt. John Oliver 1775-1841 BIRTH 19 MAR 1775 • Southdean and Abbotrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland DEATH 1841 • Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, United States 3rd great-grandfather James Stewart 1605-1679 BIRTH 1605 • Fled, Scotland DEATH 30 JUL 1679 • Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts 10th great-grandfather Mary Ann Douglas 1530-1578 BIRTH ABT 1530 • Moffatdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland DEATH ABT 1578 • Moffatdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland 12th great-grandmother
What's the difference between a Scottish shepard and Mick Jagger? Mick Jagger yells " hey you get offa my cloud" and the Scottish shepard yells " hey McCloud get offa my ewe!"
Clan McNeil of Barra Island (1050 AD) spelled 1001 ways, but all the same folk. My branch is McNiel. Anyone with that spelling is related. GreatX5(?) grandfather George came to the Yadkin River Valley of North Carolina in 1720 from Glasgow University Seminary. My father was able to got to the Clan Gathering at Barra before he died. It was his greatest dream. Mine too! 🇺🇸❤🏴
I have the names Dick and Sym from Perthshire and the names Thain and Burnett from Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. These are on my mother's side of my family. I remember my Great Grandmother Janet Thain who was married to Alex Burnett. They were married in Kulm, North Dakota, USA. 👵🐈⬛🐈⬛ Me, Teo, and Twotwo my cats
It was common for Scottish immigrants to befriend and marry Native Americans. There's a (pretty good) theory for this that explains that there was a shared history of oppression, invasion and tribal/clan communities between Native Americans and Scottish people. I have mostly Scottish ancestry and several of those ancestors who came to America married people in the Choctaw tribe.
My aunt traced our family back to the Massachusetts colony in the 1600s, but my dad is 1 of 13 children and comes from a Choctaw father and a Cherokee mother. After researching it seems that a lot of Scottish names have an ancestor who married into one tribe or another. Both groups have clans within the larger tribal group and were from a highland type setting in Scotland and in the Appalachians in certain southern states. They were all marched west on the trail of tears, and fled Indian Territory as soon as possible. They landed in the Longview area and are still there today. They are best described as a clan of east Texas indian hill billys. Salt of the earth kind of folks. Now on my mother's side....
My DNA test shows I am 68% a Scot . Not bad for an Indigenous and Jewish Australian. Obviously there was a bit of Scottish too. My Father immigrated from Kilmarnock Scotland with family names of Craig Stuart and MacDonald.
Very interesting. I’m 5-6th gen european kiwi, but mums DNA test is showing 64% Scottish. Dad refuses DNA testing but his surname is Scottish anyways. Mums maiden name is MacNeill.
@@cam553 I love your comment and Kathy's above. I've lived in Sydney and visited NZ, including the Bay of Island and Waitangi (where the treaty was signed for those who don't know). * Living in Australia, I felt immediately at home. Even more than when I worked in London. Somehow my Scots-Irish Protestant background and our common British cultural origins meant that as an American I've felt at home with most of the Canadians, Aussies, and Kiwis I've known. I knew about the number of Canadians who'd emigrated to the US, often parents of my friends in mixed marriages, but not the Jewish or Maori Scots connection. Thanks.
I suppose I´m 50% Scott on my Mum´s side, she was from Irvine, Ayrshire. My grand parents sur names were Fairbairn (Clann Armstrong) and Cummings, which comes from the old name Comyn. I have distant family in Canada, Australia and I live in Ecuador.
My great grand mother was a Halliday of Scottish descent. I read that the name back in history it was given to babies born on a holy day like Christmas and Easter etc. I was born on the sixth of August which is the feast of the Transfiguration in the Catholic Church. My maternal grandmother died on a Palm Sunday, my father on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, 15 August, and my mother on the feast of the Epiphany. A bit strange I think. 😂
My grandmother is of Scottish-Welsh descendent. Her sir name was Wyatt. There was a Wyatt that was a servant/lover of Queen Mary. "The family then moved to England and my so many great grandfathers back was the 1st gov of Virginia, Sir Francis Wyatt. My mothers maiden name is Little. But she also has German in her.
What about "ing" put on the ending of sir names when the man married and had a child.It was then placed on the end of the word originally used when the gent was single.?
