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Early History of the Henderson family. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henderson research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1420, 1430, 1460, 1494, 1500, 1506, 1510, 1511, 1583, 1590, 1600, 1606, 1618, 1638, 1646, 1692 and 1865 are included under the topic Early Henderson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Henderson (surname) Henderson is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is derived from patronymic form of the name Henry and Hendry, which is a Scottish form of Henry. It means "Son of Hendry" and "Son of Henry". In Scottish Gaelic it is rendered MacEanraig (masculine), and NicEanraig (feminine).
The Henderson family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Henderson families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there were 260 Henderson families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 11% of all the recorded Henderson's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Henderson families in 1840.
An Overview of Henderson History. MacEanruig’s, proud sons of Henry…the HENDERSON’s, descendants of a King of the Picts. We are a noble collection of five family bloodlines that took hold in Caithness, Glencoe, Fordell, and Liddesdale–by way of the Shetlands and Ulster. Our ancestors are as old a family as any clan in the Highlands.
The Chief of Clan Henderson is Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell, an environmental engineer specialising in air pollution control who lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Chief is recognised by Lord Lyon, King of Arms, and is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. [15]
history. The surname Henderson is borne by numerous unrelated families in Scotland. For example, the Hendersons of Fordell, in Fifeshire, were the chief Lowland family of the name. This family descended from a family of Henrysons, from Dumfriesshire. A branch of Clan Gunn also bears the name. According to tradition, this family descends from ...
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Claiming descent from ‘Big Henry’, son of King Neachtain, are the principle family of Hendersons, Clan Eanruig of Glencoe. King Neachtain reigned in the 700s and is said to have built Abernethy, the Pictish stronghold. When the Hendersons came to Glencoe, the heiress of their last chief had given a son to Angus Og of Islay.
