Account of the Clan-Iver (1873) - Searchable PDF & Surname Index | MacIver & Campbell Genealogy

Break through your Highland and Maritime genealogy brick walls with one of the rarest Scottish clan histories ever printed. Originally published in Aberdeen in 1873 by Principal Peter Colin Campbell, D.D., in a private run of just 150 copies, Account of the Clan-Iver is the definitive primary authority on the origins, charters, heraldry, and multi-generational family trees of the MacIvers (McIver, M'Iver, MacIvor) and the MacIver-Campbells of Argyllshire, Caithness, Perthshire, Ross-shire, the Isle of Lewis, Ulster, and North America.

What's Inside This Enhanced Fairbairn's Crests Digital Edition:

• Complete & Restored 1873 Volume (139 Total PDF Pages / 111 Original Printed Pages + Rare Errata & Reader Notices): Includes the often-missing 2-page Notices to the Reader expanding the Clenary, Pennymore, and Gilchrist of Ospisdale pedigrees, with all 7 misbound printer's signatures (Printed pp. 51–106) restored into strict numerical sequence.
• 700+ Years of Documented Lineage (1153–1873): Traces the kindred from 12th-century Gowrie, Glenlyon, and the 1221 conquest of Argyll down to 19th-century families in Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada, the United States, India, and Australia.
• Critical Surname-Change Key: Explains how and why the main body of the Clan-Iver in Argyllshire, Caithness, and Perthshire adopted the surnames Campbell, Robertson, Iverach, McUre / Ure, and MacGlasrich—solving a classic brick wall for Campbell researchers.
• Extensive Branch-by-Branch Genealogies (pp. 78–111): Detailed pedigrees of the Chiefs of Lergachonzie, Stronshiray, and Asknish; the MacIvers Buey (Campbells) of Quoycrook and Duchernan; Pennymore and Clenary; Ardlarach; Kirnan and Glasvar in Glassary; Ballochyle in Cowal; the McUres of Glasgow; the MacIvors of Glasslough and Derry (Ulster); and the Leckmelm, Tournaig, Gress, Ness, Tolsta, Stornoway, Coll, and Uig families of Ross-shire and the Isle of Lewis.
• Newly Compiled Fairbairn's Crests Front & Back Matter: Features a newly written Historical & Genealogical Introduction, a Researcher's Guide with Page Offset Concordance, and a 20-Page Comprehensive Alphabetical Index of 134 Surname Groups (250+ Spelling Variants) and 155 Parishes, Estates, Castles, Ships & Regiments.
• Every-Word Searchable OCR Layer: Instant Ctrl+F / Cmd+F searchability across all text, footnotes, charter transcriptions, and genealogical tables.

Historical & Genealogical Overview

For centuries, Highland tradition and 17th-century Argyll seannachies represented the Clan-Iver of Glassary (Clann-Imheair-Ghlasairidh) as a cadet branch of the Clan Campbell. Drawing on the 1219 Abbey Rolls of Aberbrothoc, the Register of the Priory of St. Andrews, King John Baliol's 1292 Ordinance erecting the Sheriffdom of Lorn, and the Craignish Charter Chest, Principal Campbell proves that the MacIvers were an ancient, independent baronial race who fought alongside Alexander II in the 1221 subjugation of Argyll. Under their progenitor Iver Crom ("Conqueror of Cowal"), the clan held MacIver's Lairdship (Lergachonzie and Asknish), Finncharn Castle on Loch Awe, and the hereditary captaincy of Inveraray Castle, while their kinsmen settled across the Vale of Glassary and Cowal.

Beyond Argyllshire, this volume chronicles the dramatic migrations and military exploits of the scattered race of Iver: the 1375 battle of Beallach-na-broige in Ross-shire; the 1476 battle of Glenlyon against Stewart of Garth; the late-16th-century expedition of Kenneth Buey and Farquhar MacIver to Caithness, culminating in the 1680 victory at Altimarlach; the 1610 settlement of the Isle of Lewis under the Earls of Seaforth; and the 18th- and 19th-century diaspora to Liverpool, Nova Scotia (Pictou, Gut of Canso, St. Anne's, and Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton), Ontario, Montreal, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Victoria, Australia.

