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Defining Flanders and the Flemish

There are two key issues that need to be addressed at this stage in the Scotland and the Flemish People Project. The first is to identify the geographical scope of Flanders in the medieval and early modern periods and…

Crowsteps in Fife: The Flemish Connection, Part 1

The Kingdom of Fife is known to be a part of Scotland where the Flemish settled and where their footprint can be discerned, even today.  This guest blog is the first of two authored by Matthew Price that examine the…

My “Flemish” Ancestry, Part Two

  This guest blog posting is the second of two that trace F. Lawrence Fleming’s personal search for his “Flemish” ancestry. In this posting he explains why he believes that the name “Fleming” would not normally have…

My “Flemish” Ancestry, Part One

This guest blog posting is the first of two that trace F. Lawrence Fleming’s personal search for his “Flemish” ancestry. His many years of genealogical research have led to the publication of three books. These are…

Flemish Rooted Names in Scotland: The Key Issues

This is the second of a series of blog postings that discusses Flemish rooted names occurring in Scotland and their origins. In the first blog posting in the series (dated 27 September 2013) we set out a list of names…