Association Magazine - March 2019 Touch Not – Magazine of the Clan Chattan Association

Our gathering at the Field Fair at Moy was mainly dry this year with a good attendance through the Association’s tent, where anyone with an interest is welcome to speak to council members and to find out a little more about the Association and the names of those within our confederation clans. A big thanks goes to Celia Mackintosh of Mackintosh, for her warm hospitality at her home at Moy, which we very much appreciate. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Your Association council are now looking into ways of including more council The Gradfather Mountain members from around the world into our council meetings. Due to distance it is very Games John E Mackfall. Chairman of the CCA difficult to have everyone attend meetings * throughout the year, as some live in Canada, Australia, USA, Europe and Colonel Anne - Pure Theatre Chairman’s Welcome 2019 around the UK, which we all know can Dear Fellow Clansfolk, take as long to get from to * have now been your association as it sometimes can from New A Mysterious Case chairman for the last two and a half York to Edinburgh. So we need to find a Iyears and my term of office will come sensible way to hold Skype or other * to an end in August. It has been an internet meetings so everyone can interesting and eventful period. Sadly I contribute to the great work the Not Moving Mountains have not been able to develop a plan to Association do on our members behalf. * encourage younger clans people to join our I would like to thank Donald and Denise association, which was my objective when for the long hours and hard dedicated Petty Mausoleum I agreed to be elected as the chairman. It work they perform on our behalf. They are * has been on the councils agenda at every the ones who prepare everything for all the meeting and it was clear to all that it may be events and who do the work on the day to Macleans of the North an impossible task. This is mainly due to ensure that we can all come along and join the fact that our association unlike all other in the fun and enjoy the events which all * Clan Associations is a confederation of run extremely smoothly and without fuss. How We Celebrate Our Scottish many clans and families who also have I personally thank them both. their own one name associated clans and Heritage Every Summer On a personal note, plans are in motion associations. So although our membership for Cheryl and my marriage at the end of is looking healthy we are not getting whole * July at our home in York. We are not families joining us. The association’s holding a traditional Scottish ceremony, Games in Holland council meetings have been well attended but a very rural based old traditional and debate has been to a high level in all * marriage with processions and plenty of our meetings. food and music. However hopefully our The Mackintosh’s Shopping List Our annual gathering in August around Association piper may be on hand to pipe proved to be a successful event in the couple at the end of the ceremony. * with good attendance and a well run Something we are all looking forward to The Annual Gathering Annual General Meeting. We were after being together for 29 years. I am not honoured to have the Lord Lyon as our one to rush in. * guest for the evening and to see so many I wish you all a very interesting and fellow members from all around the The Battle of Glenshiel prosperous 2019 and hope we will see you world. Once again we kept to our new at our AGM in August. tradition of having our association clan * Yours faithfully piper, Cindi McIntosh pipe the council And more… into the meeting, which really sets an John E Mackfall. appropriate tone for the nights events. Chairman of the CCA.

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THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA, USA - 11-15 JULY 2018 fter I addressed the leaders of the Clan Societies at the Stone AMountain Games in Atlanta, Georgia in 2016, about the Clans' participation the following year in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, I was approached by the Vice-President of the Grandfather Mountain Games, Steve Quillin, who invited me to be the Chieftain of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (GMHG), in conjunction with Margaret Elliot, 26th. Chief of Clan Elliot, in 2018. The GMHG is one of the largest and most prestigious events of this type in the US and, as I was last there 39 years ago, I readily accepted. I arrived at Charlotte, the State Capital of Marching at Grandfather Mountain Photos courtesy of James Shaffer North Carolina, in the evening of the Games Field. Biltmore is a palatial Mountain. In , Highland Games Wednesday 11 July, having flown in from Victorian House situated in 8000 acres. It are local events with no more than three the UK, to be met by the North American was built in 1895 by the Vanderbilt family, Clan tents present at most. At this year's (NA) Branch Convenor of our Clan an American family of Dutch origin, who Grandfather, what was quite amazing was Society, Rob McComas. Rob and I made made a vast fortune in shipping and that there were one hundred and eighteen our way to the Appalachian Mountains railroad. Open to the public since 1930's, clans represented, each with their own (sometimes known as the Blue Ridge or Biltmore is the largest privately owned individual tents, which were situated in Great Smokey Mountains) where the house in the US. In the gardens, there is a two rows around the Games Field. It was Games are held. It was a two-hour drive magnificent display of awe inspiring an incredible sight! As one of this year's before we reached the Host hotel and colourful glass works and sculptures by honoured Clans, the Clan MacThomas finally I got to bed about 1.00 am. It was the world-famous artist, Dale Chihuly. It had two tents - one on either side of "Clan a long journey. was a much needed few hours of Row"! Branch Convenor, Rob McComas, relaxation after the flight before the Games had printed banners lining the walls of our began that evening with a stunning main tent, which told the story of our Clan, torchlight ceremony on the Games Field, including our names and during which all 118 participating