Although originally denoting someone employed as a civic official, it is through a rich and colourful range of other endeavours that proud bearers of the Baillie name and its popular spelling variant of Bailie.
• Those who have ever belonged to the Clan of Baillie, have truly stamped their mark on the pages of history.
• While some were embroiled in Scotland's violent religious and political upheavals, others have gained international fame and acclaim through much more peaceful pursuits.
The blood of Norman warriors who first arrived on British shores with the Conquest of 1066, flows through the veins of the Boyds of today. • By the twelfth century they had found a new home in...
Although to be found throughout Scotland, it was mainly in what for centuries was the largely untamed far north that bearers of the Robinson name led a particularly precarious and violent existence...
Although enjoying a close kinship with Clan Keith, the Marshalls also have their own proud heritage and traditions. • The turbulent seventeenth century saw many bearers of the name at the forefront...
A name that resonates throughout the pages of the frequently turbulent drama that is Scotland's story, ‘Murray’ derives from the place name of Moray. • A family of great distinction and with the...
From the bloody carnage of the battlefield to the decidedly more sedate business boardroom, bearers of the proud Allan name and its variations such as ‘Allen’ have stamped an indelible mark not only...
The blood of Norman warriors who first arrived on British shores with the Conquest of 1066, flows th…
Although to be found throughout Scotland, it was mainly in what for centuries was the largely untame…
Although enjoying a close kinship with Clan Keith, the Marshalls also have their own proud heritage …
A name that resonates throughout the pages of the frequently turbulent drama that is Scotland's stor…
From the bloody carnage of the battlefield to the decidedly more sedate business boardroom, bearers …
A name with a number of possible points of origin, the Gordons hold a prominent place in the pages o…
Taking their name from the most northerly part of Scotland, descendants of the name today first sett…
The Roman god of war and a fourth century saint both contribute to the distant origins of the surnam…
The origins of the surname Smith can be traced back to the mists of time when man discovered how to …
