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Tree: David Risk
| Tree Name | David Risk | |
| Description | This is for the family of David Risk (1650-1690). Risk is a Sept of the Clan Buchanan. In any case, it is reasonably certain that the surname Risk literally refers to the swamps near Loch Lomond. Buchanan of Auchmar indicates that a son of the Buchanan of Drumikill was born upon the “Risks of Drymen” and received the surname Risk from the place of his birth. The name is quite common in Fintry and Stirlingshire to this day. Early Origins of the Risk Family The surname Risk was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Scotland to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. | |
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