Non Jacobite non Presbyterian clans

[JonathanB]

Was there a clan that did not support the Jacobites and at the same time was predominantly episcopalian or catholic?

Do they have a nice tartan, and would they mind if I wore it?

[Profane James]

FWIW, I seem to remember a branch of Camerons and/or Campbells being Covenanter supporters at some point, while that would have meant they were probably not Catholic, it wouldn't necessarily mean 'Jacobite supporter'.

[plaid preacher]

FWIW, I seem to remember a branch of Camerons and/or Campbells being Covenanter supporters at some point, while that would have meant they were probably not Catholic, it wouldn't necessarily mean 'Jacobite supporter'.

The Covenanters were a strain of Presbyterianism, which opposed the introduction of an Anglican style prayer book and appointment of the clergy by Lords ( as opposed to being called by the congregation) by Charles I. Neil Oliver does an excellent job of describing the national covenant in his series on the History of Scotland.

[JonathanB]

The Campbells were both pro Hanoverian and Presbyterian. I would like to know a clan that was pro Hanoverian (or at least didn't support the Jacobites) and was not Presbyterian.

[Jock Scot]

An interesting question there and I am no expert , but as I understand it, certainly from the 1745 perspective, most Clans supporting the Jacobite cause had no specific religious connection and were a just mixture of whatever denominations happened to be about. In other words, just because the Chief may have been a RC, or whatever, did not mean that all his followers were of similar thinking. I seem to recall that there was a census taken from about that time(?) that demonstrates this.

[JonathanB]

On a thread about wearing the white cockade there was a table. I'll try and find it, but my recollections was that the Jacobites (or at least those fighting for them) were overwhelmingly episcopalian or Roman Catholic.

I'm wondering about the non Jacobites.