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Historical References
"MACAULAY, MACAULEY, MACALLAY, MACALLEY, MACAULLAY, MACAULLY, MACCALLY,MACCAULAY, MACCAULY. 0 (1) Gaelic MacAmhalghaidh, 'son of Amalghaidh,' an old Irish personal name, pronounced almost as Macaulay or Macowley. From this comes the name of the Dumbartonshire Macaulays. (2) Gaelic MacAmhlaibh or MacAmhlaidh, 'son of Amlaib,' the old Gaelic form of N. Olafr. From this comes the Hebridean name Macaulay. Duncan filius Auleth witnessed a charter by Malcolm, earl of Levenax, c. 1285 (Levenax, p. 87). As Duncan Macameleth he witnessed a grant to his cousin Murechauch filius Kork by Thomas de Cremennane c. 1290 (ibid., p. 80). In 1326 there is entry of a payment of cheese to two men of Iwar McAulay in Lennox (ER., i, p. 57). Awla McAwla of Ardencapill appears in 1536 (RSS., n, 2152), and we have McCalla of Ardincapill in 1592. Another Awla McAwla was clerk of the watch of Queen Mary's guard, 1566 (MCM., i, p. 35). Duncan M'Auihlay was minister of FortirgaU, 1581 (BBT., p. 226). John Makalley was indweller in Inverness, 1602 (Rec. Inc., n, p. 3), and John Dow McAwla and Awla McAwla, his son, in Gairlochhead, were fined for reset of clan Gregor, 1613 (RFC., v, p. 643). John M'Kauley, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, was heir of Thomas M'Cauley there, 1623 (Inquis., 1100), and Thomas Makcaulay, writer to the signet in Edinburgh, 1638, appears in 1647 as M'Callow and in 1648 as Mtalley (ibid., 829, 988, 1000). John Dow M'Aule appears in Glenfalloch in 1638 (BBT., p. 401), John Mackalla was armourer and sword-sliper in Edinburgh, 1684 (BOEC., DC, E. 133), and George Makallay was retoured eir of Patrick M'Kalla, apothecary in Cupar, 1688 (Retours, Fife, 1298). Hume of Crossrig (Diary, p. 127) mentions a controverted election in Haddington, 1703, between Provost McCalla and Edgar the late provost. M'Ala 1582, M'Alay 1546, M'Aula 1717, M'Aulla 1740, McAulky 1721, Macawlay 1591, M'Cala 1582, McCalius (in Latin doc.) 1622, M'Calla and Makcalla 1606, McCallay 1528, McCalley 1598, M'Callie and Mackaula 1663, McCaUy 1707, McCaula 1589, McCaulaw 1541, McCaulay 1603, McKaula 1686, Makkalay 1454, M'Kallay 1604. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Macauley Family Tree
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