Do you know Sur names belongs to distinct, families. Do you have their explicit permission, to be researching them and exploiting their Families Lives to the public? They came to North America for a reason. They were buried in the woods and forest for a reason. Family resting places are just that.
If you go back before the 1st King of Scotland you will get a lot of French Before them there were the Vikings. To go further I would have to have another look at what I have at my fingertips.
Descendent of MacBean McBain or Bain [Anglicized]). Daniel Bain of North Carolina, Barnwell County, born 1800, is the first ancestor listed in my family Bible in America. Just fishing here but I heave exhausted other options so… If anyone could hook me up with the name of Daniel’s parents I would be extremely grateful.
My mothers maiden name is Craig. I’ve done ancestry going all the way back to about the 1400’s Scotland. They came to America in the 1700’s and created the Traveling Church between Virginia/Kentucky/Tennessee borders. Setteling in western Kentucky where they help found Albany,KY and several other towns in Clinton County. A lot of the decendants helped defend the area during the Revolution. That whole area has very strong ties to the Craig name in some way.
We're cousins in some way I believe, I have 2nd and 3rd cousins of the Craig last name all father and sons choose themselves Sr. And Jr's, and my tree follows your same highlights
It wasn’t by any chance through William A. Craig born in 1694 was it? He came to the US in 1729 to Philadelphia then they all settled in Orange County North Carolina???
@@WCC-ps8jt No.. through Rev. Taliaferro Craig (1704-1795) who was born aboard the ship from Scotland to America... his sons (Elijah, Lewis, Tolliver, Joseph & I Believe William) started the Traveling Church... I'm descended through Joseph...
My ancestors are McGrady & Wallace. My McGrady's were sent to Ireland and when they got the chance to escape the Irish, they went to America around the 1700's...
My name is Inglis. We're from Innerleithen. But my father looked Spanish. My mother said I'd have problems because of my name and she was right because people were unfamiliar with my name and couldn't pigeon hole me into an ethnicity that they were familiar with. In any case her name was Gervasini, so she must have known what she wax talking about. Best wishes!
Innerleithen is in the lowlands and used to be a part of an old middle kingdom (between England and Scotland) called Northumbria. There is only one county left in the Northern most part of England called County Northumberland. The Kingdom once ruled the lands north of the Humber River. I am a dark skinned burly person who was told I look like a Pict by the locals. You just might be a Pict too. Welcome to the party! You are not alone. See Bamburgh castle and read about Utred the Bold.
I’m 66% Scottish and 38% English. My Scottish ancestors came over to America in 1730. My mother was born in London, my father in Iowa. Crazy that my genes are so strongly Scottish even though my ancestors on my dad’s side have resided here for 300 years.
William Walker born 1640, left Scotland in 1658 by ship to the “ New World “. We’ve been here since. No idea if I have family left there. Did a DNA test. 99.9% European and 68% North Western European
Although I'm a native of New York City, it's my familial understanding that my 5th great-grandfather Ogilvy, who came to the colonies, was the son of one of the earlier Earls of Airlie. That spells Scottish to me. lol
Stewart was my gandmothers maiden surname ..her grandfther was Stephen Stewart whose ancestors fought along side of William Wallace according to the records in Scotland... he fought in the US civil war in the Union cavalry and was still alive when my father was 6 yrs old and he never forgot his thick brogue that scared the other kids but not dad.. he died in 1927 born in 1830 in Scotland.
On, my dad's side of my family we can trace our family back to being part of Clan Campbell of the Argyll region of Scotland. Thanks to the research of one of my great uncles who was a 30-year vet of the US Navy and in that time he spent about 10 years stationed in Scotland in his time living there he was able to follow our family tree back to sometime in the late 1500s or early 1600s were the records stopped, he was told that more than likely the British burnt the records as a way to punish the people of Scotland for not following the laws that the British had imposed on them.
Ok this explains why we are so drawn to the name Campbell. My best friend was a Campbell before she married. My sister married a Campbell and my uncle married a Campbell. All from different states and none supposedly related. I was a Livingston and my dads dads side is from Scotland. I guess we are attracted and drawn to our own kind. 😂
Well your ancestor had to be transported from somewhere, mate. So now you know. I'm one quarter Scot from the Burnetts. And boy were my Great Uncles textbook Scots!
