This website is dedicated to the history of the world-wide Balsillie family, and to some of its individual branches.

Comments, amendments, as well information about other branches of the Balsillie family will be welcome.

Pages on the site include:

Origins
Tells of the earliest records of the family and the origins of the name.

Coat of Arms/Family Badge
Heraldic Symbols of the Balsillie family

The Tartan
The history of tartans and the tartan worn by the Balsillie family.

Precept of Remission
A royal pardon from 1536. Its translation solves one long standing mystery, and creates a new one.

Branches of the Family
Information and Links regarding the history of various branches of the family.

Acknowledgement: Much of the material on this website is the result of research over many years by a number of people, including the late Donald Balsillie of Melbourne and his daughter, Dianne McIntyre, and John and Greta Balsillie of Bendigo, plus many more.

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