Blog post by Dr Jade Scott, Project Assistant, William Hunter’s Library: A Transcription of the Early Catalogues. When we think of Plague, we tend to imagine the Black Death of the fourteenth-century, which had such catastrophic effects on the population… Read More ›
Month: October 2017
Biography of the 1st Laird of Hunterston
In papers relating to the Kings Inquisition, a Court of Law held in the King’s presence in 1116 we find mention of Willielmo Venator, William the Hunter, the first Laird, Royal Huntsman to the Kings and Queens of Scotland. There… Read More ›
The Hunters of Hunterston
The first Hunters arrived at Ayrshire in the opening years of the 12th century, having come over from Normandy about four years after the Norman Conquest. Experts in hunting and fieldcraft with generations of experience in the forests of their… Read More ›
Pauline Hunter of Hunterston
Clan Hunter Chief for twenty-three years today. I have had the privilege of knowing her since 2014. If you are a Hunter or a variant of this surname you should meet your Clan Hunter Chief.