An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Clan Maclean (1838) – Searchable Digital PDF Edition

Trace your Highland and Hebridean roots through the landmarkfirst printed history of Clan Maclean (Clann Ghilleain)—restored, whitened, and indexed for modern genealogists. Originally published in London and Edinburgh in 1838 by "A Seneachie" (Lachlan MacLean, 1798–1848) under the patronage of Charles Hope Maclean of Ardgour and General Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet of Morvern, An Historical and Genealogical Account of the Clan Maclean, From Its First Settlement at Castle Duart, in the Isle of Mull, to the Present Period is the foundational primary source for Maclean, Maclaine, and allied Hebridean family history. Compiled directly from the ancient Duart, Ardgour, Coll, and Dochgarroch manuscripts, this 408-page Fairbairn's Crests Digital Edition pairs a crystal-clear, pure-white (#FFFFFF) restoration of the 1838 text with a newly compiled 9-page Back-of-Book Surname, Parish & Place Index.

Why This 1838 Edition Is Essential for Clan Maclean & Hebridean Researchers

Written while the oral traditions of the Isle of Mull, Morvern, Coll, Tiree, and Ardgour were still living memory—and while veterans of the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the 18th-century Highland Clearances and emigrations were still alive to contribute their family papers—this volume preserves hundreds of genealogical links that never appeared in parish registers:

• The Ancient Chiefs of Castle Duart & Brolas: Traces the unbroken chiefly line from Gillean na Tuaidh ("Gillean of the Battle-Axe"), Gillise (who fought at the Battle of Largs in 1263), and Gillicallum (who fought under Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn in 1314) through Lachlan Lubaneach, Eachuinn Ruadh na'n Cath ("Red Hector of the Battles," slain at Harlaw in 1411), Lachlan Bronneach, Lachlan Cattanach (and the famous rescue of Lady Elizabeth Campbell from the "Lady's Rock"), Hector Mor (builder of the Great Tower of Duart), the giant warrior Sir Lachlan Mor (slain at Traigh Gruinart in Islay, 1598), SirLachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet (companion-in-arms of the Marquess of Montrose at Inverlochy, Auldearn, Alford, and Kilsyth), Sir Hector Roy (who fell at Inverkeithing in 1651 amid the immortal cry "Fear eil airson Eachuinn!"—"Another for Hector!"), Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet (commander of the right wing at Killiecrankie in 1689 and Jacobite leader at Sheriffmuir in 1715), Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet (host to Dr. Samuel Johnson on Inch Kenneth in 1773), and General Sir Fitzroy Jeffreys Grafton Maclean, 8th Baronet.
• Complete Cadet Genealogies Across 24 Houses: Dedicated biographical and genealogical chapters for the Houses of Duart & Brolas, Lochbuy (Moy Castle), Scallasdale, Urquhart & Dochgarroch ("The Macleans of the North"), Kingerloch, Cappurnach, Ardgour (Clann Ewen), Borreray (North Uist), Treshnish (Hereditary Captains of Cairnburgh Castle), Inverscadell, Blaich, Lehire & Ross (Sliochd a Chlaimbh Iaruinn—"The Race of the Iron Sword," Langamull, Bunessan, Shuna, Killean), Coll (Breacachadh Castle), Isle of Muke, Drimnacross & Torrestan, Grisiboll, Totteronald, Crosspool, Gallanach, Morvern & Ardtornish, Kinlochaline, Drimnin (led by Charles Maclean of Drimnin, who fell at Culloden in 1746), Calgary, Gruline, Kilunaig, Torren, Pennygoun & Pennycross, Torloisk, and the ennobled Counts Maclean of Sweden.
• The Original 1838 Subscriber Roll: Preserves the complete 7-page list of 126 original subscribers—recording exact residences, military regiments, naval ranks, estates, and professions across London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Campbeltown, Mull, Coll, Ulva, Morayshire, Quebec, and Nagpore.
• Transatlantic, Colonial & Military Diaspora Links: Documents early Maclean emigrants, planters, merchants, surgeons, and soldiers in Nova Scotia (Pictou, Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Quebec & Upper Canada, Virginia (Norfolk), Connecticut (Hartford), New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Jamaica, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, St. Domingo, St. Thomas & St. John, Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast), India (Calcutta, Madras, Cuttack, Nagpore, Seringapatam, Argaum), Ceylon, Java / Batavia, New South Wales, Sweden (Gothenburg, Stockholm), Holland (Scots Brigade, Bergen-op-Zoom), Portugal (Almeida, Lisbon), and Spain (Cadiz/Matagorda, Madrid).

