| ![Show Contents]() Dowall History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland The west coast of Scotland and the rocky Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Dowall family. The root of their name is the personal name Dougal. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Dhughaill and literally means son of Dougal. Early Origins of the Dowall familyThe surname Dowall was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they were descended from Dugall eldest son of Somerled, first Lord of the Isles, and his son Duncan who received the lands of Lorn. The Clan was a bitter foe of Robert the Bruce, who made a narrow escape during one battle with the MacDougals only by discarding his cloak. The brooch of this cloak, now known as the Brooch of Lorn, is a treasured possession of the Chief of the Clan. The Clan faced heavy retaliation and was stripped of their lands once Robert the Bruce secured the Scottish throne. The lands were restored to the Clan upon the death of the king, but passed to the Stewarts in 1388 when the last member of the senior branch of MacDougals died without issue. Early History of the Dowall familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dowall research. Another 154 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1244 and 1316 are included under the topic Early Dowall History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dowall Spelling VariationsSpelling and translation were not standardized practices until the last few centuries. Spelling variations are extremely common among early Scottish names. Dowall has been spelled MacDougall, MacDowall, MacDowell, MacDugald, MacDill and many more. Early Notables of the Dowall familyAnother 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dowall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Dowall family to Ireland
Some of the Dowall family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Dowall migration to the United States | + |
Numerous Scottish settlers settled along the east coast of the colonies that would become the United States and Canada. Others traveled to the open country of the west. At the time of the American War of Independence, some remained in the United States, while those who remained loyal to the crown went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The highland games and Clan societies that sprang up across North America in the 20th century have helped many Scots to recover parts of their lost traditions. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Dowalls to arrive in North America:
Dowall Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Mr. Dowall, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822 1
| Dowall migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Dowall Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. William Dowall, (b. 1838), aged 19, Cornish farm labourer travelling aboard the ship "Plantagenet" arriving in New South Wales, Australia on 13th February 1857 2
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Buaidh no bàs
Motto Translation: Victory or death
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1850_59.pdf
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Dowall migration to the United States 
Dowall migration to Australia 
