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Hello! I am always searching for information on Taylors, as Cameron Clan descendents. It is a fascinating history!

I'm an Irwin/Irving an NPE from clan Bell, i would like to know how i can access records from the 15th century in Dumfries

I have been watching several of your videos and thank you for them. You keep it very interesting and I'm glad to know the real history of the area.

I was told some time ago that the country of Bhutan measured its wealth in GDH. Gross Domestic Happiness. It is, after all, what we are after. Also, nicotine products were illegal in all their foms. After a prediction made, by a man called Guru. Rinpoche.

I just seen the movie, 'Grefriars Bobby', cried (I had just lost our beloved 🙀- he protected us), missing his mister, wonderful true story and is forever honored, peace. 😂❤❤

This is fascinating! My maiden name is Young and my married name is Glenn. I’ve traced both back quite far, but would love to learn more! Do you have any recommendations for me? Thank you!

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What about the Turnbulls from bedrule

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Descended from Pringle & McCully on one side, and McDonald on the other. Have the English Grandfather's family name though which is virtually unique to the Durham area. So I'm British rather than English or Scottish as it covers all 4 of the nations in the Union and covers us with roots on both sides of the Border.

Finally I found a video about hypodermic syringes that wasn’t made 2:12 by an ai.

Many of the Border Surnames were first and foremost proud Borderers rather than Scots or English, and only then after putting their own needs and opportunities before everything and everyone else.

Wonderful--love this information. Blessings and love, Kathryn, from the Northern USA.

Thankyou fm New Zealand ❤

This is fascinating. I have just learned of this island.

A story of an English Reiving family sums up what life on the borders was like. Presumably, just another day at the office. Murderous Robsons There is a well-known tradition that the Robsons of North Tynedale once made a foray into the Scottish valley of Liddesdale and stole a large flock of sheep belonging to the Graham family, which they brought back into Northumberland. Later it was discovered that the Graham sheep were infected with scab, which spread like wild fire through the Robson’s flock. The Robsons were so angry that they returned to Liddesdale in another raid, where they caught seven members of the Graham family and hung them until they were dead. They left a note to the effect that; ‘The neist time gentlemen cam to tak their schepe They are no te’ be scabbit!

My Ancestors (Wallace, McKnitt, and Alexander) were Presbyterian from Scotland about 1640's traveled to Ireland. Left Ireland about 1660's to go America. Settled in Somerset County Maryland about 1665. One couple had Nine chuldren, ages 19 to newborn. I am trying to find information about what the journey entailed for my Ancestors during the 1600s. How long it would have taken to sail across the ocean to America? How did they get from Ireland to Scotland? And...? You wouldn't happen to know where I could find this information. If you could please help me I would greatly appreciate it.

I have many Reiver names in my ancestry,, both on the Scottish side and the English side. The Scottish ended up in Ulster, then British Colonial (later America), and fought again against the English.

What do you call two Armstrongs out on a date? A RAID!! INVICTUS MANEO!!!

My ancestors were from Fife, the Cash family.

Amazing

What about Clan Robertson or Clan Duncan?

When you live just North or South of the Anglo-Saxon-Scottish border, the list of riding surnames is what you will hear at your school register roll call. Also remember that as an Armstrong walked on the moon, a very corrupt Nixon sat in the oval office following a Johnson and a Kennedy.

This one takes a lot of patience! A lot of rambling off-topic, but he does eventually tell the tale!

My wife is a Macdonald and I’m found out I’m associated with the Stuart and Robertson Clans. We’ve planned our first trip to our homeland Scotland next summer and can’t wait!

Thanks for the interesting history. My mother was a Douglas. Her grandparents emigrated to Australia. Just learning now about my heritage in regards Scotland. Cheers.

Where the Highland Fraser clan more militaristic compared to the lowlands Fraser's?

Descendant of Douglas here! Came to the American colonies around 1750. my 4th great grandmother was the last Douglas in the tree, having trouble tracing her exact line. gets confusing... lol. thank you so much for your work.

Wonderful video Gordon. Really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing the fascinating history of the Archipelago.

I have a Scottish Mother. It's so relaxing to hear a Scottish accent that's not screaming whilst hitting me with a shoe.

And was it originally known as "skelda" old norse for "a shield"? SEAN DHONNCHAIDH

A very moving account. Thank you. SEAN DHONNCHAIDH

The oldest Scottish church in North America was founded by members of the Fraser Higlanders right around the corner from the Plains site, in Old Quebec. St. Andrew's on Chaussé des Écossais. Founded in 1759!