What's Inside the Fairbairn's Crests Enhanced Digital Edition (408 Pages)

• Branded Front Matter (Pages i–iv / Merged PDF pp. 1–4): Includes a newly typeset Fairbairn's Crests title leaf, full bibliographic & APA 7th citation, historical context essay, and an exact Page Offset Mapping Table so you can jump effortlessly from any printed page citation to the exact PDF page.
• Cleaned & Whitened 1838 Original Text (395 Pages / Merged PDF pp. 5–399): Every page of the 1838 printing has been digitally cleaned and whitened to a crisp, pure white (#FFFFFF) background for effortless on-screen reading and home printing, with library stamps and blank leaves removed and a full invisible OCR text layer embedded.
• Comprehensive Back-of-Book Surname, Parish & Place Index (9 Pages / Merged PDF pp. 400–408): Newly compiled alphabetical index covering 231 Surname, Clan & Patronymic Headings (with Scottish and Gaelic spelling variants cross-referenced) and 51 Parishes, Islands, Castles, Battles, Ships & Regiments.

Surnames, Clans & Families Indexed in This Volume

Abercrombie, Acheson (Gosford), Adam, Airlie (Ogilvy), Albany (Stewart), Arenberg, Arnot, Attwood, Baillie (Dunean), Baird, Barrington, Bayly, Beaton (Seneachie), Beckwith, Bethune, Bevan, Bishop, Blair, Boyer, Brewis, Bridges, Brinkworth, Brown, Browne, Bruce (King Robert I), Brunswick, Buchanan, Burrell, Bury, Byng (Strafford), Cailenkerheilm, Cain, Cameron (Lochiel, Callart, Erracht, Glendessary), Campbell (Argyll, Achadhnoran, Achnabreck, Achnacraig, Airds, Ardintenny, Ardnamurchan, Ballimore, Calder/Cawdor, Coniguish, Dunstaffnage, Glenorchy/Breadalbane, Inverawe, Jura/Sandaig, Kintra, Lawers/Loudon, Lochnell, Scamadale, Skipness, Smithy Green, Sunderland), Cannan, Carncross,ambers, Chisholm (Strathglass), Clarke, Clephane (Carslogie), Close,Colquhoun, Commyne (Dalshangie), Compton (Northampton), Congreve, Conran, Cornwallis, Cottingham, Courtney, Craig, Crawford, Cromwell, Cubbage,umberland, Cunningham (Glencairn), Currie, Dallas (Kintra), Dalrymple (North Berwick), Dawkins, Dennistoun (Colgrain), Dickson, Douglas, Drummond, Dunfermline (Seton), Duncan, Dundas, Eade, Elcho (Wemyss), Errol (Hay), Erskine (Mar), Fane, Fareija (Captain of the Armada galleon Florida), Fergus I, Fitzroy (Southampton), Forbes, Fouler, Fraser (Lovat, Aigish, Dochnalurg, Struy), Gage,Fevre, Gardner, Glenelg (Grant), Gordon (Huntly, Aboyne, Buckie, Speymouth), Goring, Graham (Montrose, Lynedoch), Grant (Grant, Redcastle, Colquhoun Grant W.S.), Green, Gregorson (Ardtornish, Barrichboye), Gregory, Grieve (Hutton Hall), Gunston, Gurr, Haco (King of Norway), Haddington (Hamilton), Hall, Hallam, Hamilton (Barnes), Harding, Hardy, Harrington (Stanhope), Hatley, Hay (Kingask), Henderson,reat, Hobart (Buckinghamshire), Holburn (Menstrie), Hollinshed, Hope (Hopetoun), Houstoun (Cleskington, Jordan Hill), Howard (Greystoke), Hunter, Huntley, Hyder Ally, Iman, Innes, Irvine (Drum), James I–VII (Kings of Scotland), Johnson (Dr. Samuel), Johnstone, Kennedy, Kent (Duke of), Kerr, Kidd (Woodhill), Kiernan, Kinloch, Knox (Bishop Andrew), Lambert, Lamby, Lang, Lauderdale (Maitland), Lee, Le Fevre, Lemon, Lennox (Stewart), Leslie (David Leslie, Leven & Melville, Mary Leslie of Ross), Leuendaal, Leversage, Lightfoot, Lindsay, Lockhart (Lee & Carnwath), Long, Lovat (Fraser), Lundin, Mac-Adam, Mac-Allister (Loup), Mac-Arthur, Mac-Bean (Kinchyle), Mac-Cally, Mac-Coll, Mac-Cubbin, Mac-Dugall / Macdougall (Lorn, Gallanach), Mac-Ghlasrigh, Mac-Gillivray / Macgilvray (Pennyghael, Glencannel), Mac-Grigor, Mac-Ilvurrich, Mac-Innes, Mac-Intosh / Macintosh (Clan Chattan, Borlum, Holm), Mac-Ian (Ardnamurchan), Mac-Lachlan (Corry), Mac-Martin (Letterfinlay), Mac-Master (Ardgour), Mac-Neill / Macneil (Barra, Gigha/Gallachoille, Lossett), Mac-Phee (Colonsay), Mac-Pherson (Cluny, Esky), Mac-Quarrie / Macquarie (Ulva, Laggan-Ulva, Ormaig, Gov. Lachlan Macquarie), Mac-Queen (Barra, Rum, North Uist), Mac-Rath / Macrae, Macaggie, Macdonald / Macdonell (Lord of the Isles, Earl of Ross, Antrim/Dunluce, Ardnamurchan, Achdir, Bellfinlay, Boisdale, Clanranald, Dunyvaig & the Glens/Islay, Glencoe, Glengarry, Glenturret, Keppoch, Kinlochmoidart, Knoydart, Lochalsh, Morar, Sleat, Sir Alexander/Alasdair Mac Colla, Colla Ciotach),erguson, Mackay, Mackenzie (Kintail, Seaforth, Kilcoy, Scatwell), Mackinnon (Strath, Mishinish, Derryguaig), Maclaine (Lochbuie, Scallasdale), Maclean / MacLean / MacGillean (all 24 branches), Macleod (Harris/Dunvegan, Lewis, Bernera, Carntulich, Grishernish, Hammer, Talisker), Mahon, Maitland, Mar (Erskine/Stewart), Marjorybanks, Marshall, Marsham (Romney), Martin, Massereene, Mathews, Mayer, Melson, Middleton, Miller, Minchin, Monkton, Montgomery, Moore, Mostyn, Munro (Foulis), Murray (Atholl/Tullibardine), Napier, Nicholson, Normann (Baron de), O'Donnell (Tyrconnell), O'Neil (Tyrone), O'Rourke, Ochiltree (Stewart), Osborne, Palliser, Park (Sir James Allan Park), Paulson, Phillips (Amryscloss), Pigott, Price, Queensberry, Quickelberry, Robertson,Rooke (Sir George), Rose (Kilravock), Ross, Sandford, Scott, Shaw, Shelburne, Sinclair, Skinner, Smith, Smythe, Somerled (Thane of Argyll), Spottiswoode, Stewart / Stuart (Appin, Ardshiel, Bute, Fasnacloich, Royal House),enson, Strachan, Sutherland, Symson, Teed, Terry, Tod, Townshend, Traverse, Tregear, Turnbull, Turner (Sir James), Tytler, Vanplassen, Wall (Clonea Castle), Wellesley (Wellington), Whitehead, Wilks, William III, Wilson, Wirttus, Wolfe (General James), and Wood.

