With their name deriving from the martial skill of arrow making, generations of Fletchers became valued members of the great community of clans of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
• As kinsfolk of the MacGregors, they shared in both that proud clan's glorious fortunes and tragic misfortunes, and many gave their lives in what proved to be the forlorn cause of the Royal House of Stuart.
• In totally different fields of endeavour, Horace Fletcher, born in 1849, and known as ‘The Great Masticator’, was the pioneering British advocate of healthy eating who acquired his nickname because of his insistence that food should be chewed thirty-two times – or at least 100 times a minute – before being swallowed.
Borthwick Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
With the proud motto of ‘He who leads', the Borthwicks feature prominently in the pages of the colourful tableau that is Scotland’s frequently turbulent history. • The Borthwicks have roots of their...
Taylor Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
Although their name is of French origin, bearers of the surname Taylor have been at the heart of Scotland's affairs for centuries, sharing in its glories and its tragic misfortunes. • As proud...
Simpson Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
From roots in Saxon England and the French provinces of Anjou and Normandy, the Simpsons found themselves at the forefront of Scotland's bitter Wars of Independence with England and later rallied to...
Forbes Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
With their name derived from the Gaelic forba, meaning a field or district and also found in the landscape in the form of the Braes of Forbes, Clan Forbes thrived for centuries throughout western...
Colquhoun Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
The entrance of the Colquhoun clan onto the Scottish scene came in 1241 when the Anglo-Norman Sir Humphrey de Kilpatrick was granted the lands and barony of Colquhoun, in Dunbartonshire, and...
Borthwick Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
With the proud motto of ‘He who leads', the Borthwicks feature prominently in the pages of the colou…
Taylor Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
Although their name is of French origin, bearers of the surname Taylor have been at the heart of Sco…
Simpson Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
From roots in Saxon England and the French provinces of Anjou and Normandy, the Simpsons found thems…
Forbes Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
With their name derived from the Gaelic forba, meaning a field or district and also found in the lan…
Colquhoun Ancestry Scottish Clan History Booklet, Scottish Gift
The entrance of the Colquhoun clan onto the Scottish scene came in 1241 when the Anglo-Norman Sir Hu…