Norman Question

[Ancienne Alliance]

I believe Adam de Gordon, progenitor of the Gordons was a Norman. Also the Grahams, Lindsays, Montgomerys, Setons, Sinclairs, Hays and probably others. Of course there are also clans that descend from Norse raiders who didn't detour to the north of France (Normandie), but went straight to Scotland.

Thank You !
Any more ?


Best,

Robert

[MrLion]

the Bruce Clan, too.

[skauwt]

im not %100 sure but i believe my clan "The Chisholm" might have came over with the normans ,the name back in the 1200s was "de Chesehelme"
Alexander de Chesholm witnessed a charter c.1248
john chesehelme was mentioned in a letter to Pope Alexander IV in 1254

and another clan of mine "The Bruce" was known as "de Brus " they originated in Brix northern France

[macwilkin]

The Grants and the Comyns/Cummings are believed to have Norman roots, Robert.

Also see this article from the Clan Hay Society's web site:

http://www.clanhay.net/HISTORY/Normandy_Roots.php

Regards,

Todd

[Old Hippie]

The Grants and the Comyns/Cummings are believed to have Norman roots, Robert.

Also see this article from the Clan Hay Society's web site:

http://www.clanhay.net/HISTORY/Normandy_Roots.php

Was just gonna post this and thought, "Better read the thread first..."

I'm a Hay, Penny has ties to Comyn.

Cheers, eh!

[Gryphon noir]

I have read that the Mathesons were originally Norman. I'm sure that mght be contentious because there are a number of traditions about their origins.

It would make sense in the context of my family's lore, since the Gordons were definitely Norman {"We've always been Gordons!"--attrib. William Stephen, 1832-1877} , and names like Stephen and Paul are a bit of a giveaway.
Apparently my great grandparents and their ilk were known as "tall people" in their native Aberdeen, [as opposed to all the wiry little Picts? ]. Not sure if it is still that way but it was remembered as recently as one generation ago.

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Robert — a good many families are accounted Norman simply because they arrived in England with (or shortly after) William of Normandy.
I believe the Montgomery/Montgomerie family to be of Norman origin.
But there were also families represented in William’s army that were only temporarily resident in Normandy, since they had been hired by William to build and maintain castles there.
The Bruces (who were Flemings) are among that group.
And the Stewarts were a Breton family, believed to have originated in Cornwall or a nearby part of Britain, which settled, first in England, then in Scotland, following WIlliam’s succession to the English throne.
For centuries the ancestors of the Stewarts were stewards of Dol.
The Sinclairs certainly are of French origin, but whether they are Norman is unclear, since they were part of the group of Templar knights who settled in Scotland following the suppression of their Order in France.
Regards,
Mike

[kscaddo]

Russell

[ctbuchanan]

I think the following are:
Clan Bruce (de Brus)
Clan Comyn
Clan Montgomery
Clan Crawford
Clan Grant
Clan Fraser
Clan Gordon
Clan Hay
Clan Innes
Clan Jardine
Clan Kerr
Clan Menzies
Clan Montgomery
Clan Ramsay
Clan Sinclair
Clan Somerville
Clan Stewart of Appin
Clan Stewart
Clan Stuart of Bute