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The surname Kirkaldey was first found in Fife, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kirkaldey research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1299, 1366, 1426, 1520, 1556, 1573, 1664 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Kirkaldey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kircaldy, Kirkaldy, Kirkaldie, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcaldie, Kircaldie and many more.
Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Sir James Kirkcaldy (Kirkaldy) of Grange (died 1556), a Fife laird and Treasurer of Scotland; Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange (c. 1520-1573), a...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kirkaldey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..