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Author: J. Henderson
Year: (1884) 2024
Publisher: Gould Genealogy ebooks

Caithness is a martime county in the extreme northeast of mainland Scotland, and while it long was inhabited by Celts of the Curnavii tribe, Caithness was from the 10th century settled by Scandinavians and by Norwegians in particular who altered the population base and the culture of the province.

This, then, is the history of some of the families who settled there then or who came into the region at a later date. Included are: Brodie; Bruce of Ham, Hastigrow and Seater, Lyth, and Stanstill; Budge of Toftingall; the Earls of Caithness; Calder of Achingale, Newton, Lynegar and Strath; Campbell; Coghill of that Ilk; Cunningham; Davidson; Doull of Thuster; Dunbar of Hempriggs, Northfield and Bowermadden; Gibson; Gordon; Gunn; Henderson; Innes of Sandside and Thursater; Kennedy of Stroma; Manson; Mowat; Murray; Nicolson; Oswald; Taylor of Thura; Traill; Williamson; and Sutherland.

The family, however, which is most prominently discussed is that of Sinclair and St Clair, and there are sections on a long list of Sinclair branches or local families. The histories are both genealogical and historical and include many families not often featured in standard histories of the region.

CONTENTS

Editor’s Note

Biographical Sketch

Author’s Preface

Introduction

Brodies

Bruce of Ham

Bruce of Hastigrow and Seater

Bruce of Lyth

Bruce of Stanstill

Budge of Toftingall

Caithness, Earls of

Calder of Achingale and Newton

Calder of Lynegar

Calder of Strath

Campbells of Quoycrook, Lochend, Castlehill, etc.

Coghill of that Ilk

Cunningham of Brownhill, etc.

Davidson of Achingills and Buckies, etc.

Doull of Thuster

Dunbar of Hempriggs

Dunbar of Northfield and Bowermadden

Gibsons

Gordon of Swiney

Gunns

Henderson of Achalibster and Westerdale

Henderson of Nottingham and Gersay

Henderson of Stemster

Innes of Sandside

Innes of Thursater, etc.

Kennedy of Stroma

Mansons

Manson-Sinclair of Bridgend

Mowat of Brabstermyre and Swinzie

Mowat of Buchollie

Murray of Clairden and Castlehill

Murray of Pennyland

Nicolson of Shebster

Oswalds

Sinclair of Achingale and Newton

Sinclair of Assery

Sinclair of Barrock

Sinclair of Borlum and Thura

Sinclair of Brabsterdorran

Sinclair of Dun

Sinclair of Dunbeath and Latheron

Sinclair of Durran

Sinclair of Forss

Sinclair of Freswick

Sinclair of Geise

Sinclair of Greenland and Rattar

Sinclair of Hoy and Oldfield

Sinclair of Kirk and Myrelandhorn

Sinclair of Lybster

Sinclair of Lybster, Reay

Sinclair of Mey

Sinclair of Murkle

Sinclair of Olrig

Sinclair of Scotscalder

Sinclair of Southdun

Sinclair of Stemster and Dunbeath

Sinclair of Stirkoke

Sinclair of Ulbster

Sinclair Sutherland of Brabster

Sinclair Sutherland of Swinzie

St. Clair, Major-General Arthur

Sutherland of Forse

Sutherland of Langwell

Sutherland of Wester

Taylor of Thura

Traill of Castlehill and Rattar

Williamson of Achorlie and Banniskirk

List of Heritors and Wadsetters

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