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Nicholson Clan Tattoos - Although the MacNeacails or MacNicols of the west Highlands and the islands are, according to their heraldry, apparently linked to the Nicholsons of that Ilk, there is little genealogical evidence to explain this. The chiefs of both clans bear gold shields charged with the heads of birds of prey, with red hawks for the Macneacails and red falcons for the Nicolson. The Nicolsons are of Norse descent, perhaps derived from the personal name Olsen, 'Nic' in Gaelic signifies 'daughter of' . It could also be a corruption of Nicolassen. The Norse raided around the coasts of Scotland and north England, and during centuries of conquest, they established many permanent settlements. The name Nicolson can be found all through the Tyneside and Yorkshire. Some sought fresh pillage on the northern coast of France, whence came their Norman descendent, who invaded England again in the 11th century, and settled in Scotland during the reign of David I.

The Macneacails who settled in the Hebrides first populated Lewis, but eventually made their home and chief seat at Scorrybreac in Skye.

Haakon IV, the last Norse king to invade Scotland, sent an advance party under Anders Nicolassen, his foster brother and one of his chief barons. Nicolassen plundered Bute before joining the main fleet of Largs. The Norsemen were defeated, but there is persistent tradition that Nicolassen eventually settled in Scotland after he was sent as an envoy from Norway to conclude the Treat of Perth, which finally ceded sovereignty over the isles to the king of Scots.

James Nocolson was a lawyer in Edinburgh who died around 1580. He married Janet Swinton of the ancient Borders family, and they had two sons, John and James Nicolson.

Clan Nicholson Motto: Generositate ~ From Latin: By generosity

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