The Celtic Magazine, Vol. II (1877) - Searchable PDF & Surname Index

Uncover Scarce 19th-Century Highland Clan Histories, Charter Transcripts, Jacobite Memoirs & Hebridean Genealogies

Originally published in Inverness in 1877 and conducted by the celebrated Highland clan historian Alexander Mackenzie, F.S.A. Scot. (author of the Histories of the Mackenzies, Macdonalds, Camerons, Macleods, Chisholms, and Frasers of Lovat), The Celtic Magazine, Volume II (Nos. XIII–XXIV, November 1876 – October 1877) is one of the richest Victorian compendiums of primary Scottish Highland family history, charter-chest records, Jacobite biography, oral seannachie traditions, and clearance demographics ever printed. Enhanced by Fairbairn's Crests with a newly compiled 18-page Alphabetical Surname, Clan & Parish Index, this 513-page digital edition lets you locate elusive ancestors across Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Argyll, Skye, Lewis, Harris, and the Uists in seconds.

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

• Complete 513-Page Merged Digital Volume: Includes all twelve monthly issues of Volume II (488 numbered text pages plus the original 1877 Title Page and Contents), preceded by 4 pages of newly typeset Fairbairn's Crests Front Matter (Pages i–iv) and followed by an 18-page Back-of-Book Research Index.
• Artifact-Free Archival Preservation: All institutional library stamp sheets and blank flyleaves have been cleanly removed while leaving the 491 original book pages, vintage typography, Sol-Fa Gaelic music sheets, and native embedded OCR search layer 100% intact.
• Medieval & Early Modern Highland Charters (1253–1782): Features Alexander Fraser's The Fentons of the Aird (1253–1422) translating Latin charters from the Chartulary of Moray (naming Bissets, Grahams, Fentons, Chisholms, and Frasers of Lovat in Kiltarlity, Kirkhill, and Beauly), plus Charles Fraser-Mackintosh's documentary account of Colonel William Baillie of Dunain in India (1780–1782) and the Depopulation of Aberarder in Badenoch in 1770.
• Clan Mackenzie, Gairloch, MacBeath & Macleod Traditions: Contains the original first serialization of Alexander Mackenzie's The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer (Coinneach Odhar Fiosaiche), the great debate on the Origin of the Clan Mackenzie (Fitzgerald vs. native Gaelic descent from Gilleon of the Aird), and bilingual Highland Ceilidh accounts of how the MacBeaths were driven from Loch Tolly Island, how Hector Roy (Eachainn Ruadh) won Gairloch, the naval battle at Raasay (Latha na Luinge), and Suarachan at the Battle of Park.
• Jacobite Risings, Flora Macdonald & Highland Warfare: Includes Rev. Alexander Macgregor's three-part memoir of The Last Scenes of Flora Macdonald's Life in Skye and North Carolina (with her verbatim 1780–1782 letters), Alexander Mackintosh Shaw's biography of Brigadier William Mackintosh of Borlum in the 1715 and 1719 Risings, Torquil's histories of Cawdor Castle, Kilchurn Castle, John Mackay, and The Rout of Moy, and James Macknight's five-part tactical analysis of Highland Battles and Highland Arms (Achadelew, Mulroy, Killiecrankie, Sheriffmuir, Prestonpans, Falkirk, and Culloden).
• Highland Clearances, Parish Censuses & Emigration Records: Features Principal J. C. Shairp's epic The Clearing of the Glens (Glen Dessaray, Loch Arkaig, and Knoydart) and Rev. Alexander Macgregor's five-part Destitution in the Highlands and Islands, complete with 1736–1871 parish population tables (Kilmuir, Glenshiel, Kintail, Lochalsh, Lochcarron, Applecross, Gairloch, Lochbroom, Lochs, and Barvas) and Skye-to-Australia emigrant ship statistics.
• Uniform Page Offset Formula (+7): Every numbered page in the original volume converts effortlessly using Merged PDF Page = Printed Page + 7.

