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Contents : MacTAVISH and CONNECTED NAMES MacTAVISH Variant Spellings: MacTamhais M Tamhais M Thamais McTawisch Mctawys McTaevis M ktaus McThavis McThavish and all variant spellings. MACTAVISH. From G. Mac Tamhais a form of MacThamais son of Tammas the Lowland Scots form of Thomas. Mactavishes are numerous in Argyllshire. The Craignish MS. Says the MacTavishes or Clan Tavish of Dunardarie descend from Tavis Corr second illegitimate son of Gillespick son of Callen moir math good bald Coline (SHSM IV p. 207). Doncan M Thamais was one of those cited in 1355 to give evidence regarding the lands of Glassre in Argyllshire (HP II p. 139). Duncan McTawisch was tenant of half of Kernach Strogartnay 1480 (ER. IX p. 564) Donald duin Mc tawys made reversion to Evar Campbell of Strouquhour 1488 (HP. IV p. 20). Thomas McTaevis charter witness at Kenaach 1515 (HP IV p. 24) Alexander M ktaus in 1589 had custody of Ellanwirrich as constrable (Wardlaw p. 184). The Mactavishes of Stratherrick are considered a sept of the Frasers. M Taveis 1672 McThavish 1676. ONLINE INFORMATIONAL LINKS Clan MacTavish Genealogy and History http://www.dunardry.net Patrick Thompson Sennachie to Steven MacTavish of Dunardry http://mysite.verizon.net/resrz8zf/clanmactavishseannachie/index.html SOURCES Scottish Surnames Donald Whyte 2000 th Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands Frank Adam 1965 7 Edition edited by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney (Lord Lyon) p. 301. MacTavish Thompson etc. The MacTavishes Tawessons Thompsons etc. are said to derive their origin from Taus Coir an illegitimate son of one of the Lord of Lochow who lived in the days of King Alexander II. Henry White ( Fionn ) said: Many of the Argyllshire MacTavishes now make Thomsons of themselves while others are known as Towesons. The surnames MacLehose and MacLaws are regarded as corrupted forms of Mac-GilleThomais son of the gille or servant of Thomas. There was a strong colony of MacTavishes in Strathglass at an early period. But these repudiate dependency on Clan Campbell and MacTavish of Dunardrie is chief of that clan whilst Thomson of that Ilk on the Border is regarded as a remotely connected or indeterminate connection of the MacTavishes. SOURCES NOT LISTED IN Page first created December 2002 (Page updated 4 April 2006)

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