Sutherland and the Reay Country (1897) – Rev. Adam Gunn & John Mackay | Searchable Clan Mackay & Sutherland Genealogy PDF

Uncover your northern Highland roots in the definitive 1897 historical, military, and genealogical compendium of Sutherland (Cataobh), Assynt, and Lord Reay’s Country (Dùthaich Mhic-Aoidh). Edited by the Rev. Adam Gunn, M.A., of Durness and John Mackay, Editor of the Celtic Monthly and founder of the Clan Mackay Society, Sutherland and the Reay Country brings together the foremost Highland scholars of the late Victorian era to chronicle six centuries of clan feuds, charters, antiquities, folklore, Gaelic place-names, famous regiments, ecclesiastical fasti, and notable families across the far north of Scotland. Restored and indexed by Fairbairn's Crests, this 447-page searchable digital edition transforms a scarce 19th-century subscriber volume into an instant-search research tool for modern family historians.

Why This Edition Is Essential for Genealogists & Clan Researchers

• Complete 1897 List of Subscribers (pp. xii–xix): Records nearly 200 named subscribers with exact 1897 residences and occupations across Sutherland, Caithness, Ross-shire, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, and the global Highland diaspora in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Montreal, the United States, South Africa, India, Siam, Java, Australia, and New Zealand.
• Six Centuries of Clan & Family History (pp. 1–77): Traces the Earls of Sutherland (Freskyn/de Moravia and Gordon lines) and the Chiefs of Clan Mackay (Lord Reay, Clan Abrach of Strathnaver, Bighouse, Scourie, Melness, Strathy, and Dirlet), alongside the Macleods of Assynt and Durness, Clan Gunn, the Sinclairs of Caithness, the Murrays, Munros, Rosses of Balnagown, Mackenzies, and Mathesons.
• 79-Page Regimental & Military History (pp. 183–282): Chronicles Sir Donald Mackay’s Scots Regiment in the Thirty Years’ War (1626–1634), the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sutherland Fencibles, the Reay Fencibles (with surname muster statistics), the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders ("The Thin Red Line" at Balaclava, New Orleans, and Lucknow, including Victoria Cross winners and officers promoted from the ranks), and complete officer rolls of the 1st Sutherland Rifle and Artillery Volunteers.
• Parish Place-Names, Fasti & Biographies (pp. 141–171, 321–399): Explains hundreds of Norse and Gaelic township names across Farr, Tongue, Durness, Eddrachillis, Assynt, Creich, Lairg, Dornoch, Golspie, Rogart, Clyne, Loth, and Kildonan; includes the life and songs of Rob Donn Mackay (pp. 285–320); provides illustrated biographical notices of prominent Sutherlanders; and lists every post-Reformation minister in the Presbyteries of Tongue and Dornoch from 1567 to 1842 (Appendixes I & II).
• Pure White (#FFFFFF) Archival Restoration + Master Index: Twenty blank plate-backs and library stamps have been removed, all 435 original pages have been whitened to a clean #FFFFFF background for effortless reading and home printing, and a new 8-page Fairbairn's Crests Master Surname & Parish Index (indexing 277 surnames and 244 places/regiments) has been appended.

