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Since i took a Y-DNA test i have basically matched a few Scottish surnames. I know little about the Scottish ...



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Old 05-27-2008, 02:11 PM   #1
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Question Searching for origins and History of Scottish Clans

Since i took a Y-DNA test i have basically matched a few Scottish surnames. I know little about the Scottish Clans maybe someone here can explain the histoty of these clans and possibly find a common area or theme that occurs among the surnames.


The surnames are
  • MacLay
  • McCrea, Rhea
  • McKay
  • Leask, Lusk, Lisk
  • McKenzie
  • McPhail (McFall)
  • McNeill, Nielsen
  • McDonald
  • Wallace
  • Mclea
  • Nichols (McNeacail?)
  • Davidson
  • Livingstone
  • Kincaide
  • McSheehy
  • McLean
  • Adair
I would appreciate any info on the origins of these clans.
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Old 05-28-2008, 11:54 AM   #2
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Re: Searching for origins and History of Scottish Clans

www.electricscotland.com is one of the best websites for finding information on the history of the clans and the great families of Scotland.
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www.electricscotland.com is one of the best websites for finding information on the history of the clans and the great families of Scotland.

Thank you,

Any books on Scottish clans that you can or anyone recommend!
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Thank you,

Any books on Scottish clans that you can or anyone recommend!
Scottish Highlanders by Charles McKinnon is a great little reference book. It has a brief history of 56 clans. You might try to find it at Abe Books, there is a link on this website to their website, I've had very good luck buying books from them.

Clans & Chiefs by Ian Grimble is another good choice.

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You can find information on Kincaide (one of the many spelling variants) at the official Clan Kincaid site:

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