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Forfar Family News
- New Year's Eve 2024
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A newsletter for descendants & relatives of
Sgr. David & Jean (Dalgity) Scott
who married at Forfar, Scotland in 1795, and were
stationed
in Halifax, Nova Scotia with the
Royal Artillery in 1801.
Happy Hogmanay to
everyone from Prince Edward Island! Greetings to
cousins and relatives far and wide.
Not everyone may be familiar with the Hogmanay term but it is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in Scotland. It normally covers New Year's Eve with further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) and, in some cases, 2 January which is a Scottish bank holiday. Edinburgh's Hogmanay events include major fireworks and lots of special activities. My parents lived in Edinburgh during Dad's years as a post-grad student there in the 1940s. By the 1970s when my sister-in-law was visiting the city during college holidays she concluded that it is "bigger than Christmas." Here on Prince Edward Island (which is the most Scottish province in Canada) the traditions of attending New Year's Day Levees is linked to similar events in other parts of Canada that date from 1646. Currently it involves a series of receptions held by government officials at various locations across the province at different times throughout the day. Typically we attend a morning reception at Government House, hosted by the Lieutenant Governor, who is the King's representative in our province. It takes place in his stately residence on the harbour, which has a special connection to my wife as it was designed and built by her GGG grandfather for that purpose in the 1830s. And while it is typically too cool for me to don a kilt in January, there are always a few kilts to be seen on that day. The Polar Bear Dip (swimming) in our harbour is a newer tradition for those really interested in being chilled down as they start a new year.
Clan Scott -- trip to Scotland 2026
And for
those who may be considering exploring the land of their
Scottish ancestors, Clan Scott Society announced in the
last newsletter The Stag & Thistle plans
for the long awaited Clan trip to Scotland for June or
July 2026. We are looking forward to attending and
several relatives have also expressed interest so it
should be a good opportunity to both meet relatives and
learn more about Clan Scott history. Plans will include major
Scott sites in the Borders and Edinburgh
with highlights including Bowhill
House (seat of the current Chief of
Clan Scott in the Borders) and Abbotsford
the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. We
attended similar events in 2009 and 2014
and know the attention to detail that Clan
Scott Society ensures. The initial
plan which was rescheduled gives an
idea of major locations being considered.
Contacting Clan
Scott Society directly is the best
way to be on their mailing list for future
announcements and registration. They have
indicated in that article (posted here)
that one can email the organization about
the trip directly at
amo.scott.clan@gmail.com
Not everyone may be familiar with the Hogmanay term but it is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in Scotland. It normally covers New Year's Eve with further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) and, in some cases, 2 January which is a Scottish bank holiday. Edinburgh's Hogmanay events include major fireworks and lots of special activities. My parents lived in Edinburgh during Dad's years as a post-grad student there in the 1940s. By the 1970s when my sister-in-law was visiting the city during college holidays she concluded that it is "bigger than Christmas." Here on Prince Edward Island (which is the most Scottish province in Canada) the traditions of attending New Year's Day Levees is linked to similar events in other parts of Canada that date from 1646. Currently it involves a series of receptions held by government officials at various locations across the province at different times throughout the day. Typically we attend a morning reception at Government House, hosted by the Lieutenant Governor, who is the King's representative in our province. It takes place in his stately residence on the harbour, which has a special connection to my wife as it was designed and built by her GGG grandfather for that purpose in the 1830s. And while it is typically too cool for me to don a kilt in January, there are always a few kilts to be seen on that day. The Polar Bear Dip (swimming) in our harbour is a newer tradition for those really interested in being chilled down as they start a new year.
Clan Scott -- trip to Scotland 2026
And for
those who may be considering exploring the land of their
Scottish ancestors, Clan Scott Society announced in the
last newsletter The Stag & Thistle plans
for the long awaited Clan trip to Scotland for June or
July 2026. We are looking forward to attending and
several relatives have also expressed interest so it
should be a good opportunity to both meet relatives and
learn more about Clan Scott history. Plans will include major
Scott sites in the Borders and Edinburgh
with highlights including Bowhill
House (seat of the current Chief of
Clan Scott in the Borders) and Abbotsford
the historic home of Sir Walter Scott. We
attended similar events in 2009 and 2014
and know the attention to detail that Clan
Scott Society ensures. The initial
plan which was rescheduled gives an
idea of major locations being considered.
