Clan Chisholm
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Clan Chisholm is a Scottish clan
. The clan had its origin outside Scotland. The first Chisholm to appear in the records of Scotland was Alexander de Chesholme, who witnessed a charter in 1248/49.
, the Clan Chisholm is of Norman
and Saxon
origin. Tradition stating that the Chisholms were a Norman family who arrived in England
after the Norman conquest of 1066. The original Norman name being De Chese to which the Saxon term "Holme" was added upon the marriage of a Norman ancestor to a Saxon heiress. In early records the name is written as "de Cheseholme", eventually later becoming Chisholm
. In Scotland
the earliest recorded person of the family is on the Ragman Rolls
as "Richard de Chisholm del Counte de Rokesburgh", referring to the Clan Chisholm's seat in Roxburghshire
.
in 1314 against the English. Robert Chisholm fought against the English at the Battle of Neville's Cross
in 1346, was taken prisoner with King David II
and probably not released until eleven years later when his royal master returned to Scotland. In 1359 Robert Chisholm succeeded his grandfather as Constable of Urquhart Castle
, and later became Sheriff of Inverness
and Justiciar of the North. This Robert was the last Chisholm to hold lands in both the North and South of Scotland
. He divided his estates among his younger children.
.
Later in 1513 Wiland Chisholm of Comar and Sir Alexander MacDonald of Glengarry
were with Sir Donald MacDonald of Lochalsh
on his return from the Battle of Flodden Field
when he decided to invade the Clan Urquhart
. Some sources say that Macdonald occupied Urquhart Castle
for three years despite the efforts of Clan Grant
to dislodge them.
In 1647, Alexander Chisholm was appointed to the committee which arranged the defence of Inverness
on behalf of the Covenanters against the Royalists
. In 1653 the Chisholms stole cattle from the Clan Munro
and Clan Fraser
, they were however captured and brought to court where they were ordered to return all they had stolen and pay the Chief Munro of Foulis and Chief of Clan Fraser £1000 interest each.
After the Stuart restoration in 1660, Alexander followed his father as a Justice of the Peace, and in 1674 was appointed Sheriff Depute for Inverness
. Once again his duties brought him up against the MacDonalds
, for in 1679 he was ordered to lead a thousand men of the county to quell a disturbance created by some members of the clan, and in 1681 he was given a commission of fire and sword
against them.
, leading a very small regiment of about 80 men, where he was killed along with 30 clansmen. It should be noted however that two of Roderick's sons James and John were Captains in the British Army of the Duke of Cumberland.
Another portion of the Clan was on the Government side at Culloden.
, which was sold in 1937.
is Andrew Francis Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm, thirty-third Chief of Clan Chisholm.
The following is a list of some of the previous chiefs of Clan Chisholm.
The Cadet Families of Strathglass Include; The Chisholm's of Lietry and Kinneries, The Chisholm's of Knockfin, The Chisholm's of Muckerach and lastly the Chisholm's of Struy the senior Cadet Branch of the Clan Chisholm. Chisholm of Struy http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_bold.png *History of the Chisholm,1890 Alexander Mackenzie p.x., The Clan Chisholm and Allied Clans, 1935, Harriette F. Thrasher, p.77.
XIX. ALEXANDER CHISHOLM, Generally known as "An Siosal Og," or the Young Chisolm. On the 26th of November, 1657, we find a disposition by William Fraser of Culbokie (who on the 22nd of February, 1636, acquired the lands in question from Hugh Lord Lovat), by Hugh Fraser his son, and by Cristina Chisholm, his wife, all with one consent, in s vour of Alexander Chisholm, of the lands of Wester Comar, alias Comar Croy. This disposition was implemented by two charters of the same date, followed by an instrument of sasine, dated the 3ist of May and registered, as in the last case, on the 8th of June, 1658.
He has a precept of Clare Constat of these lands from Lovat's trustees already mentioned, dated the 23rd of March, 1678, upon which a sasine follows on the 8th, which is duly registered on the I5th of November in the same year.
