Buckley, among various alternative spellings, is a surname that may derive from the Old English 'bok lee,' meaning meadow, or field.

Buccleigh may derive from several possible places:.

William comes from the Germanic name Willahelm, which was composed of the elements wil 'will, desire' and helm 'helmet, protection'.

It would allow Morag to be a widow and remarry - possibly Donald who he knows she still harbored feelings for - or at the least live with her father who had inherited the farm. After coming nearly 200 years in the future Buck feels it would be better for his wife and children if he didn't return. By 1782 they had expanded their family having three more children when Buck went missing through the stones at Craigh na Dun.

When Buck had still been unable to establish his practice and money was tight, they came back to Scotland. Buck continued to exhibit his jealousy even when there was nothing to be jealous of, such as the innocent meeting between her and Roger MacKenzie - the man who had saved Jeremiah's life during their journey to the colonies - that resulted in Roger being wrongfully hanged. To prevent her from still seeing and longing for Donald, Buck took her and their son Jeremiah to North Carolina. In the wake of Donald being caught with another woman, and a bit worse for the drink herself, Morag gave up saying no and let Buck bed her.Īfter realizing she was with child her father and three brothers forced her and Buck to wed. She liked him well enough but her heart was set on Donald McAllister. He had fallen madly in love with her but the feelings weren't fully returned. William met Morag Gunn while he was in her town for writing a will. William is prone to rash action and jealousy, which can sometimes prove to be a deadly combination.ĭirty blonde hair, broad-boned, handsome face with deep, striking green eyes. You can help Outlander Wiki by expanding it. Jemmy and Mandy had found him out while he was hiding, but he convinced them that he was a Nuckelavee, a horrifying creature out of Scottish folklore. Buck eventually explains that he and his wife, Morag, along with their son Jeremiah, had returned to Scotland from North Carolina and stopped for a respite near the standing stones on Craigh na Dun in 1782, and he, Buck, accidentally threw himself almost 200 years into the future.Īfter wandering around Inverness for a time, getting his bearings and coming to grips with what had happened to him, Buck found out that Roger was nearby and found his way to Lallybroch. This pipe dream is interrupted by the sudden, unexpected appearance of William Buccleigh MacKenzie, Roger's ancestor who nearly had him killed by hanging back in 1771. Having returned to the twentieth century, Roger, Brianna and the children take up residence at Lallybroch and begin to settle themselves to building a life there in 1980. Roger, floating in and out of consciousness and unable to speak for himself, is hanged to set an example to the defeated Regulators. Taking Roger by force, Buccleigh assures his wife that no harm will come to Roger, but once he has gotten Roger away from her, Buccleigh and his men beat up, bind and gag Roger and take him to the governor's camp, where they claim to be part of the governor's militia and hand over Roger as their Regulator captive. This peculiar affinity further impels Roger to kiss her Buccleigh witnesses this, and becomes enraged and bent on retribution. Sent by Jamie across the line between the governor's men and the Regulators to entreaty their leader to a peaceful resolution, Roger runs into Buccleigh's wife, Morag, and feels compelled to speak to her, she being one of the few blood relatives Roger has ever known and whom he protected onboard the Gloriana a few years earlier. Roger encounters William Buccleigh once more at the Battle of Alamance during the War of the Regulation in North Carolina, 1771.

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