Complete List of 277 Surnames Indexed in This Volume

Aberigh-Mackay (Abrach, Mac-Aoidh), Abrach (Clan Abrach / Sept of Mackay), Adam, Adamnan, Aird, Alexander, Anderson (Aindreas, Gillander), Ansell, Argyll (Argyle, Campbell of), Atholl (Athol, Stewart / Maddad of), Auld, Baillie (Bailie), Baird, Bannerman, Bantock, Bar (St. Bar / Bishop Bar), Barclay, Barnes, Bethune, Bickley, Bignold, Black, Blake, Blantyre (Master of), Bolton, Bouie, Box, Brassey, Brodie, Bruce (Brus, de Brus), Buchanan, Buik, Burgess, Butters, Cadell, Cameron (Camshron), Campbell (Caimbeul), Carmichael, Carswell, Cassilis, Chaplin, Chisholm (Siosal), Clarke (Clark, Clerigh), Cobb, Colquhoun, Columba (St. Columba), Cordiner, Cormac, Cowan, Craven, Crerar, Cromartie (Earl of Cromarty), Cromwell, Crozier, Cumming, Cunyngham (Cunningham), Dale, Davidson, Dempster, Dennis, Denoone (Denoon), Dicuil, Dingwall, Donan (St. Donan), Donn (Rob Donn / Robert Mackay), Douglas, Drummond, Dudgeon, Duffus (Laird of), Dunbar, Elliot, Ewart, Eykyn, Falconer, Feilden, Ferguson, Ferquhard, Findlater, Finlayson (Fionnlagh), Forbes (Foirbeis), Fraser (Friseal, Frazer), Freskyn (de Moravia), Gilbert (St. Gilbert), Gilchrist (Gillechriosd), Gilmour, Glencairn (Earl of), Gordon (Gordan, Earl of Huntly), Gower (Leveson-Gower, Duke of Sutherland), Graham, Grant (Grannd), Gray (Grey), Gray-Buchanan, Greensill, Gunn (Gun, MacRob, Clan Gunn), Guthrie, Haco (Hacon), Hadwen, Hall, Hamilton, Harald (Harold Fairhair / Maddadson), Harper, Harradence, Harvie-Brown, Hay, Haydon, Haynes, Hedderwick, Henderson (MacEanruig), Hepburn (d'Hebron), Hill, Hog, Holmes, Hood, Hopkinson, Horne, Hosack, Houstoun (Houston), Hoyes, Hunter, Huntly (Gordon, Earl of), Innes (Innis), Joass, Keith, Kemp, Kennedy (Ceannadaidh), Kerr (Ker), Kiddie, Kinnaird, Kinnoull (Earl of), Kirk, Kniphausen, Knox, Lake, Lawson, Leason, Leith-Hay, Lennox (Stewart, Duke/Earl of), Leslie, Leveson-Gower, Lightbody, Lindsay (Lindesay), Littlejohn, Loch, Logan (Logane), Loudon (Campbell, Earl of), Lovat (Fraser, Lord), M'Ian (MacIan), MacAndrew (Macandrew), MacAulay (Macaulay), MacBean (Macbean, M'Bean), MacBeath (Macbeth), MacBryde (M'Bryde, McBride), MacCoy (McCoy), MacCulloch (Macculloch), MacDonald (Macdonald, M'Donald), MacEachainn (MacEachain), MacFarlane (Macfarlane), MacGillivray (Macgillivray), MacGregor (Macgregor), MacHardy (Machardy), Macintyre (MacIntyre), MacIvor (MacIver, M'Ivor), Mackay (MacKay, Mackey, MacKey, Macky, MacAoidh, Clan Aoidh), MacKenzie (Mackenzie), MacKillop (Mackillop), MacKinnon (Mackinnon), Mackintosh (MacKintosh, M'Intosh), Maclauchlan (MacLauchlan), MacLean (Maclean), Macleay (MacLeay), MacLeod (Macleod, M'Leod, Siol Torquil), MacMurchov (Mhic Mhorchaidh, MacMurchadh), Macpherson (MacPherson), Macrae (MacRae), MacRob, MacRory (Macrory, Mhic Ruaraidh), Maddadson, Maitland, Malvoisin, Mansfeldt (Mansfelt), Mar (Erskine, Earl of), Matheson (MacMhathain), Maxwell, Melville, Menzies (Meinn), Milligan, Moddan, Montrose (Graham, Marquis of), Moravia (de Moravia), Morrison (Moireasdan), Mowatt (Mowat), Mullen, Munro (Monro, Munroe, Monroe), Murray (Moray, de Moravia), Napier, Nicol, Noble, Nugent, Paip (Pape, Paipe, Papp), Paterson, Paton, Pattison, Peacock, Pelham, Pennant, Peters, Petley, Pluscardin (Mackenzie of), Pococke, Polson (MacPhail), Pont, Pratt, Rainy, Reay (Lord Reay / Clan Mackay), Reid (Ruadh), Robertson (Donnachadh), Robson, Rognvald (Rognwald), Rose, Ross (Ros), Ruskin, Rutherford, Ruthven, Rye, Sage, Salmond, Sandison, Sangster, Scobie, Scott, Seaforth (Mackenzie, Earl of), Seton, Sigurd, Simpson, Sinclair (Sinckler, St. Clair, Earl of Caithness), Skeldoch (Skeldock), Skene, Slade, Smith, Soutar, Spynie, Squair, Stafford (Marquis of), Steven, Stewart (Stuart), Sutherland (Southerland, Sudrland, Cataobh), Symon, Tait, Taylor, Thompson, Thomsen, Thomson, Thorfinn, Thorkel, Thorstein the Red, Tilly, Traquair, Tulloch, Tunnicliff, Turnbull, Urquhart (Urchardan), Waddell, Wahab, Wallace, Wallenstein, Ware, Warrand, Warrender, Welsh, Wemyss, Westminster (Duke of), Weston, White, Whyte (Fionn), Wilson, Wright, Yule.

