Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
Normally a woman would wear her father's tartan, as she would legally retain his surname after marriage. She would be Mary McColl, Mrs. Angus Binns. That said, most women are and were more than happy to adopt their husband's tartan-- this showed her status as a married woman, not merely the common-law wife.
This may be far fetched and somewhat off topic, but could a man adopt his uncle’s tartan, specifically a lowlander adopting a highlander that has married into the family?