Scottish Genealogy


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  • The Baxter Clan is famous for its legendary soup-making abilities, most particularly that most Scottish of soups, "Cock-a-leekie", a hearty broth made from fresh cocks and leekies.

    Legend has it that, before the Battle of Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce had a tin of Baxter's Lobster Bisque with a few croutons and was so fortified that he thrashed the English Army against all the odds.

  • What prouder lineage could you have than to share the name of the top man himself, Robert the Bruce, Scotland's liberator King?

  • "Blair" is the old Scots word for "Plain", as in Blair Atholl, meaning the "Plain of Atholl".

    Plain. Featureless. Flat.

    Blair.

    Famous Blairs include;

  • With roots back to its establishment in Glasgow in 1838, Clydesdale Bank has a proud history of innovation and support for Scottish industry and communities. The bank is now a member of National Australia Bank Group (opens in new window) (NAB), which has over 7.7 million customers internationally.

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  • The Broon or "Brown" Clan can trace its origins to Glebe Street in Dundee. Related to the "Thompson" family, but deciding that "Son of Thomp" was a pile of poo, and hence creating the "Brown" association, the "Broons" were born.

  • Drumgesk is an enlarged and refurbished Scottish croft house, built in 1899. With a beautiful dining room and a large drawing room, along with a country kitchen, it is a warm and welcoming family home.

  • With roots back to its establishment in Glasgow in 1838, Clydesdale Bank has a proud history of innovation and support for Scottish industry and communities. The bank is now a member of National Australia Bank Group (opens in new window) (NAB), which has over 7.7 million customers internationally.