My Surname is Tate. According to google its an anglo-sottish surname and further back in time it is of Norse-Viking origin, deriving from the pre 7th century old norse word "teitr". Its amazing how far back ancestry goes!
King Tait of Scythia was the first use of the name Tait you can find it in the ancient Dowling's. King Tait family migrated through north Africa to Portugal and onto southern Ireland
@@gabrielimmanuel4989 you're probably right, but my DNA test and my tree do go back to Scotland predominantly just beyond that I can't tell haha. Immanuel is a unique last name, what's the origin?
@@gabrielimmanuel4989 Google is a search engine, like a card catalogue in a library. Saying you don't "trust" Google is basically the same thing as saying "don't trust libraries."
my Blood, Archibald Murdoch arrived in Canada in 1825, he had a 5 year Contract to work for the Hudson Bay Fur Company, 1830 he returned to UK, only to immigrate 1833 for good, NW of Montreal (Lachute)
My maternal grandparent's are scottish. He's a Stuart and she was a Douglas. I can't wait to have time to research the family tree. All I know is they were from Aberdeen
Also Douglas here. The Douglas clan actually originated near the town of… you guessed it! Douglas. Aberdeen is farther to the coast and quite a bit north of Douglas, which is south of Glasgow and Edinburgh. My grandfather “inherited” Douglas castle - there was a not-so-nice practice in the 60s to find a prosperous, distant American relative to take on the taxes of the ruined family castle. He declined. No idea if it’s true, but the family lore is that we’re descended from the Black Douglas.
@@katechurches eeeeew, silly Americans lol. My Welch connection is Henry VII. My Scottish on mom's side starts there when Margaret Tudor married the old Scottish king. That's my Stuart line. Then Margaret Tudor had children with Angus Douglas - think I got the first name right - so we have two branches coming from Margaret Tudor. My grandfather was an Osborne from Isle of Wight. I recently moved from New Orleans to NW Arkansas, in the ozarks. I knew about the Scottish gathering in North Carolina, but I recently learned there's one right across the border from me in Oklahoma. So many of the Highland Scots left NC and moved west and integrated with the American Indians that were there. I do remember my mother making comments about the Stuarts being lowlanders and that they have no family tartan lol. Us being catholic and all... but she favored the Osborne plaid which is a lovely blue with green and white stripes. Somehow I don't think it's Scottish though. Sorry for all the blather but I'm excited to go to the gathering in the fall and want to buy material but don't know what to buy yet. I sew everything myself.
Why are you so proud to be American? America’s not so great. I’m not proud to be an american. What’s there to be proud of?! We don’t even look after our own here. The almighty dollar rules 🤬
There is a Micheal Portillo he was born in Scotland and his ancestry in Spanish. and he lives in England and was a high ranking minister in the British government.
Huntley (Huntly Scotland Huntly Castle Gordon Clan (formerly Strathbogie Castle) located in Aberneenshire Scotland) Adam de Gordon, Normandy Knight from Gordon Normandy, fought with William the Conquer 1066 AD and was awarded lands and became a nobleman serving the new King William of Normandy. John Huntley arrived Lyme Conneticutt about 1635 and had a Cooper& Shipping business ( making barrels for shipping food and fish storage with another man) Descendants migrated to Virginia (farming) and onto Rutherford County NC to Henderson County NC.
What a coincidence I have just been looking into this lineage this morning. My family's name is Montgomerie and went to Queensland Australia in the 1920s.
@@WTPsychology Adame du Gordun of Normandy (Province of France( named after the Norsemen/Norman's) and knight serving with William the Conquer 1066 AD) was first Gordun (Gordon) in England and awarded nobility and lands by King William of Normandy. William was great grandson of Robiert ,(Robert, 'his Christian name', 1st Duke of Normandy ( Rollo/Rolf the Viking/Norseman, who took sides with the king of France and married one of his daughters). I traced Adame du Gordun's ancestry way back to Turkey. Studying our personal history and our ancestry is so interesting .
So my comment is different than any comment stated here. I am of Italian heritage and my DNA test also shows Scottish and Norwegian heritage. I have friends who are German and their ancestry research showed some Italian background. I know Europeans have a varied ethnic background, but it surprising how varied one's ethnicity can be. Anyway, I look forward to researching my family history.
