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 ==""Laird of Tulloch Ard""== 
 I came across this passage researching the history of the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada on this page: 
 :The late Alexander F. MacKenzie, the Laird of Tulloch Ard (after whom Laird Lake was named), was widely known as a “mighty hunter.”  On one occasion he captured a lynx alive, a feat, that was witnessed by a party of campers from the lake.  The lynx had been attracted to the Laird’s “estate” by some choice Hungarian hares.  It was spotted by Yarrow, the Laird’s favourite dog, who soon treed the stranger.  The Laird quickly decided that the fur was not quite prime, and that the lynx should be kept alive till its pelt would bring the top market price.  Carrying a noose at the end of a stick, MacKenzie climbed the tree, faced the snarling brute, pushed the noose over its head, choked it into submission, and kept it till the fur promised the desired price. 
 :On another occasion the Laird shot a bear, wounding it in the snout.  The bear charged, and the Laird fell backwards over a log.  He managed to swing his rifle and discharge it point blank into the bear’s face.  The bear was so close that it ripped the hunter’s coat with its claws. 
 Lots of Scots in BC affected, or were conferred, ""casual honorifics"" that had nothing to do with any noble or social status in the home country.  But noting the ""Alexander Mackenzie"" name and seeing that as a common name for clan chiefs, I thought best to inquire here as to whether this fellow was in fact a bona fide Laird.  Sorry I can't provide any immigration/origin specifics.....and I hope the story itself was entertaining.  "