Border Conflicts:The name is derived from the Gaelic words “dail” (field) and “glaise” (a brook or stream). Officially recorded in 1383, but the name is said to originate from the people of the ancient territory of Dal Riata in the West coast of Scotland.
Geographic Roots: Derived from the Celtic words dol (field) and glas (green), or Gaelic dail and a stream/glen reference, pointing to land near Selkirk first recorded in 1383 as Dalglas.
First Bearers: Symon de Dalgles is documented witnessing a charter in 1407, and Simon of Daigles served as a canon in 1448.
Origin as the tales have been told, on the rugged west coast of Scotland in the kingdom of Dalriada is the setting from which came the Dalglish name. The name derives from someone having lived in the ancient lands of Dalgleish on Tima Water, in the parish of Ettrick, in the county of Selkirk, Scotland. The place name comes from the Celtic dol, meaning “field,” and glas, or “green.”
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Early Origins of the Dalgleish family
The surname Dalgleish was first found in Selkirkshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Shalcraig).
Some of the first records of the family include: “Symon de Dalgles [who] in 1407 witnessed a charter by Robert, Duke of Albany in favor of John de Hawdene of the lands of Hawdene and Yethame. Simon of Daigles, probably a son of Symon, was canon and prebend of Askirk in 1448.” [2]
The Dalgleish family figured prominently in the Scottish-English border conflicts.
Dalglish Spelling Variations
In various documents Dalglish has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. Dalgleish, Dalgliesh, Dalglish, Dalglese, Dagleish, Dagleishe, Dalgleise, Dalgleiss, Dalgiss, Dalgis, Dalglis and many more.
Early Notables of the Dalglish family (pre 1700)
Nicol Dalgleish (16th Century): An eminent minister and regent at the University of St. Andrews who faced political imprisonment and trial in 1584 during reign disputes. [1]
George Dalgleish (16th Century): A servant to the Earl of Bothwell who was executed in 1567 for his alleged involvement in the murder of Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.