Clans photographs of Glenshee. Our tents were created a spectacular cross of light in the well kitted out and looked impressive. shadow of Grandfather Mountain. I had indicated to Rob McComas that at After breakfast in my hotel on Friday lunchtime, I should like to visit the top of morning, I met up with former NA Grandfather Mountain, which is a lot Convenor, Wendy Thomson from higher than Ben Nevis. Virginia McComb, Michigan, and Clan Member Carolyn the new Editor of the NA Branch Hinton from Pennsylvania, who had Newsletter, accompanied us. There is a attended the 2017 Gathering in Glenshee. walkway bridge there which straddles two On arrival on the Games Field at 9.30 am, peaks. The mist swirled around at times I greeted several other Clan members from but, when the sun came out, the view was MacThomas of the South-East states of the Carolinas and spectacular! Over a snack lunch, the three Georgia as well as Graham Thoms from of us took the opportunity to discuss the At 8.00 am the next day, I awaited the Toronto in Canada and welcomed several current state of the NA Branch and plan a arrival of my fellow Chief, Margaret Elliot, prospective members before being torn course of action for the following year. The who I have known for several years, and away to attend the Opening Ceremony and discussions included setting up a Branch who had kindly invited me to spend the officially open the 63rd Grandfather Executive team, a network of day with her visiting Biltmore House, Mountain Highland Games. State/Province representatives, improving while Rob and his team put the finishing The Games Field sits in a fabulous communications with exiting Members touches to the Clan MacThomas tents on position about half way up Grandfather and how to recruit more Members. Bobby 2 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

Thomas and Wendy Thomson were left to tables to be nicely dressed and Robert was able too to promote and support the look after the tent and on returning I was played again during dinner which was Chattan Clans present. Tom and I received delighted to learn that much interest had splendid. After the meal was over, a typically warm welcome wherever we been shown, a good amount of stock sold, Members were invited to stay on for the went. My thanks go to Rob McComas for with my book being particularly popular, annual NA Branch meeting before retiring, making all the arrangements and driving and some new members had joined the during which several helpful ideas me around and to all those Members who Society. The evening was taken up with the emerged. made our time at Grandfather Moutain so Sponsors' Dinner at the Host Hotel where Sunday came along far too quickly and enjoyable and worthwhile. I was delighted we were joined by my son, Clan Society tweed jackets turned out to be quite to support the Scottish community in Vice-President, Tom MacThomas. unsuitable on what was a hot day. Tom America and I am sure the North Saturday is the biggest day of the Games and I got to the Games Field early so we American Branch and the Clan Movement with a daily attendance of about 12,000, could visit the remaining Clan tents before in the USA will continue to go from with many milling around the clan tents having to attend the Reviewing Stand strength to strength. and others watching the high standard of where I had to "take the salute", in Finegand. Scottish dancing, piping, running events, conjunction with Margaret Elliot, during sheep dog trials and Scottish heavy the Parade of the which, with so athletics, where the Clan MacThomas was many Clans participating, took well over represented by Virginia McComb's an hour. In all these events, Rob husband, Nathan. Thankfully, it had McComas, Bobby Thomas, Graham rained slightly in the night and there was Thoms and Wendy Thomson took turns some cloud cover which meant that it was carrying my personal banner and the other not as hot as the previous day. Just before Clan flags. After lunch, there was just time lunch, Margaret Elliot, my fellow Chief for the Official photograph of the Games and I took our places for the day's opening Trustees and their Honoured Guests at the ceremony, each saying a few words. Memorial Cairn. There was a weathered Afterwards, we both attended and spoke plaque there laid in 1979, which listed at the annual meeting of COSCA, the several Clans whose Chiefs had been to Clan's umbrella organisation in the USA, Grandfather and I found MacThomas which has close links with the Standing listed next to Elliot. How fitting! Council of Scottish Chiefs. I mentioned my involvement with Clan Chattan. After that Tom and I visited about half of the 118 Clan tents. At the various Chattan Clan tents on the field, we received a particularly warm welcome. Once back at the MacThomas tent, I discovered more The Bride and Groom are : Amy MacThomas and Charles new members had been recruited and Pelham marriage 27th October 2018 several members waiting for me to sign my book. Unbeknown to me, one of the new Members signed up was a piper called Robert Thomas, who has worn MacThomas for thirty years but had never come across a MacThomas tent at any of the Games he attended. He was so thrilled to meet us all and is to learn the Clan pipe tunes. That night at the NA Branch dinner, which Tom & Andrew MacThomas of Finegand was held at the Host Hotel, the case for the Clan MacThomas to appoint State It was time for Tom and me to say our Representatives at the main Games in NA, fond farewells to Steve Quillin and the of which there are thousands overall, other Trustees who had looked after us so became that much clearer. At Atlanta in well and to all those Clans folk who had 2016, we were around ten in all for dinner. made the journey to Grandfather This year, as a surprise, I was piped into Mountain. The Branch recruited well over dinner by Robert Thomas, where I found a dozen new Members, sold a healthy numbers had doubled, which is amount of stock, found a North America L-R Gillian MacThomas, Charles Pelham, Amy MacThomas, encouraging. Virginia had arranged for the Clan piper and created much goodwill. I The MacThomas of Finegand, Madam MacThomas of Finegand, Tom MacThomas, Younger of Finegand 3 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

