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Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 1 February 1847. He was the son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1898), 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod, and his wife Louisa Barbara St John (1818–1880), only daughter of the 14th Baron St John of Bletso. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge.
His second son, Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod, is currently recognised by the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies as the clan's 30th chief. In recent years, an Australian MacLeod has claimed to be the rightful chief because he is acknowledged as having a direct male-line descent from a 17th-century chief, and is the senior agnate of the senior ...
Norman MacLeod of MacLeod's second eldest son, Torquil Olave (1841–1857) had earlier died without issue as well. [27] Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod was, therefore, succeeded by Norman MacLeod of MacLeod's third son, Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (1847–1935), as the 27th chief of Clan MacLeod. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod had no sons ...
Eilean Donan Castle, in 2009 . According to Mackenzie, during the tenure of Kenneth, the third chief of the Mackenzies, the lands of Kintail were granted by William III, Earl of Ross to Reginald, son of Roderick of the Isles, in 1342; this charter was confirmed two years later by David II.
for David Nairne, Under Secretary of State, 1689–1713 (with intervals), Clerk of the King's Council, 1706–1713, Secretary of the Closet, 1713–1733 MacLeod: 5 September 1723: extant: Robertson of Struan: 1725: extant: for Alexander Robertson of Struan, 13th Chief of Clan Donnachaidh and the only man to take part in all three Jacobite uprisings
MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod (/ m ə ˈ k l aʊ d / mə-KLOWD) [1] are surnames in the English language. The names are anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacLeòid, meaning "son of Leòd", derived from the Old Norse Liótr ("ugly"). [2] [3] [4] One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gillandres MacLeod, in 1227. [2]
The traditional belief that Torquil was a son has also been challenged; the current understanding is that he was a great-grandson of Leod. [4] In recent years, the DNA evidence of men bearing surnames equating to MacLeod has revealed that a certain proportion share a common ancestor—an ancestor considered to have been the clan's founder.
Norman MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 18 July 1812 at Dunvegan, Skye. [2] He was the son of John Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1788–1835), [3] 24th Chief of Clan MacLeod and his wife Anne Stephenson (−1861). [4] He was educated at Harrow and then went abroad to Paris and Vienna. In 1835, Norman's father died and he subsequently succeeded to ...