Alexander is served as heir general on the ipth of June, 1677, and has a sasine following thereon on the nth of April, 1678, duly registered in the Particular Register for Inverness- shire on the ipth of the same month. On the 23rd of March in the same year he has a precept of Clare Constat by Kenneth Mor Mackenzie, third Earl of Seaforth, Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat, and Hugh Fraser of Belladrum, Lord Lovat's trustees, as heir of his father, Alexander, of the town lands of Comar Croy or Wester Comar. Sasine follows on this precept on the 8th of November in the same year, and it is registered in the Particular Register of Sasines for the county on the 14th of that month. On the same* date he has a similar precept from the same parties of the lands of Easter and Wester Erchless and of Comar Kirkton, with a sasine following thereon, duly registered on the i8th of November, 1678. He was Sheriff-Depute of the county of Inverness from 1689 to 1695.
In 1689 General Livingston found it necessary to send troops to disperse bodies of Highlanders, who, after the battle of Killiecrankie, which was fought in that year, continued in arms for the House of Stuart. A detachment of the Strathnaver and Grant regiments, from Brahan Castle, and the garrison of Castle Leod, accompanied by a party of horse under Lieutenant-Colonel Lumsden, were ordered to march against one of these bodies of Highlanders who had collected in Strathglass, and taken possession of Erchless Castle, the seat of the Chisholms, in which they resolved to defend themselves. It was, however, carried by storm, and a great quantity of provisions found within it was secured. Major Mackay, with four companies of the Grants, was left to defend the Castle and as a check on the disaffected, but the following summer he and his
garrison were attacked by some five hundred Highlanders, by whom they would have been compelled to surrender had not Livingston promptly marched from Inverness and relieved them by a successful attack on the besieging Highlanders. Alexander married the eldest daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, I. of Applecross, with issue
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Theodore Chisholm of Struy, of whose cadet family in their order.
Chisholm of Struy Family is the Senior Cadet Branch of the Clan Chisholm
THEODORE CHISHOLM of Struy was the second son of Alexander Chisholm, XIX. of Chisholm, by his wife, the eldest daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, I. of Applecross. He lived and died at Balmore, Invercannich. He married Margaret, daughter of Fraser of Culbokie, with issue –
JOHN CHISHOLM, who lived and died at Wester Knockfin. He married, Isabella, daughter of John, II. of Knockfin, with issue -
THEODORE CHISHOLM, who lived and died at Comar. He married Mary, daughter of Alexander, second son of Archibald Chisholm, Fasnakyle, with issue –
JOHN CHISHOLM, who resided most of his life at Comar, and died at Struy, married Margaret, daughter of Kenneth, eldest son of Archibald Chisholm of Fasnakyle with issue -
THEODORE CHISHOLM, residing at Struy. Since the death of Roderick Donald Matheson Chisholm, XXVIII. of Chisholm, in 1887, Theodore, possessing not an inch of land, and without any visible means of subsistence, is heir male and chief of the ancient house of Chisholm. He is now about eighty-one years of age and unmarried. He died unmarried -
ELIZA CHISHOLM, who married Alexander Macdonell, farmer, Invercannich, with issue –
ISABELL CHISHOLM MACDONELL, who married Colin Chisholm, Clachan, Strathglass, with issue – Duncan who married Margaret daughter of Frazer and Mary, who married John Bisset, Fanellan, with issue, among others, the Rev. Alexander Bisset, a priest, now at Stratherrick.
DUNCAN CHISHOLM, b. October 22, 1804 who emigrated to lochaber Antigonish in 1828 married in 1832 Margaret Chisholm b. abt. 1806, with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER CHISHOLM b.1844 and d. 1914 in Lochaber Antigonish, married Victoria Fougere of Cape Breton, Canada d.1925 in Peabody, Mass, with issue – Colin Alexander Thomas Chisholm, b 1887 Peabody, Mass.
