Clan Bell in Norway Posted by: BellNorway on Friday, March 12, 2004 - 12:08 PM
Being an descendant of Peter Bell from Bo`ness, who came to Norway and the city of Bergen in 1675, I've always felt a strong liking for Scotland and all thing Scottish...
Tartans.com is now launching our new Tartans Commercial Network. We are very excited about this new service and it is our hope that many Scottish related stores will benefit from the exposure that Tartans.com receives.
The Montgomerys are a Lowland clan of Anglo-Norman origin. Roger de Montgomery called "The Great" was father to another Roger, born about 1030 who was joint Regent of Normandy when William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066. Montgomery followed King William to England where he was created Earl of Arundel, he was later made Earl of Shropshire or Shrewsbury and the county of Montgomery is named after him. The first of the family in Scotland was Robert de Montgomerie who obtained a grant of the lands of Eaglesham in Renfrewshire, for some time the principal home of the Montgomeries...
The present chief family claim that thier name comes from Cornwall, where the de Dayres were lords of many manors. The name which appears is Orkney and Shetland may derive from the Norse, "geirr", meaning "spear"...
Most of us likley know Ian McDiarmid from his role as the sinister Emperor Papaltine in Star Wars:Return of the Jedi. He reprises his Return of the Jedi role in the currently playing The Phantom Menace
McDiarmid was born in Carnoustie and grew up in Dundee, Scotland.
Today, if you glance at a list of Irish and Scottish surnames side-by-side, chances are you'll notice a lot of similarities. Many of the more common family names, like MacDonald, Stewart, and Campbell occur in both places, and the 50 most common Scottish surnames can all be found in Ireland in one form or another...
