Taylor

[Phogfan86]

Clanfinder.com turned up Clan Cameron and this one I'd never heard of before...

Clan Tailyour
As the name suggests, it is derived from the French 'tailler' which means 'to cut'. Scots records show this to be a very common name throughout recent history with Alexander le Taillur listed as a valet to Alexander III in 1276, Bruce le Taillur was a Scottish prisoner taken during the capture of Dunbar castle in 1296. During the same year, the Ragman Roll lists six persons of this name, all rendering homage to Edward I of England, and residing in counties as far apart as Roxburgh and Angus. In Latin documents, the name is rendered as 'cissor', which is very similar to it's English equivalent. Walter Cissor received a grant of land from David II in around 1137, and both Donald and Bricius Cissor were witness to a murder in 1462. Several Macintaileours, another form of Tailyour, were fined in 1613 for sheltering members of the Clan Gregor who, at the time were outlaws. Born in 1753 in Lanarkshire, James Taylor is credited with the first practical usage of steam power for inland navigational vessels. The first paddle-wheel steam boat was launched in October of 1788 at Dalswinton achieving a speed of 5 miles per hour. James Taylor's pioneering work on the application of steam power paved the way for the great paddle steamers which were later to carry passengers and freight along the great North American rivers.

[racerboy6996]

Clanfinder.com turned up Clan Cameron and this one I'd never heard of before...

Clan Tailyour
As the name suggests, it is derived from the French 'tailler' which means 'to cut'. ....

Thank you for that information. I had not heard any of that previously...