Clan Farquharson – A History

A book by Geoffrey Farquharson

Review by Andrew Farquharson (2004)

What a lucky Clan we are. After having been the Clan that struggled to find any good books on our history, at last, we are so fortunate that a clan bible has now been published. Geoffrey Farquharson, who runs with the title of Historian on the Committee of Clan Farquharson, has been working on this masterpiece for many years. It can no coincidence that his enthusiasm will help feed the appetite for all of us who have been frustrated for ages by our searches through Libraries and second hand bookshops.

Tirelessly researched like a true sleuth, Geoffrey has left no worthwhile stone unturned. This history of near 300 pages deals well with all areas of the Clan both clearly and in a comfortable depth. After explaining the origins of the Clans and its names he then deals with each family or Clan branch in turn from its origin right through to the present day when possible.

There are useful maps indicating significant localities in Scotland and some good plates of photographs and paintings of ancestors. He also lists all the Farquharsons in the Jacobite uprisings of 1715 and 1745. The Broughdearg Manuscript of 1733 is also copied in full. This deals with all the known genealogy of the clan up to the time of pulication.

An interesting point for us single men to consider it that there are currently nearly 10,000 Farquharsons around the world. Now, if it had not been for Finlay Mor’s offspring, Geoffrey observed, that the number could well be only close to 1,000.

This book is a ‘must have’ for all Farquharsons and anyone with a Clan connection as it will be a very long time before anyone grasps the thistle again.

This book will available at this year’s reunion in Ballater or anytime through Geoffrey Farquharson at £25 to Nether Anguston Croft House, Peterculter, Aberdeenshire AB14 OPN

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