Historical & Regional Overview

Spanning the central and western Highlands from the Moray Firth and Badenoch to the Outer Hebrides, The Celtic Magazine, Vol. II bridges the crucial gap between medieval clan charters, the Jacobite Risings of 1689, 1715, 1719, and 1745, and the 18th- and 19th-century clearances that scattered Highland families to Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Glengarry County (Ontario), North Carolina, and Australia. Alongside major historical monographs, the volume preserves rare biographical memoirs of Gaelic bards and scholars—including John Mackenzie of Gairloch (editor of The Beauties of Gaelic Poetry, with his 1843 publishing contract and subscriber roll), William Ross (the Gairloch Bard), Rob Donn Mackay of Strathnaver, Ailean Buidhe MacDougall of Glendoran, and the famous Lewis hunter Iain Ruadh MacDhughail (John Roy Macaulay).

Whether you are researching a Highland officer in the 42nd Black Watch, 73rd (Macleod's), 78th Ross-shire Buffs, 79th Cameron, or 92nd Gordon Highlanders, tracing tacksmen and crofters in Skye, Gairloch, Kintail, Lochaber, or Harris, or investigating the 1776–1782 Loyalist Highland settlement at Cross Creek and Moore's Creek in North Carolina, this indexed digital volume delivers hundreds of named individuals, patronymics, and local parish traditions unavailable in standard civil registers.

Surnames & Families Indexed in This Volume:

