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Originally Posted by Hugh R
All grandparents were from the Inverness area. Last name is Rose, I have a dress and hunting tartan and I visited the castle/house which then was a B and B. Castle Kilravock. Here is the link. Kilravock Castle : A Unique B&B Experience
My family name, [dare I post it here] is Rose. The name of the 1st son of the 1st son in the family for 500 years, was traditionally Hugh Rose, my side of the family didn't follow that tradition, but whatever. As I understand it, my Great Grandfather was 3rd or fourth down the line of succession, so he got nothing, and moved to the Colonies. I remember eating dinner in the Great Hall and looking at a bunch of oil paintings going back 500 years of dead Hugh Rose's. Weird. So as i understand it, I'm 4 or 5 times removed from being a Count or Viscount or something. Whatever, it gets me nothing. |
Fascinating. Very, very similar to our family.
We are part of the Clan Fraser which is also of French origin. Traditionally there was always very strong ties with France. I think it was mainly to do with the fact we were both perpetually at war with 'the auld enemy'
Our last name is Symon. Our eldest son is called Fraser in honour of being part of the Clan. The Clan Chief was very often called Simon Fraser.
The Frasers are from Inverness which is only a few miles from Kilravock.
Your side was mostly on the side of the English and my side was on the side of the good
Anyway we got massacared by you at one stage. But I'll forgive you
Could be worse, you could be from the Macdonalds