COLIN ALEXANDER THOMAS CHISHOLM who married Eva Margaret Johnston of Saint John, New Brunswick abt 1915 St. Dominic's Church Portland, Maine with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER WILLIAM CHISHOLM 2ND, b September 17, 1922 Falmouth Forseide Maine, married the Honorable Mary Elizabeth Brennan b. September 9, 1927 married on January 20, 1951 in Peabody, Mass with issue -
COLIN ALEXANDER JOSEPH CHISHOLM 3RD,K.M. b. November 23, 1951 Salem, Mass. married Lady Andrea Lynne Brix, November 3, 2001 Greenwich, CT. b March 11, 1960, with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER WILLIAM CHISHOLM 4TH
b. February 1, 2007 Palm Beach, Florida.
Scottish clan
Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...
. The clan had its origin outside Scotland. The first Chisholm to appear in the records of Scotland was Alexander de Chesholme, who witnessed a charter in 1248/49.
Origins of the Clan
According to a 19th century historian, Alexander MackenzieAlexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie, PC , a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.-Biography:...
, the Clan Chisholm is of Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
and Saxon
Anglo-Saxons
Anglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
origin. Tradition stating that the Chisholms were a Norman family who arrived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
after the Norman conquest of 1066. The original Norman name being De Chese to which the Saxon term "Holme" was added upon the marriage of a Norman ancestor to a Saxon heiress. In early records the name is written as "de Cheseholme", eventually later becoming Chisholm
Chisholm (surname)
Chisholm is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a habitational name from Chisholme, near Hawick, in the south of Scotland. The name is derived from the Old English elements cese, meaning "cheese"; and holm, meaning "piece of dry land in a fen". In the 14th century, members of the Chisholm family...
. In Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
the earliest recorded person of the family is on the Ragman Rolls
Ragman Rolls
Ragman Rolls refers to the collection of instruments by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland subscribed allegiance to King Edward I of England, during the time between the Conference of Norham in May 1291 and the final award in favor of Baliol in November 1292; and again in 1296...
as "Richard de Chisholm del Counte de Rokesburgh", referring to the Clan Chisholm's seat in Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire
Roxburghshire or the County of Roxburgh is a registration county of Scotland. It borders Dumfries to the west, Selkirk to the north-west, and Berwick to the north. To the south-east it borders Cumbria and Northumberland in England.It was named after the Royal Burgh of Roxburgh...
.
Wars of Scottish Independence
Sir John de Chesholme led the clan at the Battle of BannockburnBattle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence...
in 1314 against the English. Robert Chisholm fought against the English at the Battle of Neville's Cross
Battle of Neville's Cross
The Battle of Neville's Cross took place to the west of Durham, England on 17 October 1346.-Background:In 1346, England was embroiled in the Hundred Years' War with France. In order to divert his enemy Philip VI of France appealed to David II of Scotland to attack the English from the north in...
in 1346, was taken prisoner with King David II
David II of Scotland
David II was King of Scots from 7 June 1329 until his death.-Early life:...
and probably not released until eleven years later when his royal master returned to Scotland. In 1359 Robert Chisholm succeeded his grandfather as Constable of Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness. It is close to the village of Drumnadrochit. Though extensively ruined, it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly...
, and later became Sheriff of Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
and Justiciar of the North. This Robert was the last Chisholm to hold lands in both the North and South of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He divided his estates among his younger children.
Clan Conflicts
The Chisholms became well known for cattle raiding. In 1498 Wiland Chisholm of Comar and others carried off 56 oxen, 60 cows, 300 sheep, 80 swine and 15 horses belonging to Hugh Rose of the Clan RoseClan Rose
Clan Rose is a Highland Scottish clan. Their chief's motto is "Constant and True" and their chief'sfamily castle is Kilravock Castle, built in 1460...
.