The biggest conundrum presented by the Colonel Anne story is how Anne and Angus managed to – pure theatre stay friends and presumably lovers during New Members “Colonel” Anne and after the Rebellion. Angus was taken March 2018 – February 2019 Farquharson prisoner by the Jacobites in February 1746 and put in the custody of Anne, Mackintosh, one of Charles MacIntosh USA the heroes of the ’45 occasioning their famous greeting: Rebellion, has featured “Your servant, Captain.” Linda Poissant USA in several raunchy “Your servant, Colonel.” Bobby Bean USA novels. Now she is the How did they then treat each other? David Gray Australia subject of a new play, by Did she have a brief affair with Alasdair David Shirreff, a distant Ruadh Macgillivray, the six-foot-four warrior Peter Gillespie UK relation, who describes how the play was who led her troops at Culloden and perished? Linda MacRitchie-Graf USA born. After Culloden, Anne was imprisoned for six Many members of Clan Chattan are aware of weeks in Inverness before being returned to Antoine Gabrielli-Del Deo France “Colonel” Anne Farquharson Mackintosh, Angus at Moy. How did they then greet and the resourceful lady who raised a Highland treat each other? Two years later they were in Alasdair McIntosh UK regiment for Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. London, as minor celebrities, at a ball given Wayne Winder USA She also probably saved his life by some by Prince William the “Butcher” Duke of quick thinking on a February night in 1746, Cumberland, victor of Culloden. Cumberland Deborah Sage USA an action dubbed the Rout of Moy. asked Anne to dance to his tune “Up And Mitch Kase USA In October 2017 my cousin James Shirreff Waur Them A’, Willie”, after which she Fiona MacVane Phipps UK drew my attention to Colonel Anne as a good persuaded him to dance to hers, a Jacobite subject for a play: young, beautiful, ditty, “The Auld Stuarts Back Again.” Some Dan Macqueen USA independent, and defiant of her husband nerve. April Lowe USA Angus, the Laird of Mackintosh, who had Anne and Angus lived at Moy for another signed up as a captain in King George II’s two decades until his death in 1770. Officially Janet Merrill USA . There are two historical novels they had no child. But in my play I invented Georgina Ware UK about her, one good, one bad. But her story is one, a daughter begotten on the eve of the stuff of drama for stage or screen, as I Culloden by warrior chief Macgillivray. That David Shirreff UK soon discovered. is the only time I depart from history. In James Shirreff UK My researches led me to Inverness, where general the story has its own wonderful Anne Fraser at the Highland Archive Centre, symmetry and seems to write itself. For Guenter Mascheck Germany was extremely helpful with the genealogy. I example, Lady Mackintosh, Angus’s mother Meredith Ruxton McIntosh USA visited Culloden in February, as grim as it can in Inverness, plays host first to Lord Loudon, be under patches of snow; and Moy , then Bonnie Prince Charlie, and finally Elizabeth Converse USA where Celia Mackintosh showed me the relics “Butcher” Cumberland. The Mackintosh of the Rout of Moy, including Bonnie Prince family is thus, by accident, at the epicentre of Donna Canada Charlie’s bed. the ’45 Rebellion, but without anyone losing Dean Clark USA his head. Angus for all his equivocation as a On February 16th 1746 Lord Loudoun, Iain Shaw of Tordarroch Spain commander of the Government’s forces in the Jacobite manages to save himself, his wife, North of Britain - and incidentally staying and his estates to live another day. Those who Rupert Lt Col. RHS Shaw MBE UK meddled more deeply – Ewan Macpherson with Anne’s mother-in-law, Lady Anthony West USA Mackintosh, at No 43 Church Street, of Cluny, Simon Fraser Lord Lovat – lost Inverness – discovered that Bonnie Prince everything. Gavin Meldrum UK Charlie was a guest at Moy, eight miles away. Footnote: This has no bearing on Colonel Daniel Durrant USA Loudoun decided on a night raid. Luckily Anne’s heroic story, but I am proud to say word reached Colonel Anne first. She acted that she and her husband Angus are distant Andrew MacQueen UK promptly, sending out her blacksmith, forebears. Angus Mackintosh and Anne Donald Fraser, and four other men to make Farquharson Mackintosh officially had no Yvonne Davis USA the din of an entire army: drums, muskets, issue, but their great niece, the granddaughter Katherine Pauley USA bagpipes and shouts of “Claymore!” The trick of Angus’s brother Alexander - also called worked. Lord Loudoun and his men fled Anne Farquharson Mackintosh - married Kathleen Chattin USA back to Inverness pursued, as they thought, David Shirreff of Kinmylies, my - and cousin Devon Lott USA by thousands of Jacobites; the next day they James Shirreff’s - great-great-great abandoned the town altogether. Double grandfather, in 1794. John McIntyre UK whiskies all round. 4 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

his poem was written by Anne “Scotland Is” Carola Edmond ( 1929 -1987 ) to his is a collection of thoughts, designed to lead you to Scotland for your next Tcommemorate the 200th holiday. After being amongst the Macphersons in Newtonmore and Kingussie last anniversary of the in Tsummer, and with Clan Chattan the week before, I felt the call to share my 1946. She was a direct descendant of Flora memories of this beautiful land and lovely people. MacDonald. Scotland Is The Dead at Culloden. Not just the sheep on the hills, Bravely we fought, as men Not just a whisky by the warm peat fire, will always do, Not just men in , Now our green tombs are moistened Not just lush flower gardens, by the dew Not just golf, Our graves are nameless. Only on the moor Not just the sticky toffee pudding, Where rose the mighty shout Not just the dramatic and ever-changing landscape, ‘Claymore! Claymore!’ Not just white clouds against the darkened skies, And for our Prince we dared Not just the falcon in flight, to fight and die Not just the lone piper on the hill, Grey stones upraise their Not just the heavy brogue (talk to me some more), silence to the sky. Not just the rain, the misty rain, bucketing, One word on each is carved. Not just the lay-bys, and the winding, twisting roads, It stands for all Not just the mossy stones, under the ancient trees, Of the name who, obedient to the call Not just haggis and black pudding, For King and Faith; and at their Not just pheasants and grouse, Chief’s first word, Not just driving on the left, and round the roundabouts, Took from the thatch the long secreted sword Not just the Highland lass dancing to the fiddler’s bow, And caring not for politics, or aught Not just the steep stone steps, up the ruined towers, Save that his son, for whom Not just the ancient castles and cathedrals. their sires had fought, Not just this, but more. Was trusting to their oft-proved loyalty, It’s the magic of the moment as the mist starts moving in. Rose as one man and vowed their fealty. It’s the purple heather beckoning from the distant hills beyond. Read the proud names upon the It’s the easy understanding you have with one who has weathered stones; been there, really been there. Camerons, Grahams, here repose It’s the music of the fiddlers and the mood it sets upon you. our bones. It’s the darkening of the skies bringing the buckets of rain. Next to our kin we sleep, both It’s the moment the bald eagle lands on your gloved arm rich and poor during the falconry lesson. United by our deaths upon this moor. It’s the clouds gathering over the mountains across the loch, We ask no other fate. still daylight at eleven pm. Men know our worth It’s the peacock on the gate post, about to dive into your car. Who love the Cause for which It’s the open arms and happy smile of a fellow Clansman welcoming you home. we were called forth. It’s the chaos on the dance floor as we all get up to Strip the Willow. A.C.E June 1946. It’s the richness in our voices and the soulful look in our eyes as we cross arms, hold hands in a circle, and sing Auld Lang Syne. It is likely that there were a number of Grahams there on the day but no Clan It’s the ache in your heart and the catch in your voice when you try to Graham as such. explain the land and the people and how you desperately must return It is thought that the name was used as a soon and stay longer next time. metaphor for all the Clansmen who fought It’s all this, and more! in the battle. Donna “Dee McPherson” Rucks Submitted by Sonia Cameron Jacks.

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occupier not having any sense of of the case. After a visit to the museum A Mysterious Case connection with the cases history. and some highland hospitality the Millers elia Mackintosh of Mackintosh left to continue their holiday content that brought this little story to my they had made this connection after all Cattention and thought that I would these years. share it with you………. P.S. The initials NB – are they the initials Kevin and Edith Miller (No Clan of the owner? Or Connections) of Chelmsford visited an maybe…………………… antiques centre some years ago and bought a leather luggage case which they thought had an interesting look to it. Sometime after, a friend, on seeing the case, remarked upon the inscription on the case. The inscription reads ‘ Inverness NB’. A mysterious case The Millers were excited to connect the During a holiday to the Highlands in 2018 case to a location and maybe in time to a and in particular to Inverness they decided person and were particularly excited when to take a chance to visit Moy Hall. They they learned of the history of Moy Hall. were overwhelmed and delighted to meet For some time the Millers were reluctant to Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh who was make contact for fear of the present intrigued by their story and photographs Inscription 'Moy Hall Inverness'

Not Moving Mountains By David Mackintosh Gone but not forgotten During the last year we have been informed of the uring my last stay in the Highlands I came across a leaflet passing of some of our long standing members. produced by the Cairngorms National Park which seeks to W.A. Davidson from British Columbia, Canada. Dprovide an introduction to the meaning and pronunciation Joined the Association in 1959. of many of the place names in the area. Having studied, if never Iain MacGillivray from Hampshire, UK. Also joined mastering, linguistics and with an interest in history I was delighted around 1959 and I am told was an active member, to take a copy. Upon reading it I was intrigued to discover a feature visiting Moy and Inverness on several occasions. called Càrn Mhic an Tòisich, MacIntosh’s Mountain. Where, I C.W. MacIntosh from Nova Scotia, Canada had been a pondered was this and looking it up on the map saw it placed near member since 1969. the Lecht Pass, not far from Corgarff Castle (which on the “to visit” R.I. MacKintosh from Dorset, UK was a long standing list). Now with ideas of perhaps trying some hill walking I decided member who also had joined in 1959. to see what further information I could find on paths, accessibility, Dorothy and William McIntosh, Kirriemuir, Scotland. time to walk, local watering holes, eating places and the other Bill and Dorothy joined the association in 1989 and essentials. This is where things got confusing. travelled to Moy for the Gathering every year There are a number of excellent sources of information about Scottish with their son Callum. mountains and hills. Càrn Mhic an Tòisich does appear, is listed at Laurence Young from Virginia USA had been a 678m, is relatively easy to walk, but appeared to have migrated! It is member since 2002 and was a former president to be found between Glen Moriston and Plodda Falls, the other side of Clan Mackintosh North America. of the Great Glen. Given this apparent error I got in touch with the Graham McIntosh from Bickley in Kent UK . Cairngorms National Park and was surprised, but pleased, to learn Graham had been a member since 1992 and attended that I was the first to raise this with them. Much more pleasing was the Clan Chattan Association Annual dinner every year. hearing they are hoping to update this great resource and that they Graham had a successful career as a Detective Chief would look to correct this error. Inspector in the police. He was passionate about his Scottish ancestry and researched and restored I will confess to feeling slightly pleased with myself in having a family grave in Banchory. corrected this cartographical