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The Derivation of the name

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Variants - Chisholme

This name was always assumed to have French origins and there was some evidence that there were persons of that name who invaded with William the Conqueror in 1066. However, in his book The Surnames of Scotland George Black gave a wholly different story.

The earliest Chisholm in my database andrew rankin story

The old Smithy at Stobo— believed to be the workshop of Andrew Chisholm