| Clan Tailyour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Macintaylor[1] | |||
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| Motto | In Cruce Salus (Salvation from the cross)[2] | ||
| Clan Tailyour no longer has a chief, and is anarmigerous clan | |||
| Historic seat | Kirktonhill Castle[3] | ||
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Clan Tailyour,[1] also known asClan Taylor,[2] is aScottish clan. The clan is recognized by theLord Lyon King of Arms but it does not currently have aclan chief therefore it is considered anarmigerous clan.[1] The surname Taylor is also considered asept of theClan Cameron of theScottish Highlands who are descendants ofTaillear Dubh na Tuaighe (b.1550), see:Taylor sept.
Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. 1994.
Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia. 1994.The surname Tailyour is derived from theFrenchtailler which meansto cut.[1] InLatin it is rendered ascissor.[1] In around 1137 Walter Cissor received a grant of land fromDavid I of Scotland.[1] The historian George Fraser Black states that Taylor is a very common name in early Scots records.[1] In 1276 Alexander le Taillur is listed as valet toAlexander III of Scotland.[1]
In 1296 Bryce le Taillur was one of the Scottish prisoners at the capture ofDunbar Castle.[1] In the same year six people of this name appear on theRagman Rolls, rendering homage toEdward I of England, from counties as far apart asAngus andRoxburgh.[1]
In the Latin form of then nameCissor, both Donald Cissor and Bricius Cissor were witnesses to a deed inInverness in 1462.[1] In around 1552 Gillepatrick Tailzeour was sergeant ofDornoch.[1]The name is also found rendered as Macintaylor and in 1613 several Macintaylors were fined for sheltering outlawed members of theClan Gregor.[1]
James Taylor, born 1753 inLanarkshire is credited with the first practical application of steam power to vessels for inland navigation.[1] The great paddle steamers which would later carry passengers and freight on the rivers ofNorth America were derived from Taylor's original work.[1]
Kirktonhill is situated withinAberdeenshire, some four and a half miles north ofMontrose, Angus, and lies directly east of the village ofMarykirk. There was a castle at Kirktonhill which had been held from the 18th century by the Taylors, who had made money from sugar plantations inJamaica.[3] This was replaced by Kirktonhill House, a mansion that itself was demolished in the 1960s.[3] Nearby is Kirktonhill Tower, a three-storyfolly.[3]
