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Since 1259 over two hundred different forms of this name have been recorded, from Dalzeel to Diyell and including the abbreviation ‘DL’, which approximates its proper pronunciation. The name is of territorial origin from the old barony of Dalziel in Lanarkshire, The name itself derives from the Gaelic ‘dal-gheail’, meaning ‘white meadow’, so named because of the colour of the local clay soil. There are also some from Shetland who bear the name; there, it derives from the island of Yell. The hanged man on the family’s coat of arms is said to have come from the time of Kenneth II, when a member of his court retrieved the body of the king’s friend from a gibbet in enemy held territory with the words, 1 Dare’, which is now the family motto. Thomas de Dalziel is mentioned as a baron of Scotland in the Ragman Roll of 1296, swearing fealty to Edward I of England. He became one of the patriots who joined Robert the Bruce in the struggle for Scottish independence. Sir William de Dalziel, ‘a brave and humorous Knight’, who had lost an eye at the Battle of Otterburn in 1388, accompanied Sir David Lindsey of Glenesk to the famous London Bridge Tournament in 1390, in which Lindsey was victor. The fifth Earl, Sir Robert, fought with the Old Pretender in the Jacobite rising of 1715, which resulted in the forfeiture of his title and estates. In 1666 Charles II appointed Tam Dalyell commander-in-chief of the forces in Scotland. In 1681 he raised a regiment which has since seen much distinguished service, under the popular name, The Scots Grays. The House of the Binns was built by the general’s father in 1623 and thereafter altered at various times. Its present form dates from around 1820, and it is still the home of the Dalyells, the present baronet being Tam Dalyell, the prominent Labour Member of Parliament. |
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