Peapod asked me a question that seems ideal for a thread of its very own: the subject of our heritage.
Peapod, I am Canadian, from the land where one foot is shorter than the other (West Van) (hilly). I have a solid Scottish background, both sides of the family, with clans Lamont, Morrison, Gair, McKechnie to name a few. My dad was 1st generation Canadian, born in Vancouver in 1917.
My uncle paid a small fortune to trace the family tree back to some ungodly long time ago, the 15th century or something, and true to his Scottish nature he refused to tell anybody else what he discovered because, he said, "If you want to know then you'll have to pay for your own bloody search!"
peapod said:Haggis I just have to ask, with a name like haggis are you scottish. My grandfather was a Fraser from inverness.
Peapod, I am Canadian, from the land where one foot is shorter than the other (West Van) (hilly). I have a solid Scottish background, both sides of the family, with clans Lamont, Morrison, Gair, McKechnie to name a few. My dad was 1st generation Canadian, born in Vancouver in 1917.
My uncle paid a small fortune to trace the family tree back to some ungodly long time ago, the 15th century or something, and true to his Scottish nature he refused to tell anybody else what he discovered because, he said, "If you want to know then you'll have to pay for your own bloody search!"