NICOLCHEIR, Jonet ^{4 5}

   Other names for Jonet were NICOLVOAR, Jonet ^{1 3} and NIGELLAVRICH, Janet.^{1 4 5}

  Research Notes:

JANET'S SURNAME

The prefix 'nic' signified 'daughter of' in Gaelic culture, just as 'mac' signified 'son of'.

Some surnames developed from patronymics that distinguished one family line, of Grants for example, from another, where a large number of people of the same clan lived close to one another.

Variations in spelling in English often represented individual writers' attempts to transcribe Gaelic sounds.


"Kiar, Ciar, Cheir, Nicolcheir, Keranich, MacKeran, MacKerron \endash It is not known if all these names and variants spellings are related. The names suggest an association with the Clann Chiaran (Clankeran), an ancient branch of the Clan Grant, said to be descended from Lucas Ciar, a younger son of an early chieftain. The representative of Clan Chiaran first held Auchnarrow, and later Dellachapple, in Cromdale parish from an early period. Ciar (Kiar) is a descriptive name meaning 'dark, dusky, gloomy or depressed'. In Strathspey, the appellation Kiar or Ciar was very likely related to the Clann Chiaran Grants."

"Christian Nicolcheir married Thomas Stewart in Invera'on in 1636. James Grant and his wife, Mariorie Nicollcheir, are noted in documents in 1640. Jonet Nicolchere married William McIockie in Invera'on in 1645. James Grant, son of Johne Grant and Jonet Nicolcheir, was baptized in Invera'on in 1648."

from Craigellachie newsletter ⁶

Jonet married Alexander GORDON in Achinarrow, son of John GORDON in Easter Kilnmaichlie and Unknown, on 2 April 1643 in Inveravon parish, Banffshire, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Alexander GORDON in Achinarrow was born about 1610.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
ALLASTER
JONET NICOLVOAR/FR80 (FR80)
02/04/1643
157 10 / 77
INVERAVON"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Inveravon parish Banffshire
Marriages

"2. April. 1643.

Mariage
1
Allaster Gordon maried with Jonet Nicolvoar parochoners" ^{2 3}