Parishes, Townships, Castles, Kirks & Regiments Covered

Parishes & Districts: Assynt, Caithness (Katanes / Gallaobh), Clyne, Creich (Criech), Dornoch, Durness (Dyrnes), Eddrachillis (Edderachilis), Farr (Far), Golspie (Culmaily / Kilmallie), Kildonan, Kinlochbervie, Lairg, Loth, Reay (Dùthaich Mhic-Aoidh), Rogart (Roth-gorthe), Strath Halladale (Haludal), Strathmore (Urra-Dal), Strathnaver (Strathnavernia), Strathoykell, Strathy, Sutherland (Sudrland / Cataobh), Tongue (Kintail a' Mhic-Aoidh / Kirkiboll).

Castles, Brochs, Cairns & Townships: Aberscross, Achany, Achness, Aldgowne, Allt-na-Caillich, Altass, Altnaharra, Ardvreck Castle, Armadale, Badcall, Badanloch, Balblair, Baligill, Balnagown, Balnakil Church & Monastery, Ben Griam, Ben Hope, Ben Loyal, Benmore, Berriedale, Bettyhill, Bighouse, Blairich, Bonar Bridge, Borley, Borve Castle, Brora, Caisteal Bharruich (Castle Varrich), Calda House, Cape Wrath, Carrol, Castle Cole, Clachtoll, Clynelish, Crakaig, Culgower, Dalharold,Dilred (Dirlet), Dingwall, Doll, Downreay, Druim-na-cupa, Dun Creich, Dun Dornadilla, Dunrobin Castle, Elgin, Elphin, Embo, Eriboll (Erribol), Fiscary Cairns, Foulis Castle, Garty, Girnigo Castle, Golval, Halkirk, Handa Island, Harpsdale, Helmsdale Castle, Inchard, Inchnadamph, Inverness, Keoldale, Kilcalmkill, Killearnan, Kilpheder, Kinbrace, Kinloch, Kinnauld, Kintradwell, Kirkaig, Kirkton, Kirtomy, Laxford, Lierabol, Loch Assynt, Loch Hope, Loch Monar, Loch Naver, Loch Shin, Melness, Melvich, Migdale, Moine, Morvich, Mudale, Murkle, Musal, Navidale, Ospisdale, Pitfour, Portskerra, Pulrossie, Rhiconich, Rhinavie Cairns, Rispond, Rosehall, Rossal, Sandside, Sandwood, Scourie, Scrabster Castle, Siderha (Cyderhall), Skelbo Castle, Skelpick, Skerray, Skibo Castle, Suilven, Suisgill, Swordly, Syre, Tain, Talmine, Tannach Moor, Tarbat, Thurso, Tongue House, Torish, Torrisdale, Uppat, Watch Hill (Tongue), Wick.

Regiments, Battles & Vessels: Mackay's Regiment (The Scots Brigade / Green Brigade in the Thirty Years' War at Boitzenburg, Stralsund, New Brandenburg, Leipzig & Lützen), Royal Scots (1st Foot / Le Regiment d'Hebron), 42nd Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch), 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sutherland Fencibles, Reay Fencibles (at Tara-hill & Castlebar, 1798), 93rd Sutherland Highlanders (at New Orleans, Balaclava 'The Thin Red Line', Sebastopol, Cawnpore & Relief of Lucknow), 71st, 72nd, 73rd (MacLeod's), 78th, 79th, 91st & 92nd Highlanders, 1st Sutherland Highland Rifle Volunteers, 1st Sutherland Artillery Volunteers, French Sloop of War Hazard & HMS Sheerness (1746), Transport Ships Lilly Nichol & Hound (1630).

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