border rievers ??

[Carol Mack]

Can anyone tell me what a Border Riever was? I suspect they were raiders/rustlers but can anyone confirm this? I have a feeling this is what my McVitty ancestors did!!!!!!!!

Regards, Carol

[wozzle]

www.reivers.com
if you click on the link it might be of interest.

[Carol Mack]

What a great link, many thanks! My lot are there alright - McVitty is supposed to be a derivitave of Beattie and the Beatties are there. It would also make sense that the McVittys turn up in Ireland in the 1600's at the plantation of Ulster - perhaps they fled to escape justice!!!!

Carol.

[forthefamily]

Some more info...they were a naughty lot 

http://www.sorbie.net/border_reivers.htm

http://www.borderreivers.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Reivers

mab

[diddymiller]

Hi, and welcome to the reivers - my mother is very proud of her dasterdly lot!! the Erskines. 

 She has a video and books and i saw a review recently for a new book. i will get the details for you - may be later this week when I see mum.

Diddy

[forthefamily]

I can't remember was site it was on but they are responsible for a lot of words that entered the language ...such as blackmail....loverly lot....

Mine are Tates/Taits with a few Bells and Carruthers thrown in for heck of it 

mab

[diddymiller]

just googled border reivers video and come up with lots of lovely videos and books - try it. 

[forthefamily]

Cool 

Thanks....

mab

[Carol Mack]

Thank you all very much for all that - I'm well in now, just noticed  Kilpatricks and Thompsons!! Must try to get some books,

Carol