Later in 1513 Wiland Chisholm of Comar and Sir Alexander MacDonald of Glengarry
Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry
Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a branch of Clan Donald taking its name from Glen Garry where the river Garry runs eastwards through Loch Garry to join the Great Glen about 16 miles north of Fort William...
were with Sir Donald MacDonald of Lochalsh
Clan MacDonald of Lochalsh
-History:The MacDonald of Lochalsh branch was founded by Celestine MacDonald . Celestine MacDonald was the second son of Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, 3rd Lord of the Isles and 8th chief of Clan Donald...
on his return from the Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Flodden Field
The Battle of Flodden or Flodden Field or occasionally Battle of Branxton was fought in the county of Northumberland in northern England on 9 September 1513, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey...
when he decided to invade the Clan Urquhart
Clan Urquhart
Urquhart is a Highland Scottish clan. They traditionally occupied the lands in the district and town of Cromarty, a former Royal Burgh with an excellent natural harbour on the tip of The Black Isle. Chiefs of the Clan were Barons and hereditary Sheriffs of the county for hundreds of years...
. Some sources say that Macdonald occupied Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness. It is close to the village of Drumnadrochit. Though extensively ruined, it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly...
for three years despite the efforts of Clan Grant
Clan Grant
-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of Siol Alpin, and descend from the 9th century Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots; and also of Norse origin, from settlers who are the descents of Haakon inn Riki Sigurdarsson , Jarl of Hladr, Protector of Norway ,-Origins:The Grants are one of the clans of...
to dislodge them.
Civil War
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
on behalf of the Covenanters against the Royalists
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
. In 1653 the Chisholms stole cattle from the Clan Munro
Clan Munro
-Origins:The main traditional origin of the clan is that the Munros came from Ireland and settled in Scotland in the 11th century and that they fought as mercenary soldiers under the Earl of Ross who defeated Viking invaders in Rosshire...
and Clan Fraser
Clan Fraser
Clan Fraser is a Scottish clan of French origin. The Clan has been strongly associated with Inverness and the surrounding area since the Clan's founder gained lands there in the 13th century. Since its founding, the Clan has dominated local politics and been active in every major military conflict...
, they were however captured and brought to court where they were ordered to return all they had stolen and pay the Chief Munro of Foulis and Chief of Clan Fraser £1000 interest each.
After the Stuart restoration in 1660, Alexander followed his father as a Justice of the Peace, and in 1674 was appointed Sheriff Depute for Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
. Once again his duties brought him up against the MacDonalds
Clan Donald
Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
, for in 1679 he was ordered to lead a thousand men of the county to quell a disturbance created by some members of the clan, and in 1681 he was given a commission of fire and sword
Commission of Justiciary
A commission of justiciary was a method of law enforcement employed in Scotland, in particular in the 16th and 17th centuries.In an era when the practical reach of central government was limited, the issuing authority would issue a commission to a single individual or a number of individuals...
against them.
Jacobite Uprisings
During the Jacobite risings, chief Roderick Chisholm supported the Jacobite cause and led the clan at the Battle of Sherrifmuir in 1715 where they were defeated. Some members of the clan took part in the rising of 1719. A landing was made on the west of Scotland, and according to one account, the Chisholms were employed as scouts. They were not present at the Battle of Glenshiel, which ended that Jacobite attempt. Much of Roderick's lands were afterwards forfeited to the Crown. With a number of other chiefs, Roderick obtained a royal pardon in 1727, but he was never allowed to regain his estates, which his brother administered until 1743, when it was transferred to Roderick's eldest son, Alexander Chisholm, younger of Comar. During the 1745 rising, Roderick again supported the Jacobites. His son, Roderick Og Chisholm led the clan at the Battle of CullodenBattle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
, leading a very small regiment of about 80 men, where he was killed along with 30 clansmen. It should be noted however that two of Roderick's sons James and John were Captains in the British Army of the Duke of Cumberland.
Another portion of the Clan was on the Government side at Culloden.
Clan Castle
The seat of the Clan Chisholm was originally at Comar Lodge and then at Erchless CastleErchless Castle
Erchless Castle is an L-plan castle in northern Scotland, near Struy, Highland. The castle is located at the foot of Strathglass by the River Glass and River Farrar. Built in the 13th century by the Bissetts, it became into the hands of the Chisholms the 15th century, via the marriage of Alexander...
, which was sold in 1937.
