Allan is my maiden name and my father’s family surname. It is a Scottish and Northern English surname. ‘Allan’ spelling rather than ‘Allen’ is typically Scottish. Lanarkshire in Scotland had the highest density of the Allan surname in the 1800s but our Allan family originates from Banffshire in the Highland region of Scotland. The Allan… Continue reading Allan Family Overview
Whisky drinkers all over the world know the name Dalwhinnie. A single malt with a flavour which has branded it as one of the best in the world and known as the gentle spirit. If you have ever visited the distillery you’ll know that it and the tiny village next to it, are the only… Continue reading Dalwhinnie – the gentle spirit
Bogroy is the centre of the universe for my Dalgetty family. It is a farm in the small village of Tore on the Black Isle in Ross and Cromarty in the Highland region of Scotland, just across the Kessock Bridge from Inverness. The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic “Bòg Ruadh” meaning “Reddish-brown bog.” The most… Continue reading Bogroy – Centre of the Dalgetty universe
My connection to the Dalgetty family is through my Grandmother on my father’s side. Her maiden name was Dalgetty. An uncommon name in Scotland and linked very closely to one or two particular areas. The surname Dalgetty is listed under the Clan McDuff. McDuff was the laird of the land and the Dalgettys had land… Continue reading Dalgetty Family Overview
My obsession with family history started in a little hamlet in the middle of the Scottish Highlands, sitting in my Granny’s living room, trying to work out how I was connected to what felt like hundreds of people I’d just met a wedding of one of Dad’s cousins.
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