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The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. with a Vocabulary of Christian Names

Clifford Stanley Sims
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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... BALFOUE. Local: from the castle and barony of Balfour near the junction of the rivers Or and Leven. The family are descended from Sir Michael de Balfour, temp. William the Lion. BALLANTESTE. Local: from Baalen, and teine, fire, the fire of Baal. A place where Bal, or Belus, was worshiped by the Celts. BAKNATYNE. A hill where fires were kindled. BANNERMAK Assumed because of the family being hereditary standard bearers to the king; they bear in their arms a banner displayed argent, on a canton azure, St. Andrew's cross. BARBER. A dresser of the hair and beard. BARCLAY. Originally Berkely. The name signifies a birchfield, and was assumed from the town of Berkelv in Gloucestershire. Roger de Berkely, a Saxon living at the time of the conquest was the grandfather of Theobald de Berkely, who settled in Scotland, and was the ancester of the Barclays. BARON. A valiant man. BARE. Local: from the parish of Barr in Ayrshire. BAXTER. A baker. BELSCHES. Local: From the barony of Belsches in Roxburghshire. The name has been written Belasis, Belases, Belshes, Belshaes, and Belsches. The family are descended from Ralph de Belasyse in Durham, who was settled there soon after the Conquest. BENNETT. A contraction of Benedict, from Benedictus, blessed. BETHUNE. Local: from the town of Bethune in France. The Scottish branch of the family are descended from Robert de Bethune who came to Scotland in 1165. BIGGAR. Local: from the town of Biggar in Lanarkshire. BINNEY. The hill near the water--from bin, a hill, and ea, water. BINNING. The family bear a wagon in their arms because of one of them having, temp. David n, gone as leader of a party in a wagon, covered with hay, and surprised and taken from the English the Castle of Linlithgow. BIRNEY. Local: from the...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. with a Vocabulary of Christian Names. To get started finding The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. with a Vocabulary of Christian Names, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Clifford Stanley Sims
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ... BALFOUE. Local: from the castle and barony of Balfour near the junction of the rivers Or and Leven. The family are descended from Sir Michael de Balfour, temp. William the Lion. BALLANTESTE. Local: from Baalen, and teine, fire, the fire of Baal. A place where Bal, or Belus, was worshiped by the Celts. BAKNATYNE. A hill where fires were kindled. BANNERMAK Assumed because of the family being hereditary standard bearers to the king; they bear in their arms a banner displayed argent, on a canton azure, St. Andrew's cross. BARBER. A dresser of the hair and beard. BARCLAY. Originally Berkely. The name signifies a birchfield, and was assumed from the town of Berkelv in Gloucestershire. Roger de Berkely, a Saxon living at the time of the conquest was the grandfather of Theobald de Berkely, who settled in Scotland, and was the ancester of the Barclays. BARON. A valiant man. BARE. Local: from the parish of Barr in Ayrshire. BAXTER. A baker. BELSCHES. Local: From the barony of Belsches in Roxburghshire. The name has been written Belasis, Belases, Belshes, Belshaes, and Belsches. The family are descended from Ralph de Belasyse in Durham, who was settled there soon after the Conquest. BENNETT. A contraction of Benedict, from Benedictus, blessed. BETHUNE. Local: from the town of Bethune in France. The Scottish branch of the family are descended from Robert de Bethune who came to Scotland in 1165. BIGGAR. Local: from the town of Biggar in Lanarkshire. BINNEY. The hill near the water--from bin, a hill, and ea, water. BINNING. The family bear a wagon in their arms because of one of them having, temp. David n, gone as leader of a party in a wagon, covered with hay, and surprised and taken from the English the Castle of Linlithgow. BIRNEY. Local: from the...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. with a Vocabulary of Christian Names. To get started finding The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. with a Vocabulary of Christian Names, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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