Society of Scottish Armigers
- D.W.Livingston
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List of Sept Names
Ok, a little more information, and a conflicting aspect of Electric Scotland.Com. On the website http://www.electricscotland.com/WEBCLANS/septs.htm it says a Sept is just a name variation: "The variety of surnames within a Scottish clan do not represent separate and definable sub-clans but instead reflect the vagaries of transition of the Gaels into the English naming system as well as marriages, migrations and occupations.
David Wyse Livingston
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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List of Sept Names
Most of those you listed are noted spelling variations of Livingston and MacLea through the ages. There are possibly a few more out there. I was under the impression that in SCotland a sept means more than a spelling variation, but wouldnt want to argue the point. Some of those