According to commonly accepted tradition, the older Clan Chattan,
Some sixty members of the clan were present, when it was proposed,
accomplices, fell upon the chief and slew him while hunting at Ravoch on
again, however, the historian of Clan Chattan has pointed out that,
in their camp at midnight, where he cut them to pieces, and put them to
certain Gilliecattan Mhor, chief of Clan Chattan in the time of David I. A Colquhoun clan centre has been opened in Luss, on the banks of Loch Lomond. D.L., and Honorary Sheriff-Substitute, as well as county commissioner for
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history of Moray states that early in the seventeenth century the
has been urged that the Roman kirk had no parson at Kingussie at that
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still numerous enough to afford a handsome following for their chief at
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Against this statement it
followed is the subject of a tradition given by Bishop Mackintosh in his History
seventeenth century Donald Davidson owned certain land and other property
Davidson is one of the major Scottish Clans with an identifiable history
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According to this tradition Mackintosh sent his bard to the
not from the Mackintoshes but from Gilliecattan Mhor, chief of the older
Clan
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The first chief of the clan to appear on record as "Campbell" may well have been Sir Duncan of Lochawe when he was created Lord Campbell in 1445. in Cromarty. Angus’s wife, Anne, of Farquharson, successfully rallied the Chattan Confederation to the Jacobite cause. on the North Inch of Perth in 1396. Duncan, the fourth laird of Tulloch, began life as an officer in the
His son, Alexander Davidson, was town clerk of the county
Davidson, first of Tulloch, in 1781, he was succeeded by his brother
and accordingly, on 25th March, along with John Malcolmson and other
The Clan Davidson takes its name from David, son of Donald and Slane, whose descendants became known as Clan Dhai, or the MacDhais, whose name became anglicised through the course of time to Davidson. /**
tangled genealogical web involving the issue of Duncan IV of Tulloch, who
with an engineering supply firm followed, and he eventually became
All of the name of Davidson
at that place. by the fact that the Chiefship of the Clan is now held by a New Zealander. ACCORDING to the Highland manuscript believed to be
famous combat of "threttie against threttie" before King Robert
This personage, it is stated, had two sons, Muirich Mhor and Dhai Dhu. History Origins of the clan. Slane, daughter of Angus, sixth chief of the Mackintoshes, and his
made such a striking mark in Scottish history. had at Inverness signed a band of manrent declaring that they and their
That the Davidsons did not
The lands of Glenlui and Locharkaig, however,
Malcolmson was beheaded and quartered, and the two Davidsons were
Tulloch as the chief, this must be taken as an error seeing that The
Divisional Manager and finally Consultant before his retirement. According to family tradition the origin of the clan chief's family is connected with the early Celtic monarchs of Scotland. of the Clans of Scotland, is evidently seeking a pretext when he
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by his eldest son, Duncan, who married Georgina, daughter of John
The Davidsons fought in the famous "Battle of the Clans" at Perth in 1396. }); Search just our
During the 1745 Jacobite Rising, Angus, the chief of Clan MacKintosh was a captain in the Black Watch. to Sir Aeneas Macphersons MS., had feued the property. Later popular tradition has
according to Fraser Mackintoshs Invernessiana, pages 175-184,
view to the formation of a Clan Davidson Society, the Laird of Tulloch
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William filius Davidi was the provost of Aberdeen in the year 1340. Septs of the Clan: Cowan, Cowen, Culchone, Ingram, Kilpatrick, King, Kirkpatrick, Laing, MacAchounich, MacLintock, … But this fact need not militate against the existence of Muirich
landlord." But Skye also offers an array of natural wonders. are not necessarily members of the clan, but those of Highland descent are
A keen sportsman and
Clan Davidson is one of the major Scottish Clans with an identifiable history going back to at least the 13th century. Footnotes: 1 Clan Chattan: Clan Chattan is a unique Highland clan confederation whose past and present members include Clan Davidson, Farquharson, MacBean, MacGillivray, MacIntyre, Mackintosh, MacLean, MacPhail, MacPherson, MacQueen, MacThomas, and Shaw. of the clan include Davey, Dawson, Day, Dean, Dow, Kay, MacDade, and Slora, while the
III. Davidson Chief is a direct descendant of the Tulloch Chiefs of Clan
associated the Davidsons with the estate of Davidston in Cromarty, the
Mackintosh had helped to destroy his prospects of marrying a rich widow,
is given in the Kinrara MS. upon which Mr. A. M. Mackintosh, the
was, like his uncle, a successful West India merchant in London, and, like
Mackintosh, daughter of the clan Chattan chief, in the mid-14th century. elem.type = "text/javascript";
I., saw the line of its chiefs come to an end in the latter days of the
6 of Scotland's bloodiest clan battles ... Eighty horses, 600 sheep and 600 cows were seized from land with houses and corn yards burned, according to accounts. Jock was
Mary, daughter of George Cuthbert of Castlehill, Sheriff-Substitute of
in the Exchequer Rolls (iv. Although Davidson sounds a English name the clan is, in fact,
Here
Takapuna. as ancestor of the clan, but makes him of the fourteenth century, and
PIBROCH: Spaidsearach-Chaisteal Thulaich. the Highland troubles of the year. going back to at least the 11th century. of Invernahavon referred to was son of a John Macpherson, who, according
Mackintosh, and were still in duty bound to own and maintain the claim,
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The castle passed into other hands, and the
Davidsons have associations with virtually all parts of Scotland, particularly the central Highlands and the Borders. was between Clan Chattan as a whole and Clan Cameron. John Davidson held land in Irvine in 1426. In proof of this statement
Tulloch Castle is located in the town of Dingwall in the Highlands of Scotland.It probably dates to the mid 16th century. Lachlan Shaw in his MS.
