In this first blog posting of the new academic year Gavin Waddell explores the possible Flemish origins of the Waddell family. This is part of a series of guest postings focussing on Flemish origin Scottish families. A…
We welcome our blog readers back for the new university semester with a brief update on the status of the Scotland and the Flemish People Project. Concluding Conference The planning for the international…
Last week’s posting examined the formation of surnames in Britain with a special emphasis on Scotland. In this second posting, George English looks more specifically at the origins of the Fleming family name.…
This is the first of two postings, authored by George English, that address the issue of how surnames became established in Britain, with particular reference to Scotland. This posting examines the issue generically…
This posting is by way of an announcement of a conference—to be held in St Andrews in summer 2016—that will bring the work initiated under the “Scotland and the Flemish…
The collection of charters gifted by Eric Robertson to the University of Toronto’s Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library was the subject of a blog posting by Anne Dondertman and Alex Fleming on 13th March 2015. These…
As noted in earlier blog postings (see especially posting dated November 21, 2014) some of the Flemings that came to Scotland had, according to historical records, done so after a period of time spent in Wales. This…
In our research on the Flemish it is common to find references to people from Brabant who have settled in Scotland. Brabant is a neighbour to Flanders so there are similarities between the two peoples, but there are…
This posting is a continuation of our series on identifying Scottish families with possible Flemish roots. According to George Black the Cant family had Flemish origins. The first reference to the Cants is found in…
This post explores, following the Reformation, the many connections between Scotland and the Low Countries via networks of Flemish exiles in England. It examines the topic from the perspective of the refugees in…