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Hi Jeannie, I would be gratefull if you'd look up... Sherriff Munro Thankyou very much, Sue

Hi Jeannie Could you pssibly look up IMRIE/IMREY, SUTHERLAND and MACGREGOR Thanks, Debbie

Hello Jeannie, Thank you very much for the information.

Thanks for info on the name Reid, very interesting. Tracy

Leslie HOUSTON - territorial origin from the old barony of the name in Lanarkshire. The ancient family of Houston bore the name of Padunian from a place of that name in Lanarkshire. Finlay of Huwitston is probabely Fynlawe de Hustone, knight of Lanarkshire. People of the name Houston in the Canisbay district are descended from Rev. Andrew Ogstoun, minister of Canisbay, Caithness 1601-50 and the Houstons of Ross-shire are believed to be descended from Re. Thomas Houston of Inverness who died 1605. FRASER,FRAZER - originally de Frisselle,de Freseliere or de Frresel and Frisale and Frisell are still common pronounciation in Tweeddale, the 1st Scots home of the family and in Lothian. The name then became Fraissier or strawberry bearer from adoption of fraisse, the flower of the strawberry. Sir Simon Frasee was the 1st recorded in East Lothian. By a series of advantageous marriages the Frasers acquired lands in different parts of the country. Jean

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Thankyou for looking up those names for me and for everything else you have found for me. yvonne

Tracey CRAIG - As the name occurs in early Scots records in many parts of the country it must have originated from more than one locality. In the 15th century there were 3 families of that 'ilk'. The name is also common in Edinburgh in the 15th and 16th centuries and throughout the Lowlands. Jean

Hiya, I am interested in the following names: MARR SHIELLS/SHIEL/SHIELL -VARIOUS OTHER SPELLINGS NEWLANDS AUCHTERLONIE/LONIE RUNCIMAN RUTHERFORD CATLEUGH I have quite a few common Scottish names in my tree as well, but it is the more distinct ones above I am interested in knowing about. Thanks

THANKS FOR THAT MUCH APPRECIATED DAWN

Hello Jeannie, Could you look up HOUSTON and FRASER please. Thanks

hi jeannie could you look up craig for me please thankyou tracy

Dawn FORBES - from the lands of Forbes in Aberdeenshire. In the French Archer Muster is Thom Fort Bays (Tom Forbes). SHARPE,SHARP,SHAIRP - There are only a few early norices of this surname. The name is found in Lanarkshire in the middle of the 16th century. The old Gaelic name Maciheran was Englishished Sharp. Jean

HI THERE, COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK UP FORBES & SHARP. THANKS EVER SO MUCH. DAWN

Carol JOHNSTONE - see reply to Janet above. AIRD - It may be derived from Aird near Hurlford, Ayrshire or from the hamlet of Aird in the parish of Inch, Wigtownshire, more probably the former. The Airds of Holl and the Airds of Nether Catrine in Ayrshire were ranked as old families. MACGOWAN,MACGOUN,MACGOWN,MACGOUNE - 'son of smith'. MacGowan is the name of an old Stirling family. Forms 2-4 found in the Glasgow directory, may be Irish. In the reign of David ii there was a clan M'Gowan located somewhere on the river Nith. Jean

Yvonne DOWNIS,DOWNEY - territorial origin from the old barony Duny or Downis in the parish of Monikie, Angus.The surname is still common in the district and there was an old Stirling family of that name. Downie is also said to be probably one of the oldest names in the parish of Kemnay. The first to be recorded is Duncan de Dunny 1254. CAMPBELL - SEE REPLY ABOVE. Jean

Lisa WARREN - from Varenne in the district of Dieppe. SANDERS - a popular abbreviation of Alexander. William Sanders horticulturist and landscape gardener, 1822-1900 born St Andrews, shortly after the battle of Gettysburg was commissioned to lay out the national cemetry on the field of battle. sorry nothing listed for WARNER, BOOKER and HABBEN Jean

Janet KEIR,KIER - local from Keir in Stirlingshire. A personal name from Gaelic Ciar - swarthy - Donald McDonche W'Alexander Keir amd Malcolm M'Neill V'Alexander Keire were witnessess to a seisin of lands in Ayrshire 1553. Jean

Janet Alexander - from Greek defender of man. Very common on the west coast where some of the descendants of Godfrey settled in the Carrick district of Ayrshire and several territorial families of Macalexander from this stock were prominent in that region. At the end of the 17th century they dropped the Mac. The name was adopted into Gaelic as Alaxandair now spelt Alasdair. JOHNSTON,JOHNSTONE - shortly after 1174 John the founder of the name Johnstone, gave his name to his lands in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, hence his son Gilbert took his surname. Another territorial family of Johnstones took their names from the lands of Jonystoun, now Johnstonburn an estate in the parish of Humble, East Lothian. In former days, the Johnstones formed one of the most powerful and turbulent clans of the West Border and were at constant feud with their neighbours, especially the Maxwells. DUN,DUNN - of territorial origin perhaps from Dun in Angus. Thomas Dun was hanged at Elgin 1296 for stealing books and vestments from the church. DUNLOP - A well known Ayrshire name derived from the lands of Dunlop in the district of Cunningham. About the middle of the last century the name was locally pronounced Delap or Dulap. The first record of the name appears 1260. In the U.S. the surname appears as Dunlap, Dalape, and Dunlape 1686. contd.... Jean

Janet Campbell - wry or crooked mouth prob applied to early chief of clan. Clan tradition represents the Campbells as being originally known as Clann Duibhne or O'duine from a certain Diarmud O'Duine of Lochow Stewart, Steuart,Stuart - one who looked after the domestic animals: extension of meaning - one who provides for his master's table. To the Gaels the Stewarts are known as 'The race of kings and tinkers' SHANK,SHANKS,SCHANK - Shank of that Ilk an ancient family in Midlothian derive their name from the lands there. Murdoch Shank, an immediate son of Shank of that Ilk, had charter lands at Kinghorn, Fife from Robert Bruce 1319. contd....... Jean