Written by David Peter, this work provides historical descriptions for 360
families, with comments on the families, its descent, arms, current seat (as of
1856), and related information. Most entries average one page; some are more
extensive.
Families include: Adam, Allardice, Anderson, Baird, Barclay, Bethune, Blair,
Brodie, Cameron, Campbell, Carnegie, Chisholm, Crichton, Davidson, Dickson,
Douglas, Drummond, Duncan, Edgar, Erskine, Farquharson, Fletcher, Forbes,
Fraser, Gibson, Gordon, Graham, Guthrie, Hay, Henderson, Hume, Hunter, Irvine,
Keith, Ker, Knox, Leith, Lindsay, Lyon, Macaulay, MacDonald, MacGregor,
Mackenzie, MacLaren, MacPherson, Melville, Menzies, Munro, Napier, Neish,
Nicolson, Ochterlony, Ogilvy, Patterson, Ramsay, Robertson, Shaw, Simpson,
Sinclair, Skene, Stirling, Strachan, Stuart, Thomson, Turnbull, Wallace, Watson,
Wemyss, Wishart, Yeoman, and Young, to name but a few. The region is in
northeast Scotland, in the area of Forfarshire and Kincardineshire.
Originally published as a 396 page book in 1856. This book has been scanned
and put onto CD. The images can be browsed, enlarged and printed if required.
But please note: it is not searchable.
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