Contacting Clan
Scott Society directly is the best
way to be on their mailing list for future
announcements and registration. They have
indicated in that article (posted here)
that one can email the organization about
the trip directly at
amo.scott.clan@gmail.com
Ancestral History Update -
The value of the FindaGrave.com website continues to grow as it allows individuals to locate and add images of ancestors and relatives as well as pictures of their headstones. Though the efforts of local history buffs, often headstones have already been photographed and the location given, with family adding pictures and information about that family member. While it remains a work in progress and not all cemeteries have volunteers to upload content and photograph headstones, people can add graves that have not already been documented or ask for help from volunteers. In a prior newsletter I mentioned the efforts of James Struckmeyer III who is a member of the 3rd Pittsburgh Line and a 4th cousin of mine. Jamie's career in the military (US Air Force) has allowed him to travel extensively and cultivated his strong interest in history as well. He has been adding photographs and linking the relationship between family members within the ten generation descendants of Sgr David & Jean Scott as well as other branches of his family. It is a wonderful way to visit graves (paying our respects even if we can't travel there) and, to add information that puts a face to a name. As an example of how these work, I have included the entry for Sgr. David Scott. You will find that it links to the work Jamie has been doing like the entry for his great-great-grandfather Thomas Forester Scott. The "virtual cemetery" which combines all the individual entries for the Descendants and Family of Sgr. David and Jean Scott in one place is a central spot for information about our shared ancestors and relatives. While still a work in progress with 199 entries, please consider adding content that others can access, or let me know of graves that are missing - so we honour those who have gone before.
Research continues
on our shared family history with a major writing effort
throughout last fall. I look forward to making direct
contact with as many descendants as possible to update
their branch of the family tree. Meanwhile our shared
family story of early generations is available under the
Family From Forfar
title. We have a framework of the earliest generations
in family tree format at FamilySearch.org which any
registered user can add or link material to. The
growing genealogical material on FamilySearch.org can be
navigated through this link.
As well
the linking of grave memorials through FindaGrave.com
into a single virtual family cemetery brings together
information on many of our shared relatives. Any
suggestions or help in locating information and
pictures is greatly appreciated.
Research on a genealogy of descendants continues, as we know that Sgr. David and Jean Scott had at least 568 descendants over 10 generations including:
3 children
11 grandchildren
47 great-grandchildren
50 great-great-grandchildren
67 great-great-great-grandchildren
111 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
170 great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
90 great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
18 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
Sincerely, Ian Scott
Forfar Family News Index
Scott@HomePort
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Do you have information that could be helpful in correcting or adding to the contents of HomePort ? We appreciate your comments, suggestions and additions.
Research on a genealogy of descendants continues, as we know that Sgr. David and Jean Scott had at least 568 descendants over 10 generations including:
3 children
11 grandchildren
47 great-grandchildren
50 great-great-grandchildren
67 great-great-great-grandchildren
111 great-great-great-great-grandchildren
170 great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
90 great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
18 great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren (so far)
We hope that HomePort
is helpful in sharing
family history. Scott material starts at Scott@HomePort.
Please feel free to share these links with
others.
Facebook
Friends
A
private Facebook
group called Descendants
and Family of Sgr. David & Jean
Scott for sharing photos, stories
and family information and we hope you
will join.
If you are
on Facebook, and we haven't connected already,
please send along a friend
request. You
can also connect through Instagram
or LinkedIn,
or directly by email.
As the great bard himself
wrote:
“Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it.”
“Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope but not altogether without it.”
Sir Walter Scott, (1771-1832)
Sincerely, Ian Scott
Forfar Family News Index
Scott@HomePort
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Do you have information that could be helpful in correcting or adding to the contents of HomePort ? We appreciate your comments, suggestions and additions.
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