Abercromby, Achnacarry, Adolphus, Aird, Aitken, Aytoun, Alastair Ban, Alastair Buidhe MacIamhair, Alastair Og, Albannach, Allan, Allan Dall, Allan Donn, Alves, Anderson, Souttar, Argyle, Armstrong, Assar, Athole, Atholl, Aulaidh Dearg, Baillie, Ballindalloch, Balliol, Baliol, Balmerino, Bane, Banks, Baraball n'ic Coinnich, Beaton, Beattie, Beaufort, Bisset, Bysett, Black Baron, Blackie, Blake, Boece, Borlum, Boschoes, De Bosco, Boswell, Boucher, Bourke, Bowie, Boyle, Brahan Seer, Breadalbane, Brooks, Brown, Bruce, Brymer, Buchan, Buchanan, Bur, Burgess, Burke, Burns, Burton, Butter, Cailean na h'Airde, Calder, Cawdor, Cameron, Campbell, MacCailean, Cannon, Carmichael, Carpenter, Carruthers, Carswell, Cathcart, Chambers, Charles Edward Stuart, Chattan, Chisholm, Siosalach, Clanranald, Clark, Clarke, Cleireach, Clerk, Cluny, Cochrane, Coinneach Odhar, Collie, Colquhoun, Columba, Cope, Coote, Corbett, Cromartie, Cromwell, Cumberland, Cunnison, Cupples, Currie, Dalziel, Dalyell, Davidson, Davy, Derwentwater, Desmond, Donn, Donnchadh Ban, Douglas, Drummond, Dunain, Dunbar, Duncan, Dundee, Dunmore, Dutton, Dykes, Eachainn Ruadh, Eneas Paulus, Eschylus, Falconer, Farquharson, Fenton, Ferguson, Fitzgerald, Fletcher, Forbes, Forster, Fowkes, Fraser, Friseil, Fraser-Mackintosh, Gage, Gallie, Galloway, Gardiner, Gathelus, Geddes, Gherardini, Gibson, Gilbert, Gilfillan, Gilleasbuig Mac-na-Ceardadh, Gillies, Glenaladale, Glencairn, Glengarry, Goddard, Gordon, Gow, Graham, Grant, Gregory, Gruoch, Guest, Gunn, Halliday, Hamilton, Hawley, Hay, Hepburn, Hill, Hogg, Home, Honig, Hood, Hume, Huntly, Huske, Hyder Ali, Iain Dubh MacRuairidh, Iain Glasach, Iain Liath, Iain Lom, Iain Mac Iain Uidhir, Iain Og Mor, Iain Ruadh MacDhughail, Iain Ruadh Mac Iain Ghlasaich, Ingram, Innes, Invercauld, Invereshie, Inverliver, Irvine, Jack, Jeffrey, Jerram, Johnson, Jolly, Kemp, Kennedy, Kenneth Mor, Kenneth Og, Kenmure, Keppoch, Ker, Kilcoy, Kildare, Kilravock, Kinbrace, Kingsburgh, Kinnaird, Lamont, Lauder, Lees, Lennox, Leslie, Linlithgow, Lochiel, Lockhart, Logan, Loudon, Lovat, Love, Lucas, MacAoidh, MacAlpine, MacAndrew, MacArthur, Macaulay, MacDhughail, MacBean, MacBeath, MacBheathain, Macbeth, MacCalman, MacCallum, MacCodrum, MacColl, MacCorquodale, MacCrimmon, MacCrie, MacDonald, Macdonald, Macdonell, MacDougall, Macduff, MacEachain, MacErlich, MacFadzean, MacGillivray, MacGregor, MacIain, MacIan, MacIntyre, MacIver, Mackay, Mackellar, Mackenzie, MacCoinnich, Mackinnon, Mackintosh, Mackintosh Shaw, Macknight, Maclagan, Maclaren, Maclauchlan, Maclachlan, Maclean, Maclean Sinclair, Maclennan, Macleod, MhicLeoid, MacMhuirich, Macnab, Macneill, Macphail, MacPhee, Macpherson, Macrae, MacMhurchaidh, Macrae Moir, MacRuairidh, Mairi Laghach, Mairi Nighean Alasdair Ruaidh, Malcolm, Mansfield, Mar, Marischal, Martin, Matheson, MacMhathain, Menzies, Middleton, Miller, Milloy, Mitchell, Monk, Montrose, Moody, Moray, Morrison, Morritt, Mowat, Monte-Alto, Munro, Murdoch, Murray, Napier, Nether-Lochaber, Nicholas, Nicholson, Nicolson, Nixon, Noble, O'Cain, O'Cathan, O'Curry, O'Donovan, O'Gallagher, Ogilvie, O'Keefe, Oliphant, O'Neal, O'Rain, Ossian, Oxburgh, Packman, Patten, Patterson, Pennant, Pilmore, Playfair, Pottinger, Powel, Primrose, Proby, Rankine, Rattray, Reade, Reay, Reid, Rice, Rob Donn, Robertson, Roddie, Rose, Ross, Rumley, Sacheverel, Sandford, Scott, Seaforth, Sedgwick, Seumas an Tuim, Shairp, Shaw, Sime, Simpson, Sinclair, Skene, Smith, Sobieski Stuart, Somers, Sporran Donn, Stewart, Stuart, Stewart-Allan, Stewart-Mackenzie, Stirling, Stokes, Stratton, Strathallan, Strathmore, Suarachan, Sudge, Sutherland, Suvarrow, Tarbat, Tarbolt, Taylor, Thrale, Tippoo Saib, Tolmie, Torquil, Touchstone, Trevelyan, Tullibardine, Turner, Tyngask, Uisdean Mor Mac 'Ille Phadruig, Urquhart, Waddell, Walkinshaw, Wightman, Wilberforce, Wills, Wilson, Wintoun, Witham, Young, Zeuss.

Parishes, Townships & Settlements Indexed:

