Originally Posted by
Sir William
No dispute there, Jock! However, since I'm in a living history group of Appin Stewarts, I'd feel strange being seen "on the other side."
Though most of my Scottish ancestors come from families that supported the Government, so maybe I should switch sides...
(I should note that not having lived in that period, I have no particular leanings one way or the other regarding the Hanover King or the King o'er the Water.)
Funny you should mention this Sir William, for earlier today I was thinking about my own kin & connections to a few Highland clans, half of whom supported the Jacobites & the other half that supported the House of Hanover....it puts me in that position of which side do I support? 
Thus, while my chosen clan affiliation is with a clan (Macdonnell of Keppoch) that was very staunch in its Jacobite leanings, I choose to remember & honour my ancestors from both sides who lived (& died) in those times as best as they could.
Cheers!
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