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Author: Captain Craigengelt

Captain Craigengelt, an adventurer-soldier, companion of Frank Hayston. From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
16th Sep 202616th Sep 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The Royal Stewart ancestry of Barbara Blair, wife of John Drummond, 8th of Colquhalzie: Part 3b The Heraldry of Barbara Blair’s Ancestors

12th Sep 202616th Sep 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The Royal Stewart ancestry of Barbara Blair, wife of John Drummond, 8th of Colquhalzie: Part 3a The Heraldry of Barbara Blair’s Ancestors

9th Sep 202611th Sep 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The Royal Stewart ancestry of Barbara Blair, wife of John Drummond, 8th of Colquhalzie: Part 2 The Royal Stewart Connection

25th Aug 202611th Sep 2026 Captain Craigengelt

Lords of Misrule and the Barons of Brechin

23rd Aug 202627th Aug 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The Royal Stewart ancestry of Barbara Blair, wife of John Drummond, 8th of Colquhalzie: Part 1 The Barons of Kinfauns

2nd Jul 20263rd Jul 2026 Captain Craigengelt

Thomas Drummond of Auchterarder, died December 1686

30th May 202627th Aug 2026 Captain Craigengelt

Heraldry: its Use & Misuse in Family History with examples from the Drummond family and others

24th Mar 202630th Apr 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The Drummonds of Colquhalzie

3rd Mar 202615th Aug 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The East Lothian Prides’ links to Fife. Part 2: Wemyss & Torryburn.

27th Apr 202423rd Apr 2024 Captain Craigengelt

The First Battle of Dunbar, 27 April 1296 Part 2: The Battle

26th Apr 202431st Mar 2024 Captain Craigengelt

The First Battle of Dunbar, 27 April 1296 Part 1: The Balliols

20th Jan 202423rd Jun 2024 Captain Craigengelt

What’s In A Surname? Investigating Male-Line Caithness Ancestry Using BigY700

17th Jan 202417th Jan 2024 Captain Craigengelt

The Youngs in Meadope and the Outlander Connection

15th Jan 20242nd Feb 2026 Captain Craigengelt

Same Oal Story: You’re Only As Auld As You Feel

14th Jan 202416th Jan 2024 Captain Craigengelt

John Adam, ancestor of Queen Mary of Denmark and a victim of the 1797 Massacre of Tranent

31st Dec 202331st Dec 2023 Captain Craigengelt

Scottish Feudal Baronies

24th Dec 202318th Aug 2026 Captain Craigengelt

The East Lothian Prides’ coalmining links to Wemyss in Fife. Part I.

23rd Nov 202327th Mar 2024 Captain Craigengelt

The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh

16th Jul 202219th Sep 2026 Captain Craigengelt

Notable visitors to and residents of Dunbar

18th May 202218th May 2022 Captain Craigengelt

Multiple Births and The Sharp Quadruplets

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