Alphabetical list of scottish names associated with clans. Clan keith clan gunn treaty scottish ancestry, clan, keith. Clan keith is a highland and lowland scottish clan, whose chief historically held the hereditary title of marischal, then great marischal, then earl marischal of scotland. The actual index, 124 pages in length, as it appears in the book, contains given names as well. Quick links to clan keith products from the clan shop. Keith clan dark blue and green modern tartan fleece blanket.
A family in the pictish tribe of ancient scotland was the first to use the name keith. The keith crest is a roebucks head with golden antlers emerging from an earls coronet. In 1978 the earl of kintore, chief of clan keith, and iain gunn of banniskirk, commander of the clan gunn signed a treaty of friendship between the two clans at the site of the chapel, thus bringing to an end a five hundred year old feud. The house of burnett burnet, burnette, burnard, bernard is a lowland and border scottish family composed of several branches. Ann larabee has just published a book about the most infamous keith in modern memory, alexander keith, jr. I am looking for anyone who might know of a family member called maude keith. I have two books falconer of halkerton and the keith book by larry keith as an. Keith is a scottish surname, but it may be of german origin. Dunnottar castle, scotland, the domain of the clan keith, close consorts of the royal. Your clan heritage paperback january 1, 1986 by alan mcnie compiler 4.
The first book of collected keith family genealogies in america was published in. We, larrys children, have reposted some of the original. The keith motto is veritas vincit which means truth prevails. Larry keith passed away early on the morning of 7509. Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of keith, earls marichal of scotland. Traditionally the keiths were descended from robert, an early chieftain of the catti tribe, and possibly one of the earliest settlers in scotland. Also as mentioned in the presidents letter there will be another drawing for a clan keith ancient cotton tartan flag at the agm this year. Below is an image of the obituary as it appeared in the houston chronicle. In 1430 a later sir william keith was created lord keith, and a few years afterwards earl marischal, and these titles remained in the family until 1716. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Dear all keith forum users and former participants in the keith genealogy book project. They supported robert the bruce during the wars of scottish independence in the 14th century. She may have been born in or lived near birmingham, alabama. Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of.
Clan castle castle house keith hall tower building family crest 12th century halls the expanse home gifts caskiebenkeith hall keith clan trinket trays shop caskiebenkeith hall keith clan trinket trays created by clancastles. The book may be found at numerous libraries and genealogical society. A scottish warrior slew the danish general camus at the battle of barrie in 1010 for which king mael coluim ii of scotland dipped three fingers into the blood of the slain and drew them down the shield of the warrior. Lookup searches access records in scottish archives for ancestors in this parish e. From the early 14th century to the mid 16th century the family occupied a lake dwelling on the loch of leys. We, larrys children, have reposted some of the original content below which describes larrys role on this site. Poor law appeals indexed poor law appeals with the option to order images of records. However opponents of the gordons such as clan keith, clan fraser and clan crichton joined forces with clan forbes. See more ideas about scotland, scottish castles and scotland castles. Keith clan book one of scotlands most distinguished clans, there are a number of conflicting theories as to the true origins of the keiths. The clan leslie, clan irvine and clan seton who had their own feuds with the forbeses joined forces with clan gordon. Surnames regarded as septs subbranch of the keith clan include austin, dickson, dixon, harvey, mackeith and marshall.
Clan keith is a highland and lowland scottish clan, whose chief historically held the. With the death of the crowner and his sons at ackergill, the clan split into three main branches. The clan gunn is often referred to as the macgregors of the north due, in part, to their many conflicts with their neighbours, which had the unfortunate result of the gunns being eventually blamed by other clans as the chief troublemakers in the area. Page 385 starts cornelius keith and his descendants. Robert joined king malcolm ii at the battle of panbridge, in 1006, against camus, leader of the danes. Free genealogy records, west bridgewater, ancestry, family history, scotland, castle, genealogy, palace accessgenealogy genealogy keith hall ordnance survey maps highlands scotland canadian history scottish clans house by the sea knight armor place names family crest. In legal and genealogical terms, the office of chief of the clan gunn became. Clan gunn society posttruth pseudohistory where academic argument is ignored or viewed as. Shop for the perfect clan keith gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Clan guthrieusa is a fullservice fraternal nonprofit organization. The surname is derived from a number of placenames in scotland which in turn were from the brittonic word coed meaning wood. Kennedycanada clan to kentucky,written by katherine buck. The chilling tale of a confederate agent, con artist, and mass murderer, and has some discussion of the old keith clan in scotland. Its a fact you are immediately and always judged by your domain name.
