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Duncan

The Duncans took their name from 'Fat Duncan', Donnadchadh Reamhar, who was clan chief at the Battle of Bannockburn. The clan is descended from the Earl of Atholl along with the Robertsons. The Duncans lands were found mainly in old Forfarshire and modern Angus, and included the barony of Lundie and the estate of Gourdie.

The Duncans had royal connections with George III, when Sir William Duncan was made physician to the king, and was made baronet in 1764. This title was not continued on his death in 1774.

Adam, son of the royalist Alexander Duncan of Lundie, Provost of Dundee, entered the navy in 1746, and served in many battles. He fought and was part of the troops that defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent in 1780, was made commander of the fleet in the North Sea and Admiral of the Blue. He blockaded the Dutch for two years until mutiny spread to all his ships (except the Venerable, his flagship). He was rewarded for his services after a wonderful victory at Camperdown and was made Viscount Duncan of Camperdown by George IV in 1800.

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