My 6th great grandfathers surname was Anderson, he was from the Shetlands he had 2 sons of which was called Hugh,and from him I where I get my surname Hughson (son of Hugh).but iam still an Anderson,so could I change my surname to Anderson,my grandfather had Anderson as his middle name.
I just saw this post today (Set 18, 2024) I'm a war baby, born in UK, Mum is English born and Dad Dutch born, Mum's Mum, my Nana, was English born from as far as I know, from a long line of Brits. Mum's Dad, my Grandfather was from a long line of Scottish Highlanders..the Morrisons and the Cormicks. My GGF MOrrison was a Minister in Alness.and my GGM (his wife) was a Cormick,,and her father, was a Customs and Excise officer in Inverness,,circ 1700s. I have to get DNA for sure.
I'm an American and have all kinds of Scottish ancestry running in my veins. Robert The Bruce was my 20th great grandfather. And of course, all the Bruce lineage both before and after. I know this by way of extensive research that has been done by family members. I am also a 6th cousin to the late Queen Elizibeth II, and all her family lineage. But this is not surprising as I have many other royal family members in my past that are related to me. You may or may not know that they all traded their royal relatives between families all over Europe to keep the royal blood line royal.
We are related. Used to tell people I was a princess when I was little because we have a family tree book that proves our relation to Robert the Bruce.
The First Earl of Moray appears in my genealogy on my father’s side, along with other members of the Stewart/Stuart clan, as well as Douglas. (There’s also the First Earl of Derby back there as well…)
I’m from Dundee with the surname of Dye which is a Sept of the Davidson clan, I have a brother called David, an uncle and a cousin called David. I’ve often wondered what was the meaning of my surname.
My Stuart ancestor was a Jacobite, by family tradition a cousin of James III of Scotland who fled to Ireland and his son, another James Stewart who had been pressed into service by the English Navy jumped ship in the Bahamas and joined the American fleet. His oldest son was born on a flat boat going down the Ohio River.
My maiden surname was Laird. My fathers first name was Wallace. I had a great uncle whose first name was Angus. I understand that I’m of the McKenzie clan! Definitely Scottish heritage!
@@derekmoore2779, 4 generations would only take your grandmother back roughly 100 years from the time of her birth, so assuming that she was born in the mid 1900’s it would take her and your ancestors back to about 1850. William Wallace was in the 1300’s another 500 years earlier. My maiden name is Monteith and the Earl of Menteith (old spelling) betrayed William Wallace to the English. We don’t know if the Earl was actually a Menteith/Monteith or a Stewart, but, the Menteiths certainly paid the price. The Earl was caught, hung drawn and quartered from the nearest bridge, name and all derivatives banned from Scotland and to add insult to injury the Loch of Menteith was anglicized to the Lake of Menteith. To this day you will find more of us outside of Scotland. Curiously, my dad grew was born and raised in Scotland, but, always knew he would leave his hometown as a labourer made more money than he would as a university grad. My sister and I actually found out the history of our name by hooking up with a tour of one of the Castles and my sister was acting as translator between the guide and a family of Texans. All of whom had very heavy accents not understood by the other party. Although, we were born and raised in Canada 🇨🇦, our grandma being older than most for kids our age spoke old Scottish with a very heavy brogue. When the guide noticed what my sister was doing he asked her where she was from and what her name was. When she replied with her whole name he screamed at her TRAITOR without explanation to the rest of the tour and we were left to ask daddy when we got back to the car.
Laird means "Lord". Lord (Laird) Wallace. Must be from nobility. Maybe related to the famous Scot hero, William Wallace, who led the Scots in the fight against English rule and was brutally executed.
Erin S. 😊 our family line from our 5x Great Grandmother was Isabelle Laird. Her son, William Laird Adam,’s eldest daughter, Margaret A. Adam married David Glenn Henderson. They came from the Calder, Monkland area, then came to the USA in 1848 and traveled by wagon train with several, sisters and brothers married to Easton brothers and Grant’s. They eventually went to Salt Lake, then on to San Bernardino, CA and Santa Maria, CA areas. So you may be related ! The Henderson’s of our Clan seem to have come from the Orkney Isles and Glen Coe. And were there when the Mac Donald’s came to Glen Coe from Isle of Skye. Both Clans were caught up in the Glen Coe massacre. The Adam’s and Laird’s seem to have come mainly from the South Eastern border area near N. England. No “s” on Adam is Scots. With the “s” is English. 😂
The idea that Anglo/Norman names made their way into Scotland sounds logical. Genealogical research shows primarily Anglo/Norman in my ancestors and that was researched back to Charlemagne. Yet, I have a great deal of Scottish, Welsh, & Irish DNA (equal to the NW European DNA). I have been somewhat pragmatic about DNA findings because all of the surnames in my lineage were Anglo/Norman, but this explains a great deal.
