Mark freuder knopfler, obe born 12 august 1949 is a british singersongwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. Results of the carothers carruthers who have signed up thus far for the dna testing in the border reivers project, can be found at carruthers results page. It is said that the wife of one famous border reiver demonstrated that her larder. This is the most comprehensive list available of families and clans associated with both sides of the border during reiving times, but it does not claim to be complete. If you agree with our 9point honor code wed love your help filling in the blanks and fixing mistakes. Do you have a small business, commission sales job, selfemployed, or work as a freelance contractor. Graphs and charts of the timeframes are provided along with the results of your y dna test. The 12 marker test easily suffices to determine your deep ancestry, and provides enough data to suggest a shared paternal ancestry within the last 14 or 15 generations. The most border families were found in the usa in 1880. Border reivers make a return to canonbie and debateable lands. This was a time of bloodshed, of cruelty and brutality, of a fight for survival and of sudden death. Dictionary of american family names 20, oxford university press.
Border reivers were raiders along the angloscottish border from the late th century to the beginning of the 17th century their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the house of stuart in the kingdom of scotland and the house of tudor in the kingdom of england. Citizens and greencard holders living and working in canada in plane english. The 12 marker test easily suffices to determine your deep ancestry. Border reiver families not clans as in more northern reaches of scotland but just as protective of those who bear the family name. And so the border peasant, through adversity and necessity, stole where he could and became one of. Borders bookkeeper specialises in offering a complete end to end package for sole traders. While our hero was born in the reiver hayday was a bit later in history in the late medieval period. Far more porous and less formal, they also depended on local relationships as much as national, either with individual lords or corporations like the great abbeys. The border battlefields and reiver families map can be bought from the go britain online shop and is delivered rolled. Articles and discussions focused on the border reivers of the english scottish borders. Map of the scottish border reivers from gill humphrys.
Researching the heritage of the border reivers along the angloscottish borders. With worldclass production and customer support, your satisfaction is guaranteed. This is a story of mean kings and brave men, of grieving women and orphaned children. And, if you do share one of these surnames, you may be advised not to read.
Border reivers were raiders along the angloscottish border from the late th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Whilst you arewaiting for your results to arrive, look at the resources in your toptoolbar. My scotstoun lassie on a border run were whistling down the hillsides and tearing up the climbs im just a thiever stealing time in the border reiver three hundred thousand on the clock and plenty more to go crash box and lever she needs the heel and toe shes not too cold in winter but she cooks me in the heat. Perhaps this is epitomised in the scottish west march where both maxwells and johnstones, gentleman raided each other throughout the 16th century and were constantly at feud.
The lord warden laird wardoon of the marches was an office in the governments of scotland and england. Newcomers to the sport may care to try a taster session or sign up for a beginners course. A must for armstrongs, robsons, charltons, halls, elliots and turnbulls everywhere and for many others across the world who share a border reiver surname. This will represent a hypothetical maximum of celtiberian ancestry among the border reivers. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action. The border reivers resemblance to the italian mafia is highlighted in a new book by a carlisle author. Border reiver dna by haplogroup border reiver deep ancestry we have gathered the data displayed on these pages from the border reivers dna project at family. Border reivers to see all ydna results on one page, please set the page size to 3000.
G reiver kinmont willie achieved lasting fame in 1596 when, having been imprisoned in carlisle castle behind these very walls, he escaped during a daring raid. See more ideas about family tree research, history and griffin head. More specific tests can also be purchased beyond the 12 allele test. In 1840 there were 16 border families living in pennsylvania. The border people on both sides of the border line, though, were hard and obdurate and did not lie down in such adversity. These marches were, and had been,the haunt of the same family for centuries. From the th century through to the beginning of the 17th, the border lands between england and scotland were home to the reivers, lawless gangs who survived by. We are a target archery club for archers from the age of 14 years. Middle ages angloscottish border reivers weapons and. The border battlefields and reiver families map measures approximately 30 inches wide by 22.
Border reiver front border reivers products from reiver. The names of the border reivers live on through their descendants who now live worldwide following the pacification of the english scottish border people after 1603. Many of the beatties, especially the border reiver beatties, did not make it over to ireland until king james vii united the kingdoms of england and scotland in 1603, upon the death of queen elizabeth i. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Border reiver dna project is actively seeking carnaby participants. During the us civil war, clete mattson arrives in zona libre, a small territory across the river from the usa. Im just a thiever stealing time in the border reiver three hundred thousand on the clock and plenty more to go crash box and lever she needs the heel and toe shes not too cold in winter but she cooks me in the heat im a sixfoot driver but you cant adjust the seat in the border reiver sure as the sunrise thats what they say about the. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for the rock band dire straits, which he cofounded with his younger brother, david knopfler, in 1977. N ames will be added only when there is documentary evidence that a family was established in the borders during the 16th century being the time when reiving was most intense. Pennsylvania had the highest population of border families in 1840. The terrain is uneven a stark succession of barren hills and deep valleys.
The border battlefields and reiver families go britain ltd. Oct 03, 2017 op border reiver will test terrorist response in areas including angus. Border reivers scope of project to explore the culture and families of the. Contains a border reiver family name list, basic historical timeline, etc. How northern england made the southern united states history. If you have a tree on or elsewhere then you can get a gedcom.
This was about 44% of all the recorded border s in the usa. The celtic, anglosaxon danish and norse viking options are well. I thoroughly enjoyed the historical fiction work, reiver by david pilling. Border reiver surname map frontiers were different in the middle ages. And the angloscottish border made less sense than most. Border reiver surnames of the angloscottish border. The border clans and their emigration to america hodgson. Border reivers dna by surname introduction ancestry. Tree dna, from private contributions, and from public haplotype databases such as ysearch and. Google earth pro and the files are freely available for non commercial use. Ruled by general calleja, it offers sanctuary to outlaws. An historic 19th century overlay is accurately georeferenced to the border region.
