Help us find and improve next week's Connection Finder profiles: the Declaration of Arbroath

+12 votes
223 views

The anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath is April 6th, so we're looking at everyone associated with it in the Connection Finder next week.

Here is who we're starting on:

Who else should we feature? We have room for 12 individuals. We can't feature everyone who is nominated, but if we don't feature a profile you work on, we may use it sometime in the future. And, of course, all contributions help improve our shared tree.

Our choice of features will depend partly on the notable person's CC7, i.e. their connection count within seven degrees. The more connections they have, the more likely it is for all WikiTree members to find a close and interesting connection to them. So, if you nominate someone, please help grow their CC7.

Suggestions are more likely to be considered if you provide a link to the person on WikiTree, some information about who they were or why you're nominating them, and if their profile is in good condition with a connection, image, and well-written and well-sourced biography.

We'll make a final decision on which ones to feature early next week.

Please reply here with what you're working on so that we don't duplicate our efforts. Thank you!

Take note that this is not the place to discuss why you think we shouldn't feature someone if those reasons are due to politics, actions, or opinions of those being suggested. Mentioning things like their not being connected, their biography still needing work, erroneous information, etc. are all suitable for discussion here and an opportunity to correct those situations.

Help us choose themes for 2024 Connection Finder themes here. 

in The Tree House by Abby Glann G2G6 Pilot (737k points)
reshown by Chris Whitten
On April 6th, it will be 704 years since the Declaration of Arbroath was signed. It was a declaration of Scottish independence - very much what William Wallace wanted but he died 15 years before it was signed. Like the English Magna Carta, it is thought that the ideals of the Scottish Declaration of Arbroath inspired notions of individual liberty in the charters of the English colonies in North America, and later the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

List of signatories on Wikipedia (39 names)

3 Answers

+11 votes

James Douglas(6,830 connections)

William Ross (5,580 connections)

John de Menteith (5,360 connections)

Thomas Randolph(4,432 connections)

Agnes Randolph (to get a woman in here: daughter of a signer and married to a signer!) (5,188 connections)

by Jen Hutton G2G6 Mach 7 (79.5k points)
edited by Jen Hutton

Thanks Jen for suggesting a way of avoiding an all-male result! Another wife of a signer worth considering is Marjorie Bruce (1296–1317), with a high CC7 of 12,478, and images plus a good biography.

Thanks, Jim and Jen.
+9 votes

Joan "Joanna" Menteith (CC7 of father: 5,360) (To add a woman as Jen Hutton did above, here is another wife and daughter of a signer) 

Alexander Fraser (CC7: 5,785)

Sir Edward Keith (CC7: Not listed)

Sir Andrew Leslie VI (CC7: Not listed)

Sir David Lindsay (CC7: Not listed)

Sir Henry Sinclair II (CC7: Not listed)

by Shonda Feather G2G6 Pilot (412k points)
Thanks, Shonda.
+9 votes

What about...Sir William (St Clair) Sinclair's son - Sir Henry (Sinclair) Sinclair llnd of Roslin, I believe was the signer of the Declaration of Arbroath.

The Hamilton family of Scotland are connected through marriage, to Sir Henry. Sir David FitzWalter 2nd of Cadzow ( who took the name of Hamilton after his father I believe).

Another one, I believe ( according to some Genealogy Websites) who was a signer was Andrew de Leslie 6th Lord of Leslie. See The Scots Peerage.

by Megan Woodward G2G6 Mach 4 (41.7k points)

Yep! I have those two listed in my post above. I think they are both good candidates. To see a full lists of signers, go here: Declaration of Arbroath

Sorry, how amiss of me...just didn't see your comment. Actually, I have just checked to see if we are related... you are my 16th cousin twice removed, both descendants of Janet (Douglas) Hamilton. Janet is your 17th G/Grandmother and my 15th G/Grandmother.

How amazing, great to know.
That is awesome, cousin Megan! And don't be sorry. The same people can be nominated by multiple people.
Thanks, Megan.

Related questions

WikiTree  ~  About  ~  Help Help  ~  Search Person Search  ~  Surname:

disclaimer - terms - copyright

...