error. However, I was still intrigued as They will be fondly remembered and sadly missed. to what had led to this mountain being named as such. Now I have The Association would also like to remember David yet to discover the story behind this, but I did learn that actually the Sellar MVO, MA, LLB, FRHistS, FSA (Scot), LLD, former Cairngorms National Park map creator was not in fact, wrong! Very . Although he was not a member close to the Lecht Ski Centre there is a feature with the same name. of the association he oversaw the signing of the Band of Essentially part of Beinn à Chruinnich it seems to have attracted Union at our 400th anniversary celebrations in 2009. little comment from the hill walking fraternity. But I am eager to hear A man of infinite knowledge, he guided us patiently from anyone who can explain the origins of not one, but two, through all the aspects of the signing. MacIntosh mountains… 6 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

Petty Mausoleum By Louisa Cross This was created with significant input from Rex Davidson for which I am extremely grateful he Mackintosh Mausoleum was built in the late-17th Century by Mackintosh Tof Kinrara, brother to the 18th Chief of Mackintosh, at Petty, between Inverness and Nairn and adjoining St. Columba’s Church. The Church was probably based on a Culdee St Columba’s Church and the Mackintosh Museum pre-collapse church of the 4th or 5th Centuries, and is adjacent to a motte of even earlier times. The (1) Lachlan, known as ‘Mor’, was the 16th and when William died in1660 he had lived church was rebuilt in the 1840s. The chief of Mackintosh, and the first we know to long enough to see the restoration of the connecting gable between the mausoleum have been buried at Petty. He died in 1606 monarchy. We know he and his wife, and the church, therefore, predates the almost ninety years before the mausoleum Margaret, were buried at Petty, and assume Mausoleum. Archaeological work has yet to was built. It is likely – although not yet certain that they, too, were reinterred when the be done on the sites of the motte, the Church – that his lead-lined coffin, and that of his mausoleum was built by William’s brother and the Mausoleum. wife, were reinterred at the time of just a few years later. construction early in the 1690s. Lachlan’s The Mausoleum itself is of immense historic chiefship had witnessed many events and importance to the Mackintoshes, to the wider great changes in Scotland, including the Chattan clans and to Highland’s heritage. dethronement of Mary of Scots, her Many of the chiefs of Mackintosh and Clan imprisonment and execution, the triumph of Chattan were buried there -- some with their the Reformation, and the uniting of the two wives and children -- over more than four kingdoms under one sovereign, the King of centuries from 1600. The location of the Scots. In his time the estate was enlarged mausoleum near Termit, where a Clan (and then diminished) by the inclusion of Chattan Band of Union was signed in 1609, Culloden, of lands in Strathnairn, in Daviot is on the ancient lands of the Mackintoshes and early mentions of those of Inverarnie, and several of its . At Termit a Tordarroch and elsewhere. He entered into monument was unveiled in 2009 by Clan many bands, some among the Camerons, Chattan clansfolk from around the world and during which he invaded Lochaber and another band of friendship and union was forced then to pay rent on the old Clan signed on the 400th anniversary in 2009. Chattan lands they then occupied. Lachlan Throughout history – and for years before -- had seven sons and six daughters. Among Clan Mackintosh and Clan Chattan have them were Angus, the 18th Chief, who died been, and are still closely interwoven, as was and was buried at Padua 1593. so evident in that 2009 Gathering year. (2) Sir Lachlan, the 17th chief, who inherited Sadly, following the collapse of the roof in at the age of thirteen. It was this Lachlan – 2012, the Mausoleum is in need of extensive then known as ‘of Dunnachton’, the ancient conservation work if it is to be properly holding of the Mackintoshes and the Clan Large Monument containing ‘This Tablet’ and ‘In Memoriam’ restored as a clan and historic site. A detailed Chattan in , who signed the 1609 architectural historical conservation report Band at Termit. (4) Lachlan, the 19th chief of Mackintosh, died at Dalcross Castle in December 1704. was commissioned by Highland Council in (3) William, the 18th Chief, lived through the During his long life the ancient dispute with 2013 and the Mackintosh family is currently civil war that broke out in Scotland and the Camerons over the lands of Glenlui and working with a conservation architect to England at the same time. He was physically Locharkaig in Lochaber was resolved. Such investigate remedial and restoration work. unwell during most of his life and, although was the respect by which he was held that Scaffolding has been erected to protect the not able to undertake active service himself, 2000 armed clansmen attended his funeral ruin and maintain public safety while remained intellectually and emotionally and the procession extending all of the four attempts are under way to find a means of strong and loyal to the Crown. In 1644 he salvage for posterity. miles from Dalcross to the churchyard in was named by King Charles as one in whom Petty. The ‘feasts and entertainments…kept To give a sense of the heritage value of the the King reposed ‘a special trust’ and to whom up for an entire month.’ mausoleum, I hope that this article will he gifted a sword, still at Moy Hall. Many of provide some basic information on the Chiefs the Clan Chattan in Badenoch, Strathnairn (5) Lachlan the 20th Chief of Mackintosh and we know to be buried there. and Strathdearn took up arms in support, 21st of Clan Chattan, who died at Moy in 7 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

