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Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« on: Monday 24 October 11 15:45 BST (UK) »
My father's name was Donreath.  It seemed to be a family name.  Once when I was doing research I found there was some Duke or Earl or Lord in Scotland with this name.  Now I cannot find the source.  Does anyone have knowledge of this name?

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Re: Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 October 11 16:28 BST (UK) »
Hi,
There was an Earl of DUNTREATH. There is also a Duntreath castle, I believe it is in the Edmonstone family.
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Re: Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 October 11 16:42 BST (UK) »
http://www.ofdwilson.net/wilson/wilson.pages/abbey.htm
For the literary  version.
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See from A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage Volume 1
 By John Burke (free on Google Books) that it was originally spelt Dunreath in the case of the Edmondstones.

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Re: Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 October 11 17:31 BST (UK) »
Google Parsh of Strathblane by John Guthrie Smith there is a whole section on the Barony of Duntreath.

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Re: Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 October 11 19:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks to all RootChatters.  Very interesting!