Family:Findla Mhor and Unknown Reid (1)

Parents: Donald Farquharson and Isabell Stewart Findlay _____ b. Est 1505 Scotland d. 10 Sep 1547 Midlothian, Scotland	_____ Reid, daughter of Baron Reid b. Scotland

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Children

		Birth	Death
1.	William MacKinlay	Abt 1536 Callander, Perthshire, Scotland	Bet 1603 and 1625 Scotland

References

[1], in Claypool, Edward A. Synopis of the line of descendants of President McKinley, from MacDuff, Thane of Fife: this synopsis is from "The Scotch ancestors of President McKinley," a neat twenty-five cent booklet recently issued by Edward A. Claypool, a Chicago genealogist. (Chicago, Illinois, 1897).

... 21. Findlay (Gaelic Fionn-laidh), commonly called Findla Mor, or Great Findla.

Killed at the battle of Pinkie, 1547, while bearing the Royal Standard of Scotland. First wife a daughter of Baron Reid, of Kinkardine Stewart, by whom he had four sons, who took the name of MacIania. The Gaelic form MacFhionn-laidh (meaning son of Findlay), being pronounced as nearly as English spelling can show it—Mac-ionn-lay, or Mach-un-la. Clan MacKinlay Suaich-can-tas, or badge is Lus-nam-ban-sith, the fox glove. Old motto of the clan: “ We force nae friend, We fear nae foe.” Tartan or plaid. ...