Quote Originally Posted by skauwt View Post
yup Alex is spot on my ancestors where "The Chisholm's of that ilk "from the borders and none of them where chiefs just some lairds and craftmen so "of that ilk" isn't tied to down to chiefship
Ah but it is tied to chiefship, as you put it. Please see my previous post. Chisholm of Chisholm may be interpretted as "Chisholm of that Ilk."