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Naming Conventions See the Kings of Ancient Britannia project. Specifically, "Righ" is the Scottish Gaelic word for "King." Fictitious Caledonian Kings ("Righ Caledonii") of the Chronology of Boece and Buchanan The first king of Scotland, according to the fictitious chronology of Boece and Buchanan, is said to have come to Scotland from Ireland about 330 B.C. to assist the Scots already s...
Welcome, Fàilte, Croeso ! . Looking for your ancestors in the UK? Or, you're in the UK and searching for relatives elsewhere in the world? In this forum, we encourage everyone with links in England, Scotland and Wales to communicate and explore a common ancestry. What can you do here? Ask questions Collaborate on your research Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your ow...
This project is to create a Collaborative template to defer to for the Medieval Scots tree on Geni . Please come & help to get it as correct as we can. I've begun by using Charles Cawley's Medlands as the initial format - mostly because he's the best laid out internet resource to cut & paste from. We can edit in / over further sources, as we go, this being a very long-term project an all :-) ...
Scope of Project This project is a place to gather together profiles of those men and women who have been appointed Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland. Overview The Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session (judges...
Greenlees family Research page The object of this project is to gather together resources and information about the Greenlees family (see name variants below). The aim is to have a gathering ground for those interested in researching the name and to connect Geni profiles and researchers to one another. The Greenlees family is wide spread with families located in many countries. The name o...
Sub-Project of MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND MEDIEVAL ATHOLL Atholl was one of the seven original province of Scotland, associated with Gowry, covering the north eastern parts of what was later the county of Perth. The rulers were styled Mormaers in the 10th century. The last recorded Mormaer of Atholl was Maddad, grandson of Duncan I King of Scotland, who was one of the six rulers to be referred to as...
The Pedigrees and Heraldry of the Murrays The Heraldry of the Murrays with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees by G Harvey Johnston The above ebook is available at openlibrary.org . 125 copies of the work were printed, of which 100 were offered to the public. The object of this project, which is based on the above publication, is to c...
Scope of Project To build out and document the "about" section of the Master Profiles and meet "best practices." collaborators welcome! Overview from House of Stuart The House of Stuart , also known as the House of Stewart , is an European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century. ...
Scope of Project To build a single, validated and documented shared family tree for the Cunningham family , from earliest origins to near modern times. General Note For more information about Geni Projects, see the Geni Wiki Projects Page . If you would like to contribute to this page, please feel free to edit it. Click here for instructions about using Wiki markup language. Send a ...
Who are the Ulster Scots? The Ulster Scots are an ethnic group in Ireland, descended from Lowland Scots and English from the border of those two countries, many from the "Border Reivers" culture. These people first began to occupy Ireland in large numbers with the Plantation of Ulster, a planned process of colonisation which took place under the auspices of James VI of Scotland and I of Eng...
The Order of the Thistle The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland. It is second only in precedence in the UK to the Order of the Garter. The Order honours Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life. The date of the foundation of the Order is not known, although legend has it that it was founded ...
Scotland has had direct social and economic links with the West Indies for nearly 400 years. Settlement started in 1626 when James Hay, the Earl of Carlisle, was appointed Proprietor of Barbados, an event which led to a number of Scots making their way to the island. (For a list of Scottish emigrants to Barbados, see Barbados and Scotland, Links 1627-1877, by David Dobson.) Later Scottish trans...
To gain some perspective when reading the following article; the population of Scotland in 1760 was 1.25 million, almost equivalent to today’s cities of San Diego or Dallas at 1.3 million each. In 1760, there were 8.5 million in England, 15 million in German speaking countries and 20 million in France. Scottish Enlightenment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Scottish Enlightenment...