These notes on Caithness Family History are given to the public as left by the author, and the Editor desires to thank those friends who, by their advice, have aided in the preparation of the book for the press.
The Editor also wishes gratefully to acknowledge the courtesy of the Earl of Caithness in permitting the use of the arms of his ancestor, George, fourth Earl of Caithness, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Graham, daughter of the Earl of Montrose, copied from an old carving in Barrogill Castle, which form the vignette on the title page; and the valuable assistance most kindly rendered by Mr. Burnett, Lyon King of Arms, in revising the work, and enriching it with notes (printed within brackets), which elucidate or confirm the text.