Fife is never mentioned much in Scotland as a tourist destination, I wouldn't say we see much tourism here compared to the main cities or the rural highlands and west coast. But there are quite a lot of historically interesting places, which includes Castles , Palaces, Follies, etc. and of course an abundance of Golf courses! This, relative, lack of tourists may be because it is fairly populated compared to some of the more 'picturesque' tourist spots but doesn't have any large cities. Although Dunfermline was the ancient Scottish capital and is 'officially' a city. Most tourist spots center around the villages and towns located around the coast like; St Andrews, Culross, Crail, and Anstruther etc, most of which are in the 'East Neuk' basically the headland. Although Falkland and Cupar are also quite nice. But it is worth looking at Dunfermline as well IMO. As well as road links (3 bridges) there are regular rail and Bus links from Edinburgh to Fife, with the trains going over the 'real' Forth Bridge and Busses going over the original Road bridge. It's worth reiterating that Fife is still pretty much unanimously known in all of Scotland as the 'Kingdom of Fife,' and not as a 'county,' not just by Fifers. Officially Fife is now a council area but you will get some weird looks asking for directions to the 'County of Fife!' Just saying 'Fife' would be enough!

I'm sure that you know fine well that the railway bridge over the Forth is known as, "The Forth Bridge" or, "The Bridge". That is surely why the the much later road crossing was called, "The Forth Road Bridge". The much more recent addition is of course titled, "The Queensferry Crossing" although it is the wrong side of the road bridge from where the "Queensferry" sailed.

The biblical timeline and record of the Flood fits very nicely as to when these people existed and their sudden evacuation.

How could the pol eho fought with him morn his death whrn theyd been shipped to far flung vornors of the world by the mans enemies. They couldnt jump on a plane to rome to see the funeral. To make it like noone cared about him, ehen most of thensongs written about him came after his death, is false. Did we forget about the clerances an acts of proscription? Had he won, it would be a totally different video an we would learn of this great reclaiming of the throne in schools world wide. But he lost one battle. Which was all he needed to lose. An the winners, scared enough of the jacobite movment to commit genocide, write the history books the way they needed. To make sure toteach scots their enemies were idiots an their oppressors were their heros. How sad.

Makes me sad to see so many scots who have swallowed the propaganda about the prince hook line an sinker. The winners write the history books. Im sure culloden had alot to do with his alcoholism. He wasnt a italian buffoon. He was raised in the exiled stewart court by english an scots tutors. He had an english accent. That is hanoverian propaganda, to make him look a forigner while they themselves really were forighners. He gets so much hate for culloden but noone talks about how he won more battles than he lost. Recognize, the winners write the history books. Why would they teach u the defeated sides view? Especially when they are correct. Our ancestors werent simpletons who followed an loved the prince. They loved him. We have just been taught lies about him. Our ancestors knew he was the rightful king an they fought for him. A health to king James. 🦄⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚔️🦄

I thoroughly enjoyed this it was very well done with a great narrator who you could tell had very fun feelings about his subject and was thoroughly informed about his subject too very cool

Great video and very informative. I traced some of my earliest ancestors that lived in Fife in the 1500s. Kirk is my last name, planning a visit soon and so eager to know the place personally.

Could benefit from a clearer font on map. Also showing topography good explain the territories of clans.

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So glad you acknowledged John Knox, so often stereotyped as ‘narrow minded bigot’ along with his C16th Reformation contemporaries and turned into punchbags by too many of those sitting in the luxuries their vision bequeathed. Without the vision, strategy and legwork of the Reformation, most significantly through the legacy of “a school for every parish,” the C18th Scottish Enlightenment that exploded out of the most literate population ever known, could not possibly have emerged.

I'm a Robinson, my great-grandparents from Hamilton. My children are descended from Lord Thomas Cochrane from their mother's side so there's an interesting mix there. Many of my Grandfather's siblings moved to America in the 1800s and it is interesting to note that the family colouring ( fair hair and blue eyes) seems to be well-spread throughout not withstanding which Continent we live (I live in Australia as do my children) and which admixtures we have all through marriage. As an interesting anecdote, I was reading a history of the Reivers in the Appalachians and it was said the first thing the English would build was a church, the first thing the Germans would build was a barn and the first thing the Reivers (Scotch-Irish) would build was a still (whisky!). Apparently, upon the ending of the War of Independence, Washington led a large army into the mountains and had a mini-civil war with our 'kith and kin' in order to enforce the payment of duty. Cheers - The Robinsons (some of them anyway). PS really enjoyed your talk, thank-you.

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I traced my ancestors back to James Lockhart of Lee born in 1544. Curious about the Scottish that immigrated to Virginia.

Also love poetry in general this in particular. Quoted about "beld" meaning white, as in the US bald eagle ( it's not, but white) Oh dear... 😂

I suppose the more apt comparison is not to the mythical "Wild West" of the 19th century, but to the Borderers transplanted to the 18th century backcountry of America where they practiced the same clan based border wars with the same kind of clan based warriors in the Native Americans from 1713 all the way to the beginning of the 19th century, in addition to clawing at each other in the first American civil war, that in the backcountry South of 1775 to 1783.

Napier, Maxwell, Hutton, Black, Stevenson, Scott, Baird, Telford, Smith, Hume, Bell, Simpson, the list is endless the Scots really built the modern world 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Very nice historic perspective. I visited Scotland and the borderlands two years ago. I traced my heritage back to Thomas Dickson, Son of Richard of clan Keith and his mother was a Douglas. I visited the site of the battle for Castle Douglas where my ancestors took part and was a friend to Sir James. Thank you for your knowledge.