1731, is interred at Petty together with his wife escorting a convoy to Malta in 1942 and was Ann Duff Mackintosh, who survived him by in the aircraft carrier Victorious as Chief of 19 years. Ann Duff was the ‘Old Lady Staff to Sir Lumley Lyster, Rear Admiral, Mackintosh’ who raised the alarm from Aircraft Carriers, when the North African Inverness that Lord Loudon was to attack landings took place in 1942. He was also Moy and capture Prince Charles in early awarded the Distinguished Service Order for 1746, where the Prince was staying under the services in the Mediterranean. He then protection of the renowned Colonel Anne commanded the Victorious, which formed Farquharson Mackintosh. Ann Duff sent a part of the US Fleet in the South Pacific in Vice Admiral Lachlan Donald Mackintosh of Mackintosh young Mackintosh boy to Moy, enabling the 1943. He was awarded the Legion of Merit Moy blacksmith, four others and stacks of Nancy and brought the cannons from that with degree of Commander by the United drying peat to deceive Lord Loudon and his ship over to Moy Hall in 1836, just after he States President. In 1944, he was Chief of 1500 men in what has become known as the moved there from Daviot House. These Staff to Vice Admiral Sir Henry Moore, Rout of Moy, no doubt saving the Prince’s life. cannons are still on the terrace of the current Second in Command of the Home Fleet for (4th) Moy Hall. Alexander’s first wife, Mary (6) Sir Aeneas, the 23th Chief of Mackintosh the successful air attack which disabled the Glas, died in 1840 and is buried at Petty. German battleship Tirpitz in 1944. In 1944 and 24th of Clan Chattan, succeeded his Alexander and Mary had married in Canada uncle Angus in 1770. He served in the he commanded the new aircraft carrier in 1812 and moved back to Scotland when Implacable, leaving her at the end of the year American War of Independence at the Battle his father Angus became chief in 1827. They of Brooklyn in 1776 and in campaigns from to become an Assistant Chief of the Naval had no children. Alexander later married Staff (Air) to the Admiralty, in the rank of 1771-1781. Aeneas and his men were taken Charlotte MacLeod of Dalvey, by whom he prisoner when Lord Cornwallis capitulated. Acting By the time he retired in 1950, he had had two sons. She is commemorated by her been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral. He was imprisoned and did not return home husband on a monument by the front drive to to Moy until 1783 to build the third Moy Hall Moy Hall, with the inscription ‘Spectator, Meanwhile, at Moy, he consolidated the after the second Hall had accidentally burned. injure not this tribute to virtue’. estates to cover death duties and in 1939 He was created a baronet by King George III sponsored evacuee children to be housed in in 1812, but died in 1820 with no issue, so (10) Lachlan Donald, the 29th Chief, my the estate factor’s house and in Moy Hall until the baronetcy did not continue. Sir Aeneas’ grandfather, was the last chief to be buried at the Highland winter chill and a Luftwaffe widow, Dame Margaret Mackintosh, built the Petty. His wife, my grandmother, Margaret bomb bouncing on drove 70 ft high granite obelisk on the island in (Peggie) Elizabeth Darroch, who wrote the Government to find other accommodation for Loch Moy, site of earlier Mackintosh History of the Clan Mackintosh and the Clan them. In 1944, the Hall was used as and villages, in his memory. Chattan in 1947 is buried in Daviot headquarters for an armoured brigade. Churchyard, as is my father, Lachlan Ronald (7) Alexander, the 24th Chief built Daviot Lachlan demolished the 3rd Moy Hall and Duncan, the 30th Chief of Clan Mackintosh, started construction of the 4th (and current) House, where he lived while Dame Margaret who revised his mother’s history in 1982. continued to live with life rent at her beloved Moy Hall after the war, but died before its Margaret placed the two cast iron wildcats at completion in 1957. Moy Hall. Alexander was Sir Aneas’ second the entrance to the Petty Mausoleum in cousin and was raised at Castle Leathers, a honour of her husband. One of the tablets in the Mausoleum is ‘In farm in the Inshes area east of Inverness. He Memoriam’ of chiefs and their spouses buried became a successful merchant in Jamaica. Unfortunately, Lachlan Donald died other than at Petty. In future issues of Touch When he inherited the chiefship in his late suddenly in 1957 at 60, so never met his Not we will tell you about them. We think 60s he returned to the Highlands. He died daughter-in-law, Celia Bruce, or his that others in the Clan Chattan family are unmarried in 1827 and was succeeded by his grandchildren, Louisa, Anne, Bridget and interred in our Mausoleum at Petty and will brother. John. Lachlan had a distinguished career in continue to seek knowledge of them too. the Royal Navy covering both the First and (8) Angus, the 25th Chief of Mackintosh and Second world Wars, having joined as a cadet In the meanwhile, these people – our people 26th of Clan Chattan. Angus had settled in in 1913. Awarded the Distinguished Service -- were fine examples of the best of Highland Upper Canada at a place he called Moy. He Cross in WW1, he then commanded the chiefs. was a fur trader, initially in New York but destroyer Medea as a Lieutenant in 1919. May they ever be remembered. settling in Upper Canada where he became a After the war, he specialised in naval aviation, member of the Legislative Council of the qualifying in the first course of Naval Air (Evidence for this article is taken from my Province. During the Frontier War with the Observers in 1921. He learned to fly in 1925. Grandmother’s book, my Father’s edition to United States, he gave the Government He served in many aircraft carriers, and was that book, the ‘Kinrara MS’ of c1670, AM valuable assistance at considerable cost to promoted to Commander in 1930. He Mackintosh’s ‘The Mackintoshes of Clan himself. He returned to Daviot House on the commanded the destroyers Brazen and Chattan’ 1903 and Rex Davidson’s notes death of his brother and died himself in 1833. Boadicea and was promoted to Captain in from the past’. Thanks to Nick Hide for the (9) Alexander, the 26th Chief of Mackintosh 1938. In WWII, Lachlan commanded the photographs and his article on Petty and 27th of Clan Chattan, was born in cruiser Charybdis and the aircraft carrier Mausoleum in Clan Chattan Journal 2015 Detroit in 1787 and worked in his father’s fur Eagle, from which he was saved, with most of and to Rex Davidson for his inspiration trading business. 