Clan Muir...

[Andrew Green]

Ok, so I sent an email. Hopefully I will get some kind of response. Browsing through the website I noticed that there were some hack jobs done to it. Hopefully these can get cleared up. I do not know if the Christmas decorations on there are intentional, or also the work of some random hacker with too much time on his hands.

Keep 'em crossed guys!

[Seeria]

Hello everyone
Old thread revised here.
Our family has been doing some work to get a database together showing Muir history and other intereting information which we hope to have coded and online this February.

We are in search of a name -- Who was the last living official chief of the Muirs?

Any tips on where to look for such information would be greatly appreciated!
We have had no luck contacting the Society.



Kind regards,

See & family

[Ayin McFye]

Hello everyone
Old thread revised here.
Our family has been doing some work to get a database together showing Muir history and other intereting information which we hope to have coded and online this February.

We are in search of a name -- Who was the last living official chief of the Muirs?

Any tips on where to look for such information would be greatly appreciated!
We have had no luck contacting the Society.



Kind regards,

See & family

Welcome to Xmarks!

I apologize for not knowing the information you are looking for, but I do want to give you Huge Kudos for reviving an old thread on your very first post, rather than start a new one. To me, that just shows you willingness to research and utilize the tools of this forum.

Best of luck on finding what you're looking for!

Cheers!

[macwilkin]

Hello everyone
Old thread revised here.
Our family has been doing some work to get a database together showing Muir history and other intereting information which we hope to have coded and online this February.

We are in search of a name -- Who was the last living official chief of the Muirs?

Any tips on where to look for such information would be greatly appreciated!
We have had no luck contacting the Society.



Kind regards,

See & family

Contact the Court of the Lord Lyon:

http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/219.184.html

Regards,

Todd

[Sammac]

Seeria, Welcome from Michigan!

[Scotus]

I believe he was elected, since there wasn't a direct descendant, if I recall correctly.

Of course, a chief cannot be elected; he must be recognized by the Lord Lyon. He must, in other words, have a proven descent from the last chief, must have the last name of the clan, etc. I am the member of a clan society, recognized by a chief whose proven ancestry is quite old, yet he had to drop a hyphen in his name to be recognized as the chief of the clan by the Lord Lyon (as is only correct).

[gilmore]

Of course, a chief cannot be elected; he must be recognized by the Lord Lyon. He must, in other words, have a proven descent from the last chief, ....

Not necessarily. It happens sometimes that a new chief descends from an earlier chief.

[Scotus]

Oops! Gilmore, you are correct. I should have been more clear.

It has often happened throughout history that a chief dies childless and the line passes to a nephew, for example.

[JSFMACLJR]

Of interest here might be this document from the Society of Scottish Armigers, based on a document from the Court of the Lord Lyon:

http://www.scotarmigers.net/pdfs/info-leaflet-12.pdf

[Seeria]

Thank you all for the info and the welcomes! Hopefully I'll find the answer.