Surnames & Families Indexed in This Volume:

Abinger, Adamson, Allardice, Alpanaich, Anderson, Andrew, Arbuthnott, Artaraich, Ashton, Baliol (Baillol, Balliol), Ban, Bannatyne, Barclay, Battye, Bayne (Iver-Bayne), Beaton, Beattie, Beauchamp (de Campo-Bello), Bennett, Betham, Blackburn, Blair, Bligh, Bode, Bonuill, Boyd, Boynd, Braim, Branscombe, Brown, Buchanan (Buchanane), Budge, Burn, Butterworth, Calder, Cameron (Cambrun), Campbell (Cambel, Campbele, Campbel, Caimball, Camville, Cawmil), Carmichael, Cassidy, Chalmers, Chambers, Charlieson (Charleson, Charliesoun, M'Cairlich, McKerliche, Clan-Chearlaich), Chisholm, Clark, Cochran, Colquhoun, Corrigil, Cowan, Cruickshanks, Cuthbert, Dalrymple (Lord Hailes), Dalziell, Davidson, Davis, de la Haye (Hay), de Pass, Dewhurst, Dickson, Dingwall, Domhnullach, Douglas, Downie, Drouyn de Lhuys, Duguid, Dughallach, Duncanson (Maconochies, M'Dhonnachie, M'Connachie, M'Donochy), Dunlop, Eckford, Eddington, Edwards, Farquhar (MacFarquhar, MacFhearchair, MacKerchar, MacKyrchar), Fernevel, Finlayson, Fisher, Forbes, Fordoun, Fortoune, Fox, Fraser, Gilchrist (M'Gilchrist, McGilchrist, Gillecryst), Gilmour, Gordon, Graham (Grahame), Grant, Gregory, Griogarach, Gunn (Clan-Gunn, MacHamish), Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Harper, Harris, Henderson, Hooker, Horst, Hotham, Howard, Hutton, Innes, Iverach (Iverag, Iwerie, Urie), Jekyll, Jennings, Keith, Kennethson (MacKenneth, Mac-Chainneaich), Key, Kingan, Kinnaird, Lamont (Lawmount, Mac-Shomhairleadh, M'Soirl, M'Coirl), Leitch, Leslie, Liddell, Lindsay, Login, Lyon, MacAlister (M'Alister, Macalister), MacAlpine, MacArthur (M'Arthur, McArthur), MacAulay (Macaulay, M'Aulay, Clan-Talvaich), Macbeth (Makbeth, Macvet, Magbeth), MacCalman (M'Calman), MacDiarmid (Macdiarmid, Siol-Dhiarmaid, O'Duinn), MacDonald (Macdonald, M'Donald, Mac-Reginald, Mac-Vic-Iain), MacDougall (Macdougall, M'Dougall, McDougall), MacEachern, MacEwen (MacEwan, M'Ewan, McEwen, McEwan), MacFarlane (Macfarlane), MacGlasrich (M'Glasrich, Macglasraich, Maclaisrich, Clan-Glasraich), MacGregor (Clan-Gregor, McGregor), MacIlvernock (M'Ilvernock), MacInnes (M'Innes, M'Angus), MacIntyre (M'Intyre), MacIver (M'Iver, McIver, MacIvor, M'Ivor, McIvor, MacYwar, M'Ivyr, Makewir, M'Keuir, M'Evir, M'Kiver, M'Keiver, M'Ewar, M'Ewer, Makwre, M'Iwer, MacIwers, M'Cuir, M'Ure, McUre, Ure, O'Ivar, O'Hiomhair, O'Hivar, O'Hefare, O'Hair, Ivers, M'Keever, McKeevers, McErewer), MacKay (Mackay, Clan-Abarach, Slaight-ean-Aberigh), MacKenzie (Mackenzie, M'Kenzie), MacKiehan, MacKinlay (M'Kinlay), MacKinnon (M'Kinnon, Mackinnon), MacKintosh (Mackintosh), MacKinvin (Mackinvin), MacLachlan (Maclachlan, M'Lachlan, McLachlan), MacLaren (Maclaren, Clan-Lauren), MacLean (M'Lean), MacLeay (Macleay, Clan-Leay), MacLeod (Macleod, M'Leod), MacMillan (Macmillan), MacNab (M'Nab, McNab), MacNachtan (Macnachtan), MacNamara (Macnamara), MacNeill (Macneill, Macneil, M'Neill, M'Neil), MacNiven (M'Niven), MacPherson (Macpherson, M'Pherson, Macphersonus), MacRae (Macrae, M'Rae), MacTaggart, MacTavish (Mactavish, M'Tavish, McTavish, Tamhais Corr), MacVicar, Malloch, Manson, Matheson (Mathanach), Meighan, Miller, Monte Alto (Mowat), Montgomerie, Morison (Morrison), Mumford, Munro (Monroe), Murray (Murravius, Murry), Muschet, Mylne, Nelson, Neveth, Newton, Nicolas, Nicolls, Nisbet, Nooth, O'Connor, O'Farrell, O'Kennedy, Oliphant, Orde, Oswald, Overton, Parry, Paterson, Patten, Penney (Lord Kinloch), Phillips, Pollock, Pope, Probyn, Rankin, Reid, Reoch, Ritchie, Robertson (Robieson, Clan-Donnachie), Rose, Ross, Rutherford, Scarlett, Scott, Scrymgeour (Radulphus de Dunde, John de Glassereth), Sewell, Sinclair, Skene, Smith, Somerled (Sorley Buey), Somerville, Spaight, Stephen, Stevens, Stevenson, Stewart (Stuart), Stirling, Stout, Swanson, Sylvius, Taylor, Teignmouth, Thomson, Toshach, Trafford, Vavasour, Vernon, Vibart, Wallace, Ware, Waters, Watson, White, Williams, Wimberley, Winter, Wood, Wyllie (Wylie), Wyntoun, Yates, Young, Younger.

