Clan Nicolson is a Lowland Scottish clan. The clan claims descent from an Edinburgh lawyer who lived in the 16th century and from a distinguished line...
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century, members of the clan began to Anglicise their surname from the Scottish Gaelic MacNeacail to various forms, such as Nicolson. Today the English variants...
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Lewis Clan Nicolson, Scottish clan Clan MacNeacail, Scottish clan Nicholson (disambiguation) Nicol This page lists people with the surname Nicolson. If...
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that Ilk and of Lasswade and as Chief of Clan Nicolson by the Lord Lyon with the undifferenced arms of Nicolson. He was separately recognised in this title...
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between the early clan and the Hebridean Nicolsons/MacNicols. W.D.H. Sellar and William Matheson pointed out that in lands held by the clan (Lewis, in Wester...
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members of Scottish clans to show their allegiance to a specific clan or clan chief. Even though they are commonly used by clan members, the heraldic...
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List of tartans (redirect from List of clan tartans)
ScotClans. "MacNaughton Tartans". ScotClans. "Nicolson Tartans". ScotClans. File:MacNeil tartan (Vestiarium Scoticum).png "MacNeil Tartans". ScotClans. "MacRae...
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October 1982, he succeeded to his father's titles and became Chief of Clan Nicolson. Two years later the dormant Baronetcy, of Lasswade in the County of...
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Clan Armstrong is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Borders. According to the legend and tradition, the first of the name Armstrong was Siward Beorn (sword...
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January 2008. A Dictionary of English Surnames, p.292. The Highland Clans, p.171-174. Nicolson, Alexander; Maclean, Alasdair (1994). History of Skye: a record...
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Donald Nicolson of Scorrybreac (died between 1698 and 1702) was an Episcopalian minister of Kilmuir in the Isle of Skye and head of the Clan MacNeacail...
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Clan Mackenzie (Scottish Gaelic: Clann Choinnich [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ ˈxɤɲɪç]) is a Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire...
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Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense...
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Tartan (redirect from Clan tartans)
clan; although, because clans lived in and controlled particular districts and regions, then informally, people could roughly identify certain clans and...
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Clan Anderson is a Lowlands Scottish clan. As the clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Court of the Lord Lyon, it is therefore considered...
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Clan Watson is a Scottish clan that is recognised as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The clan does not currently have a chief recognised by the Court...
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Clan MacKinnon (Scottish Gaelic: Clann MhicFhionghain [ˈkʰl̪ˠãũn̪ˠ vĩçˈkʲiŋɣɛn]) is a Highland Scottish clan from the islands of Mull and Skye, in the...
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1979–1983. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1983. ISBN 0-297-78314-9. Israel: A First View. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986. ISBN 0-297-78860-4. Stills...
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Lord Napier (category Clan Napier)
Napier family. Between 1683 and 1686, the Lords of Napier also held the Nicolson Baronetcy, of Carnock in the County of Stirling, and since 1725 the Scott...
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Katharine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun (category Clan Fraser)
between Fraser and Captain Mark Malise Nicolson (b. 29 September 1954) was announced. Fraser and Captain Nicolson married on 3 May 1980. They have three...
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Clan Baillie is a lowland Scottish clan, that is recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms. However, as the clan does not currently have a chief...
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death of his grandson in 1636, Carnock was sold to Thomas Nicolson a member of the Clan Nicolson family, holders of the title Baron of Carnock, a Nova Scotia...
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Plant badge (redirect from Clan plant badge)
A clan badge, sometimes called a plant badge, is a badge or emblem, usually a sprig of a specific plant, that is used to identify a member of a particular...
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Clan Napier is a Lowland Scottish clan. Traditionally the Napiers are descended from the ancient Earls of Lennox who were one of the Celtic royal families...
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Clan Innes is a Highland and Lowland Scottish clan. The clan takes its name from the lands of Innes in Moray, Scotland. The de facto chief of the clan...
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The Orma is one of the Oromo clans in the Horn of Africa who predominantly live in Tana River County in northern Kenya and in southern Ethiopia. They...
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Clan Calder is a Highland Scottish clan. The clan is recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms but as it does not currently have a clan chief it is therefore...
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Clan Jardine is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. The surname Jardine is derived from jardin which is French for garden or orchard. However the...
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Clan Blackadder is a Scottish clan. [citation needed] The clan historically held lands near the Anglo-Scottish border. Today Clan Blackadder does not...
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Clan Blair is a Lowland Scottish clan. Blair as a place name is found in over two hundred localities throughout Scotland. Blair as a surname in Scotland...
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