Aberarder, Aberdeen, Abernethy, Achadelew, Achamore, Achnacarry Castle, Achnakill, The Aird, Allt-nam-Meirleach, Applecross, Arcot, Conjeveram, Perampaukin, Ardgour, Sallachan, Ardnagrask, Muir of Ord, Ardnamurchan, Arisaig, Morar, Moidart, Knoydart, Armadale Castle, Sleat, Arpafeelie, Knockbain, Assynt, Baile Mhuilinn, Aultnacraig, Oban, Avoch, Badachro, Shieldaig, Badenoch, Laggan, Cluny, Benchar, Raits, Belleville, Ballachulish, Corran Ferry, Ballygrant, Islay, Barisdale, Loch Hourn, Isle of Barra, Barvas, Uig, Ness, Beauly, Priory of Beauly, Benbecula, Creagory, Ormiclade, Ben Cruachan, Loch Awe, Beinn Dorain, Ben Nevis, Mamore, Loch Linnhe, Ben Wyvis, Black Isle, Chanonry Point, Fortrose, Rosemarkie, Blair Castle, Pass of Killiecrankie, Borlum, Dores, Borodale, Corrodale, Borreraig, Bothgowanan, Brahan Castle, Loch Ussie, Caledonian Canal, Muirtown, Campbeltown, Kintyre, Canada, Ontario, Glengarry County, Nova Scotia, Canna, Rum, Canonry of Ross, Carron, Pitchas, Tulchin, Castle Downie, Beaufort, Castle Leod, Cawdor Castle, Cille-Chriosd, Kilchrist, Cillechoireal, Clach Bheis, Valtos, Lochgary, Inverwidden, Coll, Tiree, Conon, Corrie-na-Gaul, Craig Phadrick, Torvean, River Ness, Cromarty, Cross Creek, Fayetteville, Killiegray, Wilmington, Moore's Creek Bridge (North Carolina), Croy, Culloden Moor, Drummossie Moor, Dalmally, Glenorchy, Delvine, Dunkeld, Derby, Clifton, Dingwall, Strathpeffer, Drumnadrochit, Glen-Urquhart, Blairbeg, Balnain, Invermoriston, Dunain, Dochcairns, Dochgarroch, Torbreck, Balrobert, Knocknagail, Dunblane, Sheriffmuir, Craigton, Kinbuck, Allan Water, Dunlichity, Kirkhill, Dunrobin Castle, Dunstaffnage Castle, Loch Etive, Duntulm Castle, Kilmuir, Dunvegan Castle, Edinburgh, Tolbooth, Leith, Isle of Eigg, Eilean Donnan Castle, Elgin, Spynie Palace, Pluscarden, Fairburn Tower, Falkirk Muir, Farr, Tongue, Strathnaver, Fearn Abbey, Ferrintosh, Urquhart, Loggie, Findhorn, Strathdearn, Flodden, Flodigarry, Kingsburgh, Monkstadt, Scorribreck, Portree, Flowerdale, Kerrysdale, Poolewe, Mellon Charles, Fontenoy, Ticonderoga, Fort-Augustus, Fort-William, Fort-George, Foulis Castle, Edderton, Kincardine, Fraoch Eilean, Inishail, Forest of Gaick, Gairloch, Loch Maree, Loch Ewe, Loch Tolly, Glenbanchor, Glenballoch, Glencoe, Glen Dessaray, Glen Pean, Glen Kinzie, Loch Arkaig, Glendoran, Kilchrenan, Glenelg, Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel, Glengarry, Loch Oich, Loch Quoich, Glenmoriston, Glenshiel, Halifax, Harris, Rodel, Scalpay, Tarbert, Shiant Isles, Inveraray, Loch Fyne, Inverlochy, Inverness, Tomnahurich, Inverurie, Iona, Icolmkill, Kyles of Bute, Kilchurn Castle, Kilcoy Castle, Redcastle, Kilmallie, Corpach, Kiltarlity, Eskadale, Kintail, Castle of Strome, Knapdale, Largs, Lewis, Stornoway, Loch Langabhat, Park, Lismore, Lochaber, Glen Roy, Glen Spean, Lochalsh, Lochcarron, Clunes, Lochbroom, Ullapool, Scorraig, Loch Laggan, Loch Ness, Fall of Foyers, London, Morvern, Moy, Moyhall, Loch Moy, Craig-an-Eoin, Tarradale, Isle of Mull, Tobermory, Nairn, North Uist, South Uist, Milton, Orkney, Shetland, Battle of Park, Perth, North Inch of Perth, Petty, Morayston, Pollilur, Seringapatam, Preston, Prestonpans, Gladsmuir, Isle of Raasay, Rosehaugh, Isle of Skye, Strathglass, Erchless, Eilean Aigais, Knockfarrel, Strathspey, Sutherlandshire, Rogart.