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MacOlvorie Surname Definition:
MACOLVORIE: Donald Mc Olvorie, rector of Kilmalew, 1618 (Sasines, II, 17), appears as Master Donald Makolvorich, parson of Kilmalew, 1629 (OPS., II, p. 85), Donald McOlvorie, provost and bulgess of Inveraray, 1649, 1654 (Poltalloch Writs, p.
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MACOLVORIE: Donald Mc Olvorie, rector of Kilmalew, 1618 (Sasines, II, 17), appears as Master Donald Makolvorich, parson of Kilmalew, 1629 (OPS., II, p. 85), Donald McOlvorie, provost and bulgess of Inveraray, 1649, 1654 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 73,145). Margaret McOlvorie, tenant of Kilchatten, 1669 (HP., IV, p. 222).
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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