Clan Chiefs
The present chiefScottish clan chief
The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. In early times, and possibly even today, clan members believed themselves to descend from a common ancestor, the founder of the Scottish clan. From its perceived founder a clan takes its name. The clan chief is the representative of this founder, and...
is Andrew Francis Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm, thirty-third Chief of Clan Chisholm.
The following is a list of some of the previous chiefs of Clan Chisholm.
| No. | Name | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| XXXIII | Andrew Francis Hamish Gooden-Chisholm | Married Julie Dawn Greenacre. | |
| XXXII | Alastair Hamish Wiland Andrew Fraser Gooden-Chisholm | 1997 | Married Rosemary Yolanda Grant. |
| XXXI | Roderick Gooden-Chisholm | 1943 | Married Margaret Chisholm Fraser of Cubokie and Guisachan. |
| XXX | Chisholm Gooden-Chisholm | 1929 | |
| XXIX | James Chisholm Gooden-Chisholm | Son of James Gooden and Mary Chisholm (daughter of the 23rd chief). Married Anne Elizabeth Lambert. | |
| XXVIII | Roderick Donald Matheson Chisholm | 1887 | Obtained a Commission as Lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders. |
| XXVII | James Sutherland Chisholm | 1885 | Great grandson of Alexander Chisholm of Muckerach, immediate younger brother of Roderick XXI chief. Died at Erchless Castle. |
| XXVI | Duncan MacDonell Chisholm | 1858 | Obtained a Commission in the Coldstream Guards Coldstream Guards Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division.... . Succeeded by his cousin. |
| XXV | Alexander William Chisholm | 1838 | Member of Parliament for Inverness. Succeeded by his brother. |
| XXIV | William Chisholm | 1817 | Married Elizabeth, daughter of Duncan MacDonell XIV of Glengarry. |
| XXIII | Alexander Chisholm | 1793 | Known as the "fair-haired Chisholm". Succeeded by his brother. |
| XXII | Alexander Chisholm | Married Elzabeth Mackenzie of Applecross. | |
| XXI | Roderick Chisholm | 1767 | Led the Clan Chisholm at the Battle of Sherrifmuir in 1715 on the Jacobites side. His lands afterwards forfeited to the Crown. |
| XX | John Chisholm | Married Jane, daughter of Sir Roderick Mackenzie of Findon. | |
| XIX | Alexander Chisholm | Sheriff-Deputy of the county of Inverness from 1689 to 1695. Married daughter of Roderick Mackenzie I of Applecross. | |
| XVII | Alexander Chisholm | Married in 1639, his cousin, a daughter of Mackenzie V of Gairloch. | |
| XVI | John Chisholm | In 1628 entered into a contract with Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Hector Munro of Clynes, John Grant of Glenmoriston, John Bayne of Tulloch and others. | |
| XV | Thomas Chisholm | 1590 | Died soon after his father, succeeded by his brother. |
| XIV | Alexander Chisholm | 1590 | Married Janet, daughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 10th of Kintail, chief of Clan Mackenzie. |
| XIII | John Chisholm | In 1542 received remission for all past offences from King James V of Scotland James V of Scotland James V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss... . |
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| XII | Wiland de Chisholm | First to spell the name without an "e". Laid siege to Urquhart Castle Urquhart Castle Urquhart Castle sits beside Loch Ness in Scotland along the A82 road, between Fort William and Inverness. It is close to the village of Drumnadrochit. Though extensively ruined, it was in its day one of the largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly... . |
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| XI | Wiland de Chisholme | Described as "of Comar". Given a commission by George, Earl of Huntly to attack the Clan Mackenzie Clan MacKenzie Clan Mackenzie is a Highland Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire.-Origins:The Mackenzies, a powerful clan of Celtic stock, were not among the clans that originated from Norman ancestry. Descendants of the long defunct royal Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, they... for the killing of Harold Chisholm. |
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| X | Alexander de Chisholme | 1432 | Described as "Lord of Kinrossy" in a deed dated at Elgin Elgin, Moray Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190... on the 9th August 1422. Succeeded by his brother. |