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Wilfried Otmar rescue boat they landed on a small commemoration ceremonies in Amsterdam. Island. The local people promised In 2015 – 70 years after the end of WW2 – Mackintosh to keep them safe but one day later at the order “Attention” he raised from his (1918-2017) they were handed over to the wheel chair to salute during the 2 min silence Japanese and so he became a POW. at the Dam Square in Amsterdam and as May 7th 2017 yet After a month in prison in the such was spotted by a cameraman on another remarkable penitentiary Glodok in Batavia, he National TV. A tumultuous couple of days Mackintosh passed was transported to Rangoon in followed. On the 5th of May, when we away. Burma to start working on the celebrate the end of the war in The Kingdom y father, a construction of the notorious Burma- of The Netherlands and our freedom ever most loved and Siam Railroad. Each and every since, he was interviewed by local and Mrespected man, died on that day at railroad tie represents two people died in the national tv. At the end of the day he and the age of 99 just a few days after construction as they say. almost all his grandchildren were present at commemoration day in The Netherlands. He was there from beginning to the end, and Early 19th century two brothers, Lawyers in has seen each and every mile of it and all that Inverness – so the story goes - left in a hurry came with it. When the railroad was finished, and via the Caribbean ended up in they were transported to Ubon in what is Suriname. Now an independent republic in now Vietnam, to build an airstrip for the South America in between Cayenne and Japanese. It was there, when the war ended, British Guyana. One of them was Alexander August 1945 that they were liberated by a Mackintosh who married Ann Cameron British Gurka regiment. Ever since that day both born in Inverness, Scotland around he had a profound respect for the Gurka’s in a very popular talk show. He enjoyed it but 1770. They had three kids of which the two the . it also made him feel humble because he older ones were born in Inverness. William, A fellow POW also a Dutch navy seaman survived and so many did not. James and Alexander. William married originating from the province of Zeeland, For his outstanding naval career, he was Nancy Campbell. Alexander, Ann and their survived as well and they agreed that awarded Knight in the Order of Oranje- offspring owned several plantations by the whenever one of them would get married, the Nassau, with the swords. An award he was name of “Inverness”, “Fairfield”, “Marys other would be his best man. So in 1948 it rightfully very proud of. hope”, “Huntly”, “Paradise” and alike. happened, that at that very wedding my I always remember my father saying the 4th Moving back and forth the ownership father met my mother, who was a close and 5th of May are an inseparable whole. between the British and the Dutch, the friend of the bride, for the first time. They You can not only remember the atrocities and Colony finally became permanently Dutch. married in 1949. commemorate those who died, without My great-grandfather James Gordon After the war my father continued to serve in celebrating why they have died and rightfully Mackintosh was a the Dutch Royal Navy until a well-earned enjoy and celebrate our freedom. districts commissioner retirement in 1971, after which he became a We are very proud of our father for what he of the district Albina, my fulltime dad. did, for who he was, for what he taught us grandfather Reginald In his lifetime he unfortunately not only but above all for being a loving father. Isidore Mackintosh, experienced the atrocities of the 2nd WW. department head with He died on the 7th of May 2017 not being Being stationed in the city of Vlissingen the ministry of health. able anymore to attend the ceremonies on the where we, me and my two brothers, were 4th of May because of his condition. My father dreamed at a very early age of raised, he also was active in the rescue Although reluctant to leave him, he made me going to sea and joined Her Majesty’s Royal operations after the catastrophic flood in go with my daughter to lay flowers at our Navy in 1936. After his first military training February 1953. More than 1800 people National Monument to pay respect to the in The Netherlands he was send to Indonesia drowned in the south-west part of the people who he soon would meet again. He a Dutch colony at the time where he was Netherlands following an unseen storm on was convinced of that. He also longed for the stationed when the 2nd WW started in the the North Sea. He spent days rescuing people moment to be reunited with our mother who pacific. In the aftermath of the battle of the from their roofs and getting bodies out of the passed away in 2008 and whom he missed Java Sea he was commissioned on a small water. tremendously. Our mom and dad were an mine-layer to flee for Australia. Regretfully My father always had the down to earth extraordinary couple. after three days they were discovered and stand, that he did not do more than just his attacked by the Japanese. The ship sank Following his passing we received a very duty. He felt not special, especially not in the rapidly with the majority of the crew. My personal letter of our prime minister stating light of those who he has left behind in the father survived with another 12. His best that he really was special, a strong person an war. So, it was not earlier then the last eight friend was killed by enemy fire standing just example for many of us who will be truly years that he accepted the invitation of the a couple of feet away from him. Something missed. Dutch National committee 4and5 May. Ever he lived to remember every 4th of May, the In loving remembrance since he attended, in the presence of then our Dutch commemoration day. Surviving on a Queen and now our present King, the Siwart Alexander Mackintosh 9

