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Whitelaw is a Lowland Scottish surname; COSCA's clan directory records its lands simply as the Lowlands. Its best-documented bearer is Archibald Whitelaw (1415/16-1498), ecclesiastic and administrator, who studied and taught at the University of St Andrews and taught at Cologne before entering royal service. He appears in the Scottish parliamentary record as the king's secretary, styled archdeacon of Lothian in 1488 and subdean of Glasgow in 1491. No Whitelaw chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

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The Whitelaw Story

  1. 1415/16

    Archibald Whitelaw is born[3]

  2. 1488

    Archibald Whitelaw sits in parliament as the king's secretary, styled archdeacon of Lothian[4]

  3. 1491

    He appears again in the parliamentary record as secretary, now styled subdean of Glasgow[5]

  4. 1498

    Archibald Whitelaw dies[3]

Clan Whitelaw Today

ChiefNo chief is listed by the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.

Surnames linked to Clan Whitelaw

These family names are connected with Clan Whitelaw. Each list says who records the link.

Spellings of the name

  • Wytelowe
  • Quhitlaw
  • Whitlau
  • Whytelaw
  • Whitelow
  • Whitlow

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Questions about Clan Whitelaw

Where does the Whitelaw name belong, and how else is it spelled?

COSCA's clan directory records Whitelaw's lands simply as the Lowlands, and lists spellings including Wytelowe, De Wytelowe, Quhitlaw, Whitlau, Whytelaw, Whitelow and Whitlow.

Does Clan Whitelaw have a chief?

No. The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs lists no Whitelaw chief.

Who was Archibald Whitelaw?

An ecclesiastic and administrator (1415/16-1498). He studied at the University of St Andrews in the 1430s, taught at Cologne and again at St Andrews in the 1450s, and by 1459 had entered royal service as a diplomat and tutor to the heir to the Scottish throne.

What offices did Archibald Whitelaw hold?

The Scottish parliamentary record shows him serving as the king's secretary: in the parliament of October 1488 he is styled archdeacon of Lothian, and in May 1491 subdean of Glasgow.

Sources

  1. Find a clan: Whitelaw, Council of Scottish Clans & Associations (COSCA)
  2. Members of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs
  3. Whitelaw, Archibald (1415/16-1498), ecclesiastic and administrator, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  4. Parliament of October 1488: sederunt (translation), Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 (rps.ac.uk)
  5. Parliamentary register, 18 May 1491: procedure, continuation (translation), Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707 (rps.ac.uk)