Parishes, Islands, Castles & Battlefields Covered

Islands & Districts: Isle of Mull (Duart, Aros, Moy/Lochbuie, Torloisk, Brolas, Ross of Mull, Pennycross, Gruline, Calgary, Treshnish, Bunessan, Langamull, Pennyghael, Tobermory, Salen, Loch Don), Iona (I-Colum-Kill), Inch Kenneth, Cairnburgh (Kernburg), Ulva, Gometra, Staffa, Coll (Breacachadh, Totronald, Crossapol, Grisipol), Tiree (Kilmoluaig, Balephetrish, Hynish), Isle of Muck, Rum, Eigg, Canna, Kerrera, Bachca, Luing, Shuna, Islay (Dunyvaig, Finlaggan, Loch Gorm, Port Askaig, Traigh Gruinart, Benbigrie, Kilchoman), Jura (Knockbreck), Gigha, Colonsay, Barra, South Uist, North Uist (Boreray, Sollas), Skye (Dunvegan, Dunscaith, Sleat, Talisker), Lewis, Harris, Arran, Morvern (Ardtornish, Kinlochaline, Drimnin, Auliston, Achalennan), Ardgour (Cuil, Inverscaddle, Corran), Kingairloch, Ardnamurchan (Mingary), Moidart, Knoydart, Morar, Lorn (Dunstaffnage, Laggan-Mor, Oban), Appin, Lochaber (Inverlochy, Fort William, Mamore, Blaich, Achnacarry, Glendessary), Kintyre (Campbeltown, Dunaverty, Killean), Knapdale, Glen Urquhart, Dochgarroch, Dochnalurg, Strathglass, The Aird, Strathdearn, Badenoch, Strathspey, and Morayshire.
Battles & Historic Events: Largs (1263), Bannockburn (1314), Harlaw (1411), Inverlochy (1431 & 1645), Bloody Bay (1482), Flodden (1513), Statutes of Iona (1609), Destruction of the Spanish Armada Galleon Florida in Tobermory Bay (1588), Glenlivet (1594), Traigh Gruinart (1598), Benbigrie (1598), Auldearn (1645), Alford (1645), Kilsyth (1645), Philiphaugh (1645), Inverkeithing (1651), Knockbreck (1689), Killiecrankie (1689), Dunkeld (1689), Cromdale (1690), Preston & Sheriffmuir (1715), Culloden (1746), Bergen-op-Zoom (1747), Ticonderoga, Montreal & Quebec (1758–1775), Penobscot (1779), Alkmaar (1799), Egypt (1801), Argaum & Gawilghur (1803), Maida (1806), Matagorda/Cadiz (1810), Roncesvalles, Orthez & Toulouse (1813–1814), and Waterloo (1815).

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