The bar graph below shows how oa might interpret our border reiver dna profiles. The surname was already in use before then so that hypothesis does not make sense. The group rate for joining the border reiver dna project is 99 usd or 63 gbp for a 12 marker y chromosome test, or 169 usd or 107 gbp for a 25 marker test. Border reiver dna by surname go directly to data ainsley thru irvine. Posts tagged curse vicars peel corbridge sep 28th, 2009 by admin category. The list verifies that the calling of border reiver encompassed men from all walks of life, from peasant farmer to aristocrat, from gentleman to commoner. Dropping back to road level, continue in the same direction to reach the dual carriageway. The 12 marker test easily suffices to determine your deep ancestry, and can provide enough data to suggest a shared paternal ancestry within the last 14 or 15 generations. Jul 06, 2010 mark knopfler border reiver live paris 2010 high quality. A whole services package at your disposal performed by a staff willing to please the most demanding clients. Search 642 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Some of them lived a wild and rough life on horseback in the borders region as border reivers.
Ydna str markers change mutate often enough that most men who share the same str results also share a recent paternal lineage. From the th century through to the beginning of the 17th, the border lands between england and scotland were home to the reivers, lawless gangs who survived by plundering. Discover your dna story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and genealogy with our dna kits for ancestry and the worlds most comprehensive dna database. The border reivers info page put together by a descendant of the border reiver potts family lived on the english side of the border.
It divided people who were essentially similar, spoke the. The border family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Op border reiver will test terrorist response in areas. Famous descendants include neil armstrong, richard nixon and alexander graham bell. The scottish english border lands were divided into six administrative areas known as marches. Border reiver statue carlisle uk carlisle cumbria, scottish english, early modern period, british. And so the border peasant, through adversity and necessity, stole where he could and became one of the border reivers. Results of the carothers carruthers who have signed up thus far for the dna testing in the border. This was about 44% of all the recorded borders in the usa. Find information on scottish ancestry dna, clans, historical attractions and traditional events and festivals.
For genealogy within the most recent fifteen generations, str markers help define paternal lineages. Indeed, old hickorys ancestors originated in the east riding of. A reiver sword on display in the border reivers gallery at tullie house. Exercise border reiver is the culmination of months of planning with partner agencies from across the uk and the.
If you dont have a gedcom file, and cant make one, then you can manually create a tree by clicking on yourself in the centre of the screen and add relationship. Middle ages angloscottish border reivers weapons and warfare. Mark knopfler border reiver live paris 2010 high quality. The marches on both side of the border were traditionally split into west, middle and east, each with their own warden answerable to the lord wardengeneral. The reivers were such a problem throughout the borders that even the church. In order to control the people of the english scottish border during the times of the border reivers, the area was divided into six administrative districts, three on each side of the border line. Border reivers were raiders along the angloscottish border from the late th century to the beginning of the 17th century their heyday was in the last hundred years of their existence, during the time of the house of stuart in the kingdom of scotland and the house of tudor in the kingdom of england their ranks consisted of both scottish and english people, and they raided the entire. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more.
Although it began as a study of the elliott border reiver family, it has since expanded to include members of other border reiver families, including a direct descendant of the legendary border reiver, johnnie armstrong, a senior officer of the clan hall society, dixons, irvings, kerrs, littles, taylors, carruthers, davisons, ogles, hunters and. May, 2004 the group rate for joining the border reiver dna project is 99 usd or 63 gbp for a 12 marker y chromosome test, or 169 usd or 107 gbp for a 25 marker test. The group rate for joining the border reiver dna project is 99 usd for a 12 marker y chromosome test, or 169 usd for a 25 marker test. A target archery club in northumberlands midtyne valley. Our services include legal advisors as well as the proper documentation for immigration applications, business and a lot more. Op border reiver will test terrorist response in areas including angus. Painting of notorious reiver kinmont willie under arrest and being escorted to carlisle castle. In 1707 the scots lost their national parliament, henceforth to be ruled from westminster. H e died at the hands of a scottish border reiver when, for once, he endeavoured to protect and safeguard.
This is the tumultuous period early in the reign of elizabeth tudor when the supporters of catholic mary stewart were actively hatching plots and gathering armies to overthrow her. During this time, england and scotland were frequently at war and the area was lawless, godless and often decimated by opposing armies. Jon brings his reiver ancestry back to life news and star. In 1707 the scots lost their national parliament, henceforth to be. But the northern english origins of the southern uss culture are deep rooted.
Contemptible little wargames club st peters church north shields tyne and wear. Click here to go to the go britain online shop and order now. The border reivers are associated with a timewhere relations were strained between the neighbouring countries of scotland and england over a period of approximately 300 years, from the late thirteenth to the early seventeenth century. Discover border reiver front tshirt from reiver tees, a custom product made just for you by teespring. Border reivers at gilnockie tower, from a drawing by g. Keep left to pass between carlisle cathedral and the fratry, where medieval monks wouldve. Discover the meaning of the borders name on ancestry. He was born in glasgow but raised near newcastle upon tyne, england. We will help you to deal with everything from the initial sorting of your paperwork right through to filing your self assessment with hmrc and everything in between. If your surname is armstrong, maxwell, johnston, graham, bell, scott, nixon, kerr, crozier or robson then your family history, just like the astronaut neil armstrongs, may very well be intertwined with the border reivers.
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