Old photograph of the Donald McLeay shop in Auchenblae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This Scottish village was known for its weavers, a whisky distillery and the annual Paldie's Fair horse market. It is also featured in the novel, Sunset Song, written by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. The surname McLeay was first found in Lincolnshire, England, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name has been spelled Clay, Claye, Cley, Cleye, McClay and others. Blog post of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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