| IX | Thomas de Chisholme | Married Margaret, daughter of Lachlan Mackintosh, VIII chief of Clan Mackintosh Clan MacKintosh Clan Mackintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. The Mackintoshes were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:... . |
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| VIII | Alexander de Chisholme | Married Margaret, Lady of Erchless. | |
| VII | Sir John de Chisholme | Received lands of Lower Kinmylies, near Inverness from Alexander of the Isles. Married Cathrine Bisset. Succeeded by his brother. | |
| VI | Sir Robert de Chisholme | Constable of Urquhart Castle and Sheriff of Inverness. Married Margaret, daughter of Haliburton of that Ilk. | |
| V | Sir Robert de Chisholme | Fought and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346. Married Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Lauder. | |
| IV | Alexander de Chisholme | Described as "Lord of Chisholme in Roxburgh and Paxtoun in Berwickshire". | |
| III | Sir John de Chesholme | Designated Del Counte de Berwyke. Found in the Ragman's Rolls of Edward I of England in 1296 but later joined Robert the Bruce of Scotland and fought at the Battle of Bannockburn Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence... in 1314. |
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| II | Richard de Chisholme | Described as Del Counte of Roxburgh | |
| I | John de Chisholme | Named in bull of Pope Alexander IV in 1254. Granted lands in the county of Berwick. |
See also
- Carn EigeCarn EigeCàrn Eige, sometimes spelt Càrn Eighe, is the highest mountain in northern Scotland . It is in the Highland council area, on the boundary between the historic counties of Inverness and Ross and Cromarty, on the former lands of the Clan Chisholm.The mountain is very remote, more than 10 km ...
, Mam SodhailMam SodhailMam Sodhail, sometimes known by its anglicised name of "Mam Soul", is a Scottish Munro situated in the secluded country on the northern side of Glen Affric, some 30 kilometres east of Kyle of Lochalsh.- Overview :...
and Glen AffricGlen Affricright|300px|thumb|Glen AffricGlen Affric is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin .It used to be part of the lands of the Clan...
, parts of the former Highland Chisholm lands. - Chisholm (disambiguation)
The Cadet Families of Strathglass Include; The Chisholm's of Lietry and Kinneries, The Chisholm's of Knockfin, The Chisholm's of Muckerach and lastly the Chisholm's of Struy the senior Cadet Branch of the Clan Chisholm. Chisholm of Struy http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_bold.png *History of the Chisholm,1890 Alexander Mackenzie p.x., The Clan Chisholm and Allied Clans, 1935, Harriette F. Thrasher, p.77.
XIX. ALEXANDER CHISHOLM, Generally known as "An Siosal Og," or the Young Chisolm. On the 26th of November, 1657, we find a disposition by William Fraser of Culbokie (who on the 22nd of February, 1636, acquired the lands in question from Hugh Lord Lovat), by Hugh Fraser his son, and by Cristina Chisholm, his wife, all with one consent, in s vour of Alexander Chisholm, of the lands of Wester Comar, alias Comar Croy. This disposition was implemented by two charters of the same date, followed by an instrument of sasine, dated the 3ist of May and registered, as in the last case, on the 8th of June, 1658.
- Acts of Parliament, Vol. VI. p. 303.
He has a precept of Clare Constat of these lands from Lovat's trustees already mentioned, dated the 23rd of March, 1678, upon which a sasine follows on the 8th, which is duly registered on the I5th of November in the same year.
Alexander is served as heir general on the ipth of June, 1677, and has a sasine following thereon on the nth of April, 1678, duly registered in the Particular Register for Inverness- shire on the ipth of the same month. On the 23rd of March in the same year he has a precept of Clare Constat by Kenneth Mor Mackenzie, third Earl of Seaforth, Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat, and Hugh Fraser of Belladrum, Lord Lovat's trustees, as heir of his father, Alexander, of the town lands of Comar Croy or Wester Comar. Sasine follows on this precept on the 8th of November in the same year, and it is registered in the Particular Register of Sasines for the county on the 14th of that month. On the same* date he has a similar precept from the same parties of the lands of Easter and Wester Erchless and of Comar Kirkton, with a sasine following thereon, duly registered on the i8th of November, 1678. He was Sheriff-Depute of the county of Inverness from 1689 to 1695.
