A Swan in Search of his "True" Clan

**Cygnus** · 23rd July 10, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Nope. The Gunns & Mackays are in the far north of Scotland, and the Macfarlane territory is over by Loch Lomond. The Williamsons in Eastern Scotland were somehow involved in cattle droving, and are briefly mentioned in The Drove Roads of Scotland by A.R.B. Haldane.

T.

I suppose it would make sense to have Williamsons all over the place; after all, all one needs to be a "Williamson" is to have an ancestor named William, and it's a common enough name.

**macwilkin** · 23rd July 10, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Cygnus

I suppose it would make sense to have Williamsons all over the place; after all, all one needs to be a "Williamson" is to have an ancestor named William, and it's a common enough name.

One of the most common names in Scotland.

T.