. Beyond the clan connections, the origins of other Scottish surnames are varied. Post by Canadian Livingstone Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:40 pm. The charter is said to have been inscribed on a rock on the beach at the Point of Knap and was reputed to have said: Cor MhicMhaolain air a Chnap Fhads a bhuaileas tonn ri crag. This translates to English as: MacMillans right to Knap stands as long as this rock withstands the sea. However, this was apparently destroyed by Campbell of Calder in 1615 and nothing remains of the mysterious charter. Dalhousie Castle is a castle in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. Clan Pollock International One of the oldest names in Scotland The Pedigree of Pollock John F. Polk, Jr. Lochorwart Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland. by Canadian Livingstone Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:21 pm, Post Then click on the link to the records of the Commissariat of Edinburgh.The library also has some post-1823 probate records for Midlothian. However, his male line apparently failed upon the death of the fourth earl in 1739. Links http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg160. Probate records for 1513- 1901 are indexed online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. by Canadian Livingstone Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:18 pm, Post 1. Midlothian Search for historical records for ancestors in Midlothian. We welcome you to this website which is dedicated to Clan Baird and to you, our fellow clan members. The boundaries of the historic county of Midlothian, including the city of Edinburgh, are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a registration county. The Kirk session was the court of the parish. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. Scottish Clans - Clan Names & History | VisitScotland Indexes may be searched for free, and there is a small pay per view fee to see the actual digitized record. It covered the central part of the former kingdom or province of Lothian, and was formally called the "shire of Edinburgh" or "Edinburghshire", although the alternative name "Midlothian" was also used from a very early date. From castles and monuments to bloody battles, alliances and ancestral lands, each clan has its ownh unique history. Child (ren): Anne Blake 1549-1601 Midlothian teen soldier dies at barracks as police investigate 1889-1895: These are available in either PDF format or viewable online. 55 The Square, Newtongrange, DALKEITH, Midlothian, EH22 4QE 1673 Scottish Baptists, and Original Burghers. For the content guide to what records are on the site, see Guides A-Z. He designated his heir as his cousins son, lawyer Duncan MacMillan. This bright and spacious property offers comfortable, well-planned and versatile accommodation over two levels in good decorative order with an excellent . In 1913 the county council petitioned the government to formally change the name to Midlothian. On the island of Iona, King Alexander I appointed Cormac as Bishop of Dunkeld in an attempt to unite the two traditions of the Columban Church and Queen Margarets more European ideologies. Midlothian emerged as a county in the Middle Ages under larger boundaries than the modern council area, including Edinburgh itself. We also acknowledge the absolute imperative to bring our clan into the future. (Some years are missing). Many Earls of Dalhousie have taken an active part in British political and military leadership. Midlothian is twinned with Komrom-Esztergom, Hungary and Kreis Heinsberg, Germany. Some came back with assumed names and the McHargs and Mahargs in Scotland and Northern England are simply Border Grahams with the name reversed.