The surname Traquaire was first found in Peeblesshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd nam Pùballan), former county in South-central Scotland, in the present day Scottish Borders Council Area, where they held a family seat on the lands of Traquair in the parish of Traquair from very ancient times. Although Magistrate Alan de Traquair was the first on record in 1250 it can be assumed that the lands were held by the family at least 100 years before. Following the pattern of settlers in the district, many grants were made by King David of Scotland to his Norman friends who moved north after the Barons War with King Stephen of England in 1137. Similarly, it was the Norman custom for the second son to adopt the surname of his estates, hence Traquair.
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Early History of the Traquaire family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Traquaire research. Another 50 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1265, 1315 and 1618 are included under the topic Early Traquaire History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Traquaire Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Traquair, Tracquaire, Traquaire, Tracquair and others.
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Early Notables of the Traquaire family
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Migration of the Traquaire family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adam Traquair who landed in North America in 1710.
