Hello from Salt Lake City with a fun quest

**bdkilted** · 26th November 19, 02:37 PM

There is no 'Marshall Clan.' The Marshall family is a sept of Clan Keith. The history of the name comes from when the Earl Marischal was exiled after the 1715 up rising. Members of his clan petitioned the King to allow the Earl to return to Scotland. These clansmen (no matter what their sir name was) were called the Marischal's men which was shortened and anglicized to "Marshall." So, your boyfriend shouldn't worry about not being born of a Marshall, as none of us were originally. Beside that, many are adopted into a clan that they have no relationship too.
So, as the Clan Keith convener for Texas, and a director for the Clan Keith Society, USA I hereby state he is a Marshall, with all privileges and honors as a member of the Clan Keith.
Happy Thanksgiving.
BD

**Karl R** · 26th November 19, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by bdkilted

The history of the name comes from when the Earl Marischal was exiled after the 1715 up rising...

Thanks for the explanation, B.D. I knew that Marshall and Keith were interrelated (and not just because of your last name), but I wasn't sure whether it was a standard sept arrangement, or whether it was something more coequal.

OliviaScott,
To explain some terminology that is familiar to many of us, but probably new to you.... A sept is a family that has sworn allegiance to a clan. For example, my wife is a McEathron (which would have been formerly spelled MacEachern). The MacEacherns are a family that swore fealty to the MacDonalds. Traditionally (and these traditions go back approximately 150-250 years, which is far less than some romantic sources might lead you to believe), septs wear the tartan of the clan they are associated with. Since my wife's family is from the Isle of Islay, she wears one of the MacDonald of the Isles tartans.