"Unlinked Cheynes" are those family members who have been found on any official record, but can not be identifed with their families. As an example, a record found of a William Cheyne in a List of Merchants in Edinburgh 1629; he would be placed herein as William Cheyne, son of Unlinked Cheynes in Midlothian, unless other information could show his true identity.
- probably of the "landed" Cheynes
- in Aberdeenshire, before the 1696 poll
- in Aberdeenshire, 1696-1749
- in Aberdeenshire, 1750-1799
- in Aberdeenshire, after 1850
- in Angus
- in Banff
- in Fife
- in Kincardineshire
- in Lanarkshire
- in Midlothian
- in Perthshire
- in Renfrew
- in the Shetland Islands
- elsewhere in Scotland
- in England, before 1600
- in England, 1600-1699
- in England, 1700-1799
- in England, after 1800
- in London only, after 1700
- in Ireland
- in Wales
- in Australia and New Zealand
- in Canada
- in the United States
- elsewhere in the world
- found in "Le Fief de Quiesneto"
- found in A Y Cheyne "The Cheynes in Scotland"