According to scottish tradition, a group of germans, possibly anglosaxons, landed in east scotland and helped the natives repel the danish invaders. The clan keith are the descendants of one of scotlands oldest and most illustrious clans. The surname is of territorial origin and taken from the lands of keith in east lothian, although tradition has it that the keiths descend from the catti, a germanic tribe, one of whose number emigrated to scotland and gained favour with malcolm ii. Dna and genealogy having followed the development of dna testing and its application to genealogical research, i have recently selected and entered a program in which serious keith researchers may find interest. They lived in the lands of keith in the county of east lothian.
History of the keith family rowberry onename study. By 1571 the feud had got to the point where other clans began taking sides. Thereafter the warrior was named marbhachir chamius or camus slayer. Ever since then the chief of the clan keith has borne the same mark of three red. The goal of this project is to create a resource similar to larry keiths book. The last of the clan, keith branigan allasdale dunes excavation, wessex archaeology time team castles and galleys, paula martin conference papers from barra symposium vatersay raiders, ben buxton tales of barra told by the coddy john macpherson, barra, 18761955 the book of barra, compton mckenzie, jolui lome campbell and carl hjahnar borgstrom.
On the internet, your first impression is your domain name. The chief of the name and arms of burnett is james comyn amherst burnett of leys, baron of kilduthie. Distribution of keith surname in uk in 1881 and 1998 select surname search in upper right. The fact that the list below comes from an ex lord lyon at a time where genealogy was not the major industry that it is today means it may be more accurate from an historical perspective. Keith parish records genealogy and family history in. Keith clan by whatever spelling keith, keeth, keath. One theory is that their roots stretch back to the first century ad when, known as the chatti from which the keith name later derived their territory in modernday germany was overrun by roman. For this abbreviated version, given names are not shown, but a number appearing in parenthesis after surname indicates the number of given names. Tha sinn an dochas the keith clan cord e ribh agus gun till sibh arithist we hope you enjoy the keith clan and that you will come back again keith family genealogy forum. A completely new and revised edition, 800 pages, was published in 1997. Please be sure and bookmark the address for the newly modernized keith clan site that my dad, larry keith started. Keith book t he first book of collected keith family genealogies in america was published in 1930 consisting of fewer than 140 pages devoted to families on this continent. List of clan septs and dependents electric scotland. There are also endless variations of scottish surnames and the list below is neither comprehensive nor definitive but is intended solely as a guide to the possible connections a name may have to a recognised clan or family featured in detail elsewhere.
Oneoff items for sale ads and shared genealogy requests are placed at no. I was hoping to find some information in it about our family members from ky. By reading this book it may well give you a clue as to what clan your name is associated with. They are from deeside, near banchory, in northeast scotland. We will post on this new site any news regarding the progress of an ebook form of the book in the. See more ideas about history, keith hall and james francis. Larry keith was honored in two events in the houston area. Gordon, sir robert 15801656, a genealogical history of the earldom of sutherland.
Chief of the name and arms of keith is james william falconer keith, 14th earl of kintore. Keith clan crest, veritas vincit motto, family history. Collected genealogies of keith, keath, and keeth families in north america compiled by larry keith. The keith clan motto is veritas vincit which means truth conquers. Vanmi throw pillow cover black plaid keith clan navy blue and green tartan dixon decorative pillow case home decor square 20x20 inches pillowcase. The book is now sold out, but there are some around. The subject of septs is a contentious one and one which is difficult to resolve with any degree of historical accuracy. The first book of collected keith family genealogies in america was published in 1930 consisting of fewer than 140 pages devoted to families on this continent a completely new and revised edition, 800 pages, was published in 1997, and the print run is now sold out. Logan, the author of the text of this book, is describing. If you get a premium domain name, you will be viewed as an expert in your field. Keith forum and hungarian data board for hungarian genealogy research source. There are keith clan web sites here and here as well as here and here. Alexander keiths descendants were roughed out in the the book.
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