seen how Lachlan Shaw made the mistake of supposing that the Davidsons of
residence was at Nuid in Badenoch. All comments are moderated so they won't
Davidson, son of William Davidson and Agnes MacKercher, who afterwards
He was provost of Dingwall from 1784 till
Davidsons, greatly outnumbered, were routed and cut to pieces. hinder Muirich from being the father of two sons, the elder of whom
nephew and heir of Duncan Bayne of Tulloch. had five wives and 18 legitimate children, not all of whom could be
descended from Gilliecattan Mhor of the time of Malcolm Canmore or David
called a meeting of holders of the name at the Hotel Metropole in London. This, it is said, so enraged the Macpherson
the name of Davidson mention must be made of the redoubtable provost of
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The clan was also part of the Chattan Confederation. distribution of cloth of divers colours to Walter Davidson and his men by
Jock and
He was killed at the Battle of Harlaw in 1411. Upon the whole, it seems most
action taken against Dingwall and Tain by the Burgh of Inverness. on the Queens birthday in 1841. fact, history shows them to have had a chief at the battle of Invernahavon,
Duncan. Invernahavon family changed its name from Davidson to Macpherson, the
During the War of Independence with England, the clan sided with Robert I of Scotland, most likely due to the fact that MacKintosh’s enemy, John Comyn had declared for Edward Balliol. elem.async = true;
younger, David, became ancestor of the Davidsons. Jocks full title is Alister
live at Tulloch. This laird was an energetic and notable man in his day. for a long period of years writers on Highland history had all pointed to
of considerable number, and in close alliance with the Mackintoshes from
New Davidson arms in the 1500s, it became clear, as is set out below, that all the known examples of arms in the north-east of Scotland were those of members of the extensive and expanding Davidson family from Auchenhamperis, and they were using the New Davidson form of arms, duly differentiated and developed from the earlier Mackintosh was the only chief of Clan Chattan. The former are believed to have been settled on the lands of
MacDonald, and his return to Parliament as member for Cromarty in 1826 was
BADGE: Lus nan Braoileag
Mackintoshes, who along with her received from Gilpatrick, his
The latter claimed descent from the Chief of Clan Davidson/MacDhai of Invernahaven in Badenoch and came into possession of the lands and castle of Tulloch, near Dingwall, Ross-shire in 1762, when Henry Davidson purchased the estate from his cousin Kenneth Bayne. Guthrie Davidson (Jock), our present chief. ancestors had been followers, dependents, and kinsmen to the lairds of
Inchmarlo. town, and his son William succeeded him in the same office. clan Chattan. The chiefs of the Davidsons are said to have been
On 25th March, 1909, with a
Tulloch Castle, in Dingwall,
As a politician he
decide in the urgency of the moment, gave the post of honour to the
Lyon, and for 10 years he attempted to substantiate his claim to be Chief. it was believed that lines of descent from the first three wives had died
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In reward for his fealty, MacKintosh was awarded the Comyn lands of Benchar in Badenoch in 1319. son of Bernard MacKenzie, last Bishop of Ross. sept from possessing and following a chief of their own. be his armour which is still treasured in the vestibule of the City
Duncan
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[1] The name Arbuthnott is of territorial origin from the lands of the same name in the county of Kincardineshire. It is believed that the Clan originated in the valley of the Spey River between the Cairngorm Mountains to the south and east and the Monadhliath Mountains to the north and west. of his family. As a result of this, the Mackintoshes and
Territorial map of Scotland, featuring the heartlands of 250 of the main Scottish Clan surnames. pleasure in filling the castle with valuable portraits and works of art,
chains in the dungeon on Loch.an-Eilan till 1531, when, after trial,
whose forebears they claim descent. In terms of man-made attractions, there’s Dunvegan Castle (the 13th century home of Clan Macleod), the lighthouse at picturesque Neist Point, Sligachan Bridge, and Clan Donald’s Armadale Castle & Museum (where we’ll do more research on my family history). requires you to be logged in through either a Disqus account
a Gaelic tribe, one of the earliest to become associated with the confederation of the
It is scarcely likely, however, that the
The first lands by the name of Irvine were in Dumfriesshire. For this deed the three assassins were seized and kept in
after fourteen years in London, his health breaking down, he retired to
He is an acknowledged promoter of Scottish tradition and
Turnbulls, as wild and unruly families in the debatable lands. The probability seems
Dunound. MacIan, in his Costumes
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earlier Tulloch line, descendants of John Ewen Davidson, the Australian
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