The surname Eghelyn was first found in West Lothian, where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland in the parish of West Dalmeny when Ralph and Robert Echlin rendered homage to King Edward 1st of England in his brief conquest of Scotland. [1]
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eghelyn research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1319, 1407, 1576, 1635, 1612, 1635, 1635, 1652, 1725, 1576, 1635, 1674, 1706, 1699, 1757, 1657, 1723, 1682, 1754 and 1727 are included under the topic Early Eghelyn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Echlin, Eghlin, Echline, Echling, Echeylin, Echlyn and many more.
Notable amongst the family at this time was Robert Echlin (1576-1635), Scottish cleric who was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Down and Connor from 1612 to 1635. He was second son of Henry Echlin, laird of Pittadro in Fifeshire. He obtained his Presbytery Degree from St Andrews in Scotland and was made Minister for...
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Migration of the Eghelyn family to IrelandSome of the Eghelyn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Echlin, who came to Ottawa in 1844; Robert Echlin, who arrived in Ontario in 1871; James Echlin, who came to Ontario in 1871; Henry Echlin, who settled in Ontario in 1871.
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