Hunterston
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Surnames/tags: Hunter Huntar
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The lands of Hunterston were gifted to William Hunter by Robert II in 1374 in return for a silver coin payable to the Sovereign on the Feast of Pentecost.
The Hunters were Hereditary Keepers of the Royal Forests of Arran and Little Cumbrae and loyal supporters of the Royal House of Stewart(s). John, 14th Laird of Hunterston, died at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. Mungo, 17th Laird of Hunterston, died at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547.
Hunterston Castle
Hunterston Castle Hunterston House West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow William Hunter (1718-83) Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Argyllshire is named after the Hunters of Hafton House who, in the mid-19th-century brought up this coastline.
Hunterston Brooch
In 1826 two local farm workers were digging a ditch near the foreshore a few miles south of where the Battle of Largs took place in 1263. They uncovered a large metal ornament crafted in a distinctive Celtic style which was thought to have been worn by a mortally wounded Viking, Jarl Malbrigda, fleeing the battle scene. We know his name as he had inscribed it on the back of the brooch.
This magnificent hand crafted solid silver brooch inlaid with gold filigree still takes pride of place at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, nearly 200 years since its discovery. Named after the location of its find, the Hunterston Brooch displays the astonishing skill and craftsmanship of Scottish craftsmen.
source: clanhunterscotland.com
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Surname variants: Hunter, Hunt, Huntar, Huntress and Hunta, descendants of someone with one of those surnames, and anyone in agreement with the purpose of the Clan Hunter Association
Recorded as Huntar, Hunter, and the female Huntress and Huntriss, this ancient surname is of Anglo-Scottish origins. The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th Century word "hunta", from "huntian", meaning to hunt, with the agent suffix "-er", meaning one who does or works with. The term was used not only of hunters on horseback of game such as stags and wild boars, a pursuit in Middle Ages restricted to the ranks of the nobility, but also as a nickname for both bird catchers and poachers. The surname is first recorded in cotland in the early 12th century, whilst the first English recording may be that of Simon Huntere in the Curia Regis Rolls for the county of Bedfordshire in the year 1220.
source: Surname Database Hunter
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b 11 Oct 1666 bp Edinburgh, Midlothian m 9 Nov 1705 d 31 Mar 1734 dp Jamaica, age 67 sp Elizabeth Orby
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b 9 Jan 1790 m 26 Apr 1819 d 28 Sep 1858, age 68 sp Maria Maclean f John of Bonnytoun & Doonholm m Jane Fegusson Children 1) John 'Dare devil Jack' Hunter 2) Alexander McLean Hunter 3) James Arthur Carr Hunter 4) Evan Allan Hunter 5) Andrew Francis Hunter 6) William Fergusson Hunter 7) Catherine Cameron Hunter 8) Jane Elizabeth Hunter 9) Maria Eleanora Hunter
source: Humphrey's Family Tree
Hunterston House West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow William Hunter (1718-83) Hunter's Quay, Dunoon, Argyllshire is named after the Hunters of Hafton House who, in the mid-19th-century brought up this coastline.
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In 1826 two local farm workers were digging a ditch near the foreshore a few miles south of where the Battle of Largs took place in 1263. They uncovered a large metal ornament crafted in a distinctive Celtic style which was thought to have been worn by a mortally wounded Viking, Jarl Malbrigda, fleeing the battle scene. We know his name as he had inscribed it on the back of the brooch.
This magnificent hand crafted solid silver brooch inlaid with gold filigree still takes pride of place at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, nearly 200 years since its discovery. Named after the location of its find, the Hunterston Brooch displays the astonishing skill and craftsmanship of Scottish craftsmen.
source: clanhunterscotland.com