Your tartans and Why?

[MacWage]

It has come up in another thread and I thought it was interesting.
So, as not to monopoloize the other thread and to have it in one collection, WHAT about HERE!

I'll go first:
MacNeil, through the Neel family (blood)
Wallace, through the Wallace family (blood)
Gordon, through the Todd family -sept of Gordon (blood)
Wilson (and Gunn), through the Wilson family (blood)
Loud MacLeod, through the Lewis family (by marriage)
Carolina, by residence and family roots
Georgia, by birth
USA Bicentennial, by nationality
MX-5 Owner's Club, by associate club membership and my car
Caledonia (general Scottish), for all the Scottish roots that I am unaware (inc. own surname origin)
MacBubba/Culloden, through membership in Clan MacBubba
X Marks the Scot (duh)
Clergy, by profession
Erskine College, by alma mater (custom, not yet adopted by the school)
"MacWage" (custom)
Isle of Skye, for its beauty (HEY, I NEVER said it COULDN'T be by looks)
Rob Roy (or MacGregor), in honor of Robert Roy Campbell, and through Grier connections

more that I am sure I am forgetting . . .

[Don Patrick]

Guess I just have one. Patrick Sept to Clan Lamont by blood. Though I guess may have others from other family names.

[McMurdo]

OK my Tartans and why I will start with the tartan's I have:

Gunn Modern: Dad's side of the family, family heirloom

Graham of Mantieth: Again from my Dad's side of the family

Isle of Skye: I fell in love with the look of the tartan, as an aside I sobered up the same year it was woven and my Mom has always loved the Isle of Skye, not sure if there ever was any family there but there may have been.

Black Stewart: My Mom's maiden name is Stewart, and the red seemed a wee bit much.

so those are the tartans I have right now, but on order I have

Maple Leaf: As I am Canadian, and I love my country it made sense and Pete at Canadian Casual Kilts made it easy to get into.

I will be getting an xmarks made at some point, and will of course post pictures of it when that happens.

Tartans I would like

MacPherson: My Uncle Murdy's family is from a sept of the MacPherson's

MacDonald Again from my Uncle Murdy's side of the family.

After that I will have to do more digging into family history, but that is my list for today.

[porrick]

Murphy, as in my family name, blood and heritage
Irish National, honouring my Irish side of the family

[kevinkinney]

Hi All,

Mackenzie by father's surname- though a distant sept through ???. I'm partial to the weathered and ancient colors. The modern is striking, but only looks good when fully dressed.

Douglas by father's mother. She was only 2 generations off the boat, and from an established family (a total babe too!). Any old variant is good, but the weathered is best again.

Cheers,

Kevin.

[Splash_4]

I will list the ones I currently have kilts in;

MacKinnon, 1842 variant - By surname
Mackinnon Hunting - Surname
USMC Leather neck - Grandfathers service
Black Watch (Grant Hunting) - Family connection
Lamont Weathered - I like the tartan!
Isle of Skye - I like the tartan and the MacKinnons were from the island
XMarks (coming) - Hey, do you have to ask

Future Tartans
New Mexico, Land of Enchantment - Parents and family live in the state
Robertson Ancient Red - Great Grand Parents.

[cessna152towser]

Cunningham - my surname.
Teviotdale - District tartan for the locality where I live, historically Elliot territory and the tartan includes the brown and blue of Elliot.
Black Watch - The government sett and I am retired after a 30 year career in local government.
Royal Air Force - In honour of my late father's service in World War II.
Spirit of Scotland - A fashion tartan from Lochcarron because I like it.
Dark Island - Shadow tartan, a great conversation starter.
Royal Stewart - A cheap tourist tat kilt for wear around the house and garden, because I wanted one in my collection.
and on order:-
University of Glasgow - where I studied for my law degree, 1969-1973.

[Mr. MacDougall]

I'm one of those who answered in the other thread, but for the sake of having everything in one spot, here're the tartans I can think of off the top of my head, with which I have some connexion.

MacDougall -- Maternal ancestry
Irish National -- Paternal ancestry
County Cork -- my father's mother was from there
Irish Heritage -- same reasons as above
German Heritage -- Mother's father from Germany
German-American -- same
U. S. Navy -- Veteran (HM2), Step-father's father was Navy.
U. S. Forces -- same
U. S. Army -- both my fathers, and one of my grandfathers, served in the Army.
North Carolina -- I attended NCSU
New York City -- I worked in the World Trade Center
Arizona -- My home state
MacMedic -- I'm a nurse
Armstrong -- Step-father's a Nixon, which is an Armstrong sept
Regan -- somewhat tenuous, as it's my given name, but I admire ITA4020.

And all the universals, of course.

[Prester John]

Robertson Red.

Married the hottest girl at a University with 25,000 hot chicks.

Just my luck, she was a Robertson.

[oldsoldier]

currently own:
US Army tartan-served 12 years infantry, still have many friends & relatives in.

will own eventually
Robertson Modern-my sept belongs to the clan-will be my 'formal' one
X marks- this is a hopeful one, not to be filled anytime soon. Unless, of course, I hit the lottery
Stewart modern-the band I will hopefully play the pipes in someday wears these, so, I'll have one by default.