Hi folks, I would consider Edgar to be an English surname, after the Saxon king, Edgar who reigned from 958 to 975 AD. However the name does appear in Scotland in Nithsdale which is Border country in the 12th century, probably an Englishman coming north to Scotland as indeed the remains of much of the Saxon Royal family and their court did, after Queen Margaret Atheling became the second wife of Malcolm III Canmore of Scotland. regards, Mark Genealogist: Clan Sutherland Co-genealogist: Clan Mackenzie see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: William Lockhart <wlockhart@brooksdata.net> To: Mark Sutherland-Fisher <mark@highland-family-heritage.co.uk> Cc: <JACOBITES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 29 October 1999 06:06 Subject: Re: Edgar : English Jacobite /Regular army recruits > Is "Edgar" a Scottish origin surname" > > William Edgar Lockhart III >