Parishes, Estates, Castles & Settlements Indexed in This Volume:

Aberbrothoc (Arbroath), Aberdeen, Aberfoyle, Aberuchill, Achadaherlich (Auchterharley), Achangills (Auchingills), Achavarasdale, Achnaba, Achness (Strathnaver), Agra, Aimster, Airds, Alexandria (Virginia), Altimarlach, Altnagalloch, Angus, Antrim, Appin, Applecross, Ardchalzie, Ardchattan, Ardencaple, Ardintenny, Ardkinglas, Ardlarach, Ardmaddy Castle, Ardnamurchan, Ardstraw (Tyrone), Argyllshire, Ariskeodnish, Arnisdale, Ascog (Bute), Asknish (Ashnish), Atholl, Attichuan, Auchencruive, Auchinbreck, Auchmaddie (Achavatie), Auchmore, Auchnacloich, Ausdale, Badenoch, Bahia, Balfargie, Balfour, Baliver, Ballarat (Australia), Ballengeich (Framlingham, Victoria), Ballochyle (Cowal), Balnagowan, Barbreck, Barcaldine, Barmolloch, Barvas (Lewis), Barvullin, Beallach-na-broige, Ben-Cruachan, Benmore, Berriedale, Bighouse, Bilbster, Blarowne, Braal, Braalbyne, Braehour, Bras d'Or Lake (Cape Breton), Breadalbane, Brechin, Brubster, Burnbank, Burnside-Ramsay (Ontario), Bute, Caithness, Calder (Scots-Calder, Nornis-Calder), Calrossie, Canisbay, Cape Breton Island, Carnasary Castle, Carwhin, Castlehill (Olrick), Chatham County (North Carolina), Clayock, Clenary, Clochran, Clyth, Coleraine, Coll (Lewis), Colonsay, Comelfiet (Comliefoot), Contin, Coruanan, Coull, Cowal, Craiganterve, Craignish, Creagan-Iver, Crieff, Cuilanlongart, Culkenzie, Culloden, Dallinlongart, Davochmaluag, Dergachie, Derry (Londonderry), Dingwall Castle, Dollar, Dorary (Gavinskirk), Dornoch, Drissaig, Duchernan (Craigmurrell, Uila), Dudhope, Dull, Dumbarton, Dunardary, Dunbeath, Dundarave, Dundee, Dunnet, Dunolly, Dunoon, Dunrobin Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle, Duntroon, Durness, Eaglesham, Ederline, Edinburgh, Eskart, Fearn (Geanies), Fearnan, Finncharn Castle, Flodden, Fodderty, Forss, Fortingal, Foulis, Fraochellan Castle, Freswick, Gairloch, Garth Castle, Gilmerton, Glasgow, Glassary (Kilmichael-Glassary), Glasslough (Monaghan), Glasvar, Glenaray, Glendaruel, Glenelg, Glenlochay, Glenlyon, Glenorchy, Glenshiel, Glenshiray, Glenure, Gowrie, Greenock, Gress (Lewis), Grianaig, Gut of Canso (Nova Scotia), Halkirk, Harpsdale (Polihowar), Innisconnell Castle, Inveraray Castle, Inverawe, Inverliver, Inverneil, Inverness-shire, Jamaica (Kingston, Fishriver, Blackriver), Karachi, Kellenochanach, Kenmore (Inchadden), Kilbrandon, Kilbride, Kilcalmonell, Kilchattan, Kilchrenan, Kilchurn Castle, Kildun, Killean, Killevin, Killin, Killineuair (Kilnure), Kilmacolm, Kilmalew, Kilmallie, Kilmaronock, Kilmartin, Kilmelfort, Kilmonivaig, Kilmory, Kilmuir (Skye), Kilvaree, Kinblathmont, Kinlochewe, Kintail, Kintyre, Kirnan (Kernanach), Knapdale, Laganlochan, Lagg, Lealt, Leckguary, Leckmelm, Lergachonzie, Lergnahunsion, Letterewe, Letterfearn, Letternamolt, Lewis (Isle of Lewis), Lismore, Liurary, Liverpool, Loch Broom (Scorraig), Loch Fyne, Loch Gilp, Loch Tarbet, Lochaber, Lochalsh, Lochawe, Lochend (Caithness & Poolewe), Lochewe, Lochgair, Lochgilphead, Lymm (Cheshire), Lybster, Madison County (Tennessee), Meean Meer, Menteith, Midgany, Monydrain, Montreal, Morvern, Mourlaganmor, Muckairn, Ness (Lewis), Northbar, Nova Scotia, Olrick, Ootacamund, Orkney (Wideford), Ospisdale, Pennymore, Perthshire, Pictou (Nova Scotia), Pitcalnie, Poolewe, Port-Glasgow, Quoycrook (Quarrycrook), Raleigh (North Carolina), Reay, Renfrew, Ridgeway (Ontario), Rosneath, Ross-shire, Rumsdale, Scone, Scourie, Scrabster, Shurary, Skipness, Skye, Sordale, St. Andrews, St. Anne's (Cape Breton), Stainland, Stornoway, Strachur, Strathauchie, Strathconan, Stratherrick, Strathie, Stroneskar, Stronshiray, Strowan, Sutherland, Taymouth, Thurso, Tiree, Tofthorsa, Toftingall, Tolsta (Lewis), Torblaren, Toronto, Tournaig (Tournack), Uig (Lewis), Ulbster, Virginia, Watten, Weem, Weydale, Whitebarony.