My family Scottish heritage name is Douglas. I know they were lowland Scots but I recently have found out that they were probably removed from Scotland and relocated to Ireland as border reivers. I still have not found when my family members came to Canada but I know it must have been sometime in the 1800's.
The Border Reivers were from the English /Scottish border, not in Ireland. I am a Douglas in heritage. I am from Carlisle….about ten miles from the border on the English side .The reivers were on both sides of the border. Genetically I have more Scottish blood than English.
@@maggietweddle1730 Agreed but after James Vl (Scotland) and I (England) to was on both thrones he dealt with the problem of the border revivers by helping with Elizabeth 1's attempts to 'settle' the Irish by removing some of the revivers to Northern Ireland. I also am descendant from Douglas family that immigrated to Canada.. The Douglas Clan history is very complicated. The Black Douglas and the Red Douglas were descendant from #1 Earl William Douglas, who was a descendant of Sir William Douglas that fought with William Wallace. His two sons James (the Black to the English) the Good to the Scottish and Archibald had sons and from these men, the clan eventually split. The Earls of Angus were the Red Douglas line and the Black Douglas line. The Black Douglas line were mostly in the Dumfries and Lanarkshire area (South). The Red were mostly in the East, mostly in and around Edinburgh and Perthshire. The Shield that is recognized as the Douglas was originally given the James the Good by Robert the Bruce descendants and then were given to the Earls of Angus after some interesting and typical clan backstabbing. Since the Black Douglas Clan were in the south closer to the border and had mostly had their lands taken by one crown or another, this was the Douglases that were removed elsewhere. Since the Red Douglas Clan had mostly remained in favor with the English, I think they mostly remained in Scotland.
As I mentioned, I have some Border Douglas genes as well as Scandinavian ones. Those Vikings got everywhere ! All my genes otherwise are northern English or lowland Scots. We may well have been sent to boost protestant numbers in NI. The reivers were disliked by both north and south…..a bit on the wild side !!
Both of my parent’s heritage is Scottish. My father relatives were of nobility and there is still a castle there. We went to see it and it is in such poor shape it is dangerous. I live in the USA, but we try to go to Scotland whenever we can because I still have relatives living there. It is the most beautiful place on earth. there are several castles attributed to the family on Google. it is under the name Caldwell. there are still mansions on the property.
The first Armstrong was named in a field of battle when Sven Bairn drug the chieftain to safety with one arm while fighting off the enemy(sword in hand) with the other
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My name is Wallace WALLACE from Loch Lomond shy in Scotland my sister looked up our ancestry father to son father to son stands right back to the 14th century Anthony my chest is very proud God bless you all
I’ve read that Wallace was a word used to describe a “foreigner”, however, I’ve also read that Wallace meant “from Wales”. I was hoping this video provided some more info on it but he didn’t even mention it… hopefully it’ll be included in a future video??? 🤔
My Grand Father was from Ireland. He had red hair . My Uncle John is a Sergeant-Major, in the U.S. Marines. Dad is a 1st Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marines ...I make parts for stealth aircraft . 🙂
As an American and descendent of the Black Watch - *Henderson ... I was blessed in my youth to experience visiting the Edinburgh Castle and the amazing Tattoo... A must do...life experience !!!❤
I saw the "Tattoo" on Public Broadcasting System several years ago! I really enjoyed it. We used to receive many very interesting programs on PBS but not so much anymore.
Black Watch = Scot Traitors! These were to be "employed in disarming the Highlanders, preventing depredations, bringing criminals to justice, and hindering rebels and attainted persons from inhabiting that part of the (British) kingdom."
Sounds like you have a bit of Viking in you too. Usually names with ‘son’ or ‘sen’ suffixes are Viking. Also, Henderson is a sept of Clan Gunn. You can look it up on the Clann Gunn website. It’s one of the oldest clans, a highland clan of Norse origins.
