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    Which Scott tartan did you choose Jonathan: Red (seen in my avatar), Green or Hunting (brown)?

    Alex has it mostly right. Based on what I've read in the Clan Scott newsletter, the 9th Duke chose to revert to the Scott surname instead of the three-part unhyphenated surname that had been passed down from the early 1800's. The family name was originally Scott, then when some Montagu lands passed into the family through marriage it became the unhyphenated Montagu Scott, then in the same generation with some Douglas lands (and the Duke of Queensberry title, which was separated from the Marquessate), the Douglas name was added, again unhyphenated. According to what I've read, this was to honor those prominent families and perpetuate the name and association with those properties.

    Anyhow, the family has continued with the 9th Duke's decision and have used Scott as the family surname exclusively. (I don't know for certain, but I think the current Duke's children may still retain the M D S name on their official paperwork - birth certificates, passports, etc.)
    Last edited by EagleJCS; 18th January 14 at 01:17 PM. Reason: typos
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