Search between and
BasketGBP GBP
0 items£0.00
Click here to change currency

Donchil Surname Ancestry Results

Our indexes 1000-1999 include entries for the spelling 'donchil'. In the period you have requested, we have the following 1 record (displaying 1 to 1): 

Try these...
donberck donberg donbir donbury donby donbyrn doncan doncas doncasle doncastel doncaster doncastle doncastr' doncastre doncastria doncat donce donch doncher donchex doncin doncker donckin donckley donckome donclent doncom doncombe doncome doncon doncq dondale dondall dondar dondart dondas dondashe donde dondeni donder

These sample scans are from the original record. You will get scans of the full pages or articles where the surname you searched for has been found.

Your web browser may prevent the sample windows from opening; in this case please change your browser settings to allow pop-up windows from this site.

Scottish litigants, rebels and cautioners (1545-1569)
The Privy Council of Scotland exercised a superior judicial authority in the kingdom, and consequently received and dealt with a constant stream of petitions, as well as dealing with the internal security of the state. This register of the council from June 1545 to July 1569, in the reigns of Mary queen of Scots and king James VI, was edited by John Hill Burton, Historiographer Royal for Scotland, and published under the direction of the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland in 1877. Some of the individuals mentioned are the complainants, those of whom they complained, and the sureties on both sides: at this period, some of the complainants are alleging serious attacks, often of a feuding nature. Many of the bonds entered into by the cautioners are promises to keep the peace towards such enemies. Failure to answer to the council when summoned was a serious contempt, leading to being denounced a rebel, with serious consequences. But 'horning' was also used in the pursuit of debts: there was no imprisonment for debt in Scotland, but a creditor could have an obstinate debtor ordered, in the sovereign's name, to pay what was due, failing which, the debtor could be put to the horn, denounced as a rebel, and imprisoned as a rebel. In his preface to this volume, Burton remarked that "There might perhaps be objections to the abundance of names of persons and places unknown to fame; but it was considered that in such a work the proper names of all persons and places occurring in the Register should be preserved, to be at the service of genealogical as well as historical investigators".

DONCHIL. Cost: £4.00. Add to basket

Sample scan, click to enlarge
Scottish litigants, rebels and cautioners (1545-1569)

Research your ancestry, family history, genealogy and one-name study by direct access to original records and archives indexed by surname.