Quote Originally Posted by AlanH
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Looks like I can legitimately wear the McKnight tartan, Hamish!

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That's great news Alan. Well done!

Apart from having word passed to me verbally by my late father that his mother was born "somewhere in Sutherland, Scotland", I have no knowledge at all of the origins of any of my four grandparents - no birthdates, wedding dates, death dates ... nothing! I stand very little chance, therefore, of being able to trace my family tree. I am not even sure of where my own parents were born, although I obviously know their birth dates and wedding date, but don't know where they were married!

Knowing that my grandmother came from Sutherland, and that all male members of my father's generation within the family were also named Hamish (second names), is good enough for me!

Good luck in tracing more of your roots, Alan, and the McKnight tartan is a truly attractive one. It will make a fine kilt.