In 1689 General Livingston found it necessary to send troops to disperse bodies of Highlanders, who, after the battle of Killiecrankie, which was fought in that year, continued in arms for the House of Stuart. A detachment of the Strathnaver and Grant regiments, from Brahan Castle, and the garrison of Castle Leod, accompanied by a party of horse under Lieutenant-Colonel Lumsden, were ordered to march against one of these bodies of Highlanders who had collected in Strathglass, and taken possession of Erchless Castle, the seat of the Chisholms, in which they resolved to defend themselves. It was, however, carried by storm, and a great quantity of provisions found within it was secured. Major Mackay, with four companies of the Grants, was left to defend the Castle and as a check on the disaffected, but the following summer he and his
- Invernessiana, pp. 93-94. t Register of 'Moray, p. 211.
garrison were attacked by some five hundred Highlanders, by whom they would have been compelled to surrender had not Livingston promptly marched from Inverness and relieved them by a successful attack on the besieging Highlanders. Alexander married the eldest daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, I. of Applecross, with issue
1. John, his heir and successor.
2. Theodore Chisholm of Struy, of whose cadet family in their order.
Chisholm of Struy Family is the Senior Cadet Branch of the Clan Chisholm
THEODORE CHISHOLM of Struy was the second son of Alexander Chisholm, XIX. of Chisholm, by his wife, the eldest daughter of Roderick Mackenzie, I. of Applecross. He lived and died at Balmore, Invercannich. He married Margaret, daughter of Fraser of Culbokie, with issue –
JOHN CHISHOLM, who lived and died at Wester Knockfin. He married, Isabella, daughter of John, II. of Knockfin, with issue -
THEODORE CHISHOLM, who lived and died at Comar. He married Mary, daughter of Alexander, second son of Archibald Chisholm, Fasnakyle, with issue –
JOHN CHISHOLM, who resided most of his life at Comar, and died at Struy, married Margaret, daughter of Kenneth, eldest son of Archibald Chisholm of Fasnakyle with issue -
THEODORE CHISHOLM, residing at Struy. Since the death of Roderick Donald Matheson Chisholm, XXVIII. of Chisholm, in 1887, Theodore, possessing not an inch of land, and without any visible means of subsistence, is heir male and chief of the ancient house of Chisholm. He is now about eighty-one years of age and unmarried. He died unmarried -
ELIZA CHISHOLM, who married Alexander Macdonell, farmer, Invercannich, with issue –
ISABELL CHISHOLM MACDONELL, who married Colin Chisholm, Clachan, Strathglass, with issue – Duncan who married Margaret daughter of Frazer and Mary, who married John Bisset, Fanellan, with issue, among others, the Rev. Alexander Bisset, a priest, now at Stratherrick.
DUNCAN CHISHOLM, b. October 22, 1804 who emigrated to lochaber Antigonish in 1828 married in 1832 Margaret Chisholm b. abt. 1806, with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER CHISHOLM b.1844 and d. 1914 in Lochaber Antigonish, married Victoria Fougere of Cape Breton, Canada d.1925 in Peabody, Mass, with issue – Colin Alexander Thomas Chisholm, b 1887 Peabody, Mass.
COLIN ALEXANDER THOMAS CHISHOLM who married Eva Margaret Johnston of Saint John, New Brunswick abt 1915 St. Dominic's Church Portland, Maine with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER WILLIAM CHISHOLM 2ND, b September 17, 1922 Falmouth Forseide Maine, married the Honorable Mary Elizabeth Brennan b. September 9, 1927 married on January 20, 1951 in Peabody, Mass with issue -
COLIN ALEXANDER JOSEPH CHISHOLM 3RD,K.M. b. November 23, 1951 Salem, Mass. married Lady Andrea Lynne Brix, November 3, 2001 Greenwich, CT. b March 11, 1960, with issue –
COLIN ALEXANDER WILLIAM CHISHOLM 4TH
b. February 1, 2007 Palm Beach, Florida.