Dalgleish

Dalgleish One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Dalgleish

Variants: Dalgliesh, Dalglish, Dauglish

Category: 2 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is well under way, but currently in some countries only.

Guild hosted website: dalgleish.one-name.net

DNA website: www.familytreedna.com/public/DaglishDNA/

Contact: Mr Stephen Daglish

About the study

The Dalgleish One-Name Study is at a relatively early stage though progressing well. The study includes the names DALGLEISH, DALGLIESH and DALGLISH. The spelling of the name can vary across time, even within families.

The objective is to study the origins and development of the name and to collect and analyse data about the name.

I started this study following my work on my own name Daglish - for details please see the Daglish One Name Study. The surname dictionaries show that Daglish is one of a number of variants of Dalgleish. In practice Daglish is now a distinct name with its roots in North East England but DNA testing has shown that the link to the Scottish name is there.

As the Dalgleish name is more widespread, I am grateful for any and all support in getting the Dalgleish study started. If you have an interest in the name or its variants please do get in touch.

See also associated website Dalgleish One-Name Study.

Variant names

I am including DALGLIESH and DALGLISH as the major variants in the study. There are many other spelling variations that have occurred over the years - these are not listed as variants but are included within the scope of the study. The exception is DAUGLISH which can be shown to have developed as a distinct variant and is included here.

Name origin

The name is considered to be locational referring to the lands of Dalgleish, a remote area in Selkirkshire in Scotland, where Over and Nether Dalgleish can be found. The name is thought to be from the Gaelic 'dail', field and 'glas', green.

Distribution of the name

In the 1881 Census of England, Wales and Scotland there were 1,348 entries for Dalgleish (concentrated in the Border Counties of Selkirk, Roxburgh, Dumfries and Peebles and Midlothian (Edinburgh) and Lanark (Glasgow)), 414 for Dalgliesh (in similar areas, but highest numbers in Dumfries) and 549 for Dalglish (with most living in and around Glasgow). The name was also found in England, most commonly in Manchester, Liverpool and London.

Emigration took place to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several other countries.

Data

I have collected data about births, marriages and deaths and census records and using these have begun with family tree re-construction (building family trees and histories). Details can be found on the study website Dalgleish One-Name Study. I have also added this data to the Dalgleish Archive which is searchable.

DNA

Alongside the One-Name Study, there is Daglish / Dalgleish DNA Project.

DNA is now established as a very useful tool in genealogy which can support the traditional methods of research and also help where paper records are not available.

The DNA test used in the study works on the Y-chromosome which is passed down through the male line (in much the same way as surnames). The test uses those parts of the Y-chromosone which are normally passed unchanged from father to son for many generations.

We therefore need living male members of the Dalgleish family. There is another DNA test which follows the maternal line - but this is not relevant for our particular study.

The primary objective is to find which of the many Dalgleish, Dalgliesh and Dalglish families can can be linked back to a common ancestor.

More details can be seen at Daglish Dalgleish DNA Project.

Contact Details

Mr Stephen Daglish

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Dalgleish in the Guild Indexes

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Global Marriages (public) 3643
Global Marriages (members)* 4680
Inscriptions Index 4
Modern Newspaper Index 2
Datastores 11878

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