The Great Historic Families of Scotland

By James Taylor

A cornerstone genealogical reference work, tracing the origins of prominent Scottish families from their earliest records up to the late 19th century. Its thoroughness and representative selection of families have made it a valuable resource for those researching Scottish ancestry and history.  

VOL ONE includes:

• Introduction
• The Ancient Earldom of Mar
• The Earldom of Menteith
• The Douglases
• The Keiths
• The Setons
• The Ruthvens of Gowrie
• The Crightons of Frendraught
• The MacKenzies of Seaforth
• The MacKenzies of Cromartie
• The Hamiltons
• The Hamiltons-Douglases
• The Campbells of Argyll
• The Campbells of Breadalbane
• The Campbells of Cawdor
• The Leslies of Rothes
• The Leslies of Leven
• The Leslies of Newark
• The Ramsays
• The Maules
• The Lauderdale Maitlands
• The Homes
• The Marchmont Humes 
  

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VOL TWO includes:

• Introduction
• The Maxwells
• The Johnstones of Annandale
• The Stewarts of Traquair
• The Drummonds
• The Strathallan Drummonds
• The Erskines
• The Erskines of Buchan and Cardross
• The Erskines of Kellie
• The Grahams
• Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch
• The Grahams of Esk, Nethery, and Norton-Conyers
• The Scotts of Buccleuch
• The Scotts of Harden
• The Hepburns
• The Frasers of Lovat
• The Frasers of Philorth and Saltoun
• The Gordons
• The Gordons of Methlic and Haddo 
• The Gordons of Kenmure
• The Gordons of Earlston, Gight, etc
• The Hays of Errol
• The Hays of Tweeddale
• The Hays of Kinnoul
• The MacLellans of Kirkcudbright
• Addenda
  • Earldom of Menreith
  • The Angus Douglases
  • The Last Earl of Wintoun
  • The Campbells of Argyll
  • The Two Beautiful Gunnings
  • The Lauderdale Maitlands
  • The Erskines of Kellie
  • The Family of Hays 

Browse INDEX to VOL 2

Reviews

• "... welcome by those who valued high standards of genealogical research and delighted in the romance of history. Equally important, from the genealogist's point of view, is the fact that the fifty or so main families selected for inclusion are thoroughly representative in character and are the progenitors of untold numbers of people living today. As might be expected of such a work, the narrative traces the families from their earliest recorded origins all the way up to the end of the 19th century."
• "Dr. Taylor has written a work fitted to interest and fascinate a public as wide as the Scottish people. . . ."-- The Scotsman 

Details Volume One

410 pages
7" X 10.5"
Index
Hardcover (bright red Buckram with gilt stamping on front and spine)
ISBN: 1-894571-69-X

Details Volume Two

431 pages
7" X 10.5"
Index
Hardcover (bright red Buckram with gilt stamping on front and spine)
ISBN: 1-894571-70-3