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Historical References

"SANDESON, SANDISON, 'Sandy's son,' from Sandy or Sandie the diminutive of Alexander (e.g. Sande Fyndlosone). A family of Sandisons have been long resident in Tullich ( (JervIse, n, p. 158). Thomas Sandsond in Shetland, 1491 (Goudie, p. 141). Thomas Sandesoun was tenant of the bishop of Moray in 1565 (REM., p. 437), and Jacobus Sandesoune was the bishop's servitor in 1569 (ibid., p. 395), Johnne Sandesounn 'callit Laird Sandersounn' is mentioned in 1572 (CRA., p. 6), and 0 Patrick Sandesoun was tenant of the marquis of Huntlie in 1607 (SCM., iv, p. 282). Alexander Sandeson, reidare at Knokcandoch, 1574 (RMR.). Sandesone 1661, Sandesoune 1506, Sandiesoune 1647. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)

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