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Today, the name is found throughout the world as a consequence of large scale emigration from England and Scotland from the 16th century onwards. The name is especially common in the United States, Canada and Australia. Today, with about 181,000 namesakes Hall is the 17th most popular surname in England and Wales.
Clan Hall Society was founded in Pikeville, KY. in August 1993 with 23 charter members. Atlas D. Hall, FSA Scot, was the first President and served until his death in November 2006. John Hall became the 2nd President for Clan Hall from 2006 to June 2024. Kevin Hall is the 3rd and current President; he was elected in June 2024.
Female clan chiefs, chieftains, or the wives of clan chiefs normally wear a tartan sash pinned at their left shoulder. Today, Scottish crest badges are commonly used by members of Scottish clans. However, much like clan tartans , Scottish crest badges do not have a long history, and owe much to Victorian era romanticism , and the dress of the ...
The property was replaced with a manor house known as Pawston Hall in the 18th century. The Selbys prospered there for over three hundred years. By 1860, ownership of the estate had passed to the Beal/Holy Island branch of the family whose Prideaux Selby (1810–1872) had married in 1840 Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor. On his death the estate ...
Castles held by the Clan Mackintosh have included: Moy Hall is the current seat of the Chief of Clan Mackintosh. The original Moy Hall was built in about 1700 to replace Moy Castle which was on Moy Island on Loch Moy. The Moy Hall that was built in about 1700 was accidentally burned down in the time of Aneas Mackintosh, 23rd chief (died 1820).
The Khoo Kongsi is a clan association of the Leong San Tong (Dragon Mountain Hall) clan, whose forefathers came from XinAn Village, Haicang District, Xiamen Municipal in Fujian province and were of Hoklo descent. [1] The Khoos were among the wealthy Straits Chinese traders of 17th century Malacca and early Penang. In the 19th century, the clan ...
MacDonald; Machell; Machen; MacIntyre; Mackeson; Macklelland (McClellan/McClelland) Maghan; Maginnes; Martin; Mathysin (Matheson) Maxwell; McAlexander; McAula; McAulay
His son Robert Charles died in 1909 without a male heir. His daughter Rosa married her cousin Robert Charles Duncombe Shafto (b1879), second son of Rev Slingsby Duncombe Shafto of Beamish. The Hall at Whitworth was severely damaged by fire in 1872 and apart from the library wing, was demolished and replaced with a new house about 1900.