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Scottish inclusion of wife’s maiden names From Durham to Deuglie: in records has been a great help, as has Finding Father’s Forebears online information about Scottish naming patterns: siblings and cousins are often By Valery J E Cowley nee Haggie useful to pursue, especially pre – 20c. ince writing my first article for Touch Websites such as scotlandspeople, fmp Not in 2010, I have continued to (find my past), family and local history Swork backwards to discover more have been invaluable. I was unfamiliar about my – Perth ancestry and I am with forenames such as Christian and still exploring, profitably. Lilias ( a pet name for Elizabeth ) and To my delight, I have found Haggies long found Duncans and Donalds alongside established in the Arngask area (originally Alexanders. in Fife) with David, baptised there in 1743, I have a plethora of Scottish branch son of David, who, according to the parish surnames: Allan, Campbell, Christie, registers, was a weaver in Deuglie, near the Dow, Glass, Guild, Henderson, source of the river Farg (now in McIlchonell, McGruther, Mailer, (very ). A succession of three Williams local to Perth ) Richard and Rutherford. worked on local farms and had pendicles, Their often Gaelic origins are fascinating, (a small piece of land attached to a larger), as are those of place names. to supplement supplies. Visiting the area Emigrants’ websites, from Ontario to Oz, and using Ordinance Survey maps and can be enlightening, if used cautiously, as older maps helped me to explore the are one-name studies. I now use Hearth Thomas William Haggie Gosport 1926 topography and find at least the sites or Tax records, local male heads of families ruins of buildings they occupied; for sites and local saints such as Serf and lists, Scots Monumental Inscriptions, example, Lustylaw, an abandoned historic Fillan are intriguing. Re my great x7 probate records, etc., all online. My township going back to Roman times. grandmother, Isobell McIlchonell, I found knowledge of Scottish social history Online aerial photographs show their a heritage website about that famiy’s increases. For example, my great x5 relation to the M9 motorway around boatbuilding , especially of birlins, ( half grandfather, Joseph McEwen, was Glenfarg. I can take You Tube video tours decked rowing boats) and forestry skills. baptised on November 5th , 1715, in to supplement previous Ochil Hill pony Muthill Episcopal Church: the Battle of I still use boxed file cards for individuals trekking, walking over Lustylaw or dining Sheriffmuir was on November 13th and and locations; fan files for sheets of family at the Bein Inn and reading ‘ The Annals the consequent Jacobite devastation of 5 branches; and box files for photographs, of Arngask’. I now have a Strathearn neighbouring villages. I had to read not maps and background material. This District tartan scarf, popularised by the only McEwen but also detailed military reluctant i-pad user also resorts to Countess, to add to my MacIntosh history and religious background. Sacred husband’s Apple Mac, naturally. accessories.

Macleans of the North ouncil member, Augusta Maclean of Dochgarroch had a very Csuccessful art exhibition in Edinburgh, during the Fringe, selling virtually all her canvases, including one to Don and Den [on Don’s birthday!]. She advertises herself as: a Scottish artist who studied Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University, graduating in 2016. Now based in Edinburgh she still paints her atmospheric landscapes. "I work towards creating artwork with a sense of mood and atmosphere. My works mostly rely on my emotions, and this Sea and Sky - oil on canvas by Augusta Maclean comes across in the completed work. Most of all I strive to produce exciting and See https://www.augustamaclean.com individual work which anyone can enjoy." Augusta and Sir Timothy O’Shea

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to learn how the Clan Chattan is doing After the presentation, George and I had How We Celebrate Our Scottish and its future plans for the years to come. the opportunity to chat with the Lord Lyon. Heritage Every Summer After the meeting, we took a short break Dave and Meredith are working with the and enjoyed dinner together. The hotel Lord Lyon to try to get him to attend the By Bonnie McPherson and committee does an excellent job of Pleasanton Highland Games on the West eorge and I had another wonderful putting on a lovely meal. coast of the US, and George and I are visit to Scotland August 2018. We The major highlight of the entire evening working with the Lord Lyon to try to get Galways enjoy seeing old friends was the presentation by Reverend Cannon him to attend a large Games on the East and meeting new ones as well. One of the Dr. Joseph John Morrow, Lord Lyon King coast of the US. highlights of our trip every summer is the Of Arms Scotland. The Lord Lyon gave a The Clan Chattan AGM and Gathering is Clan Chattan AGM and Gathering. We very informative presentation on the a great way to start celebrating a long usually renew our annual dues at this factors that make a clan, and the process weekend of our Scottish heritage. The Gathering, but this year, we chose to renew for becoming approved as a clan through Thursday evening event is followed by all for five years. the Lord Lyon office. Even more of the activities in This year, we were joined by our friends interesting, was the presentation he made Newtonmore and Kingussie on Friday, from California, Dave and Meredith on the process to be approved as a Chief of Saturday, and Sunday. McIntosh. Dave is the current President a clan. Some clans do not have a Chief, Of interest to people from the US, it was of Clan Mackintosh of North America. and the Lord Lyon has an objective to made quite clear that the “Clan Chattan We met Dave and Meredith many years work through the process to determine the USA” has no official connection to the ago while living in California and enjoyed rightful Chief of each clan. (Pictured) Clan Chattan Association. “Clan Chattan attending the Pleasanton Highland USA” is not sanctioned by the Chief of Games. Dave and Meredith had been Clan Chattan, and therefore not sanctioned planning their trip to Scotland for some by the Lord Lyon. We caution all US folks time, and we looked forward to meeting up to be careful in joining “Clan Chattan with them and spending some time with USA”. George and I encourage all Clan them around Scotland. Macpherson members in the USA to join A visit to Culloden Battlefield and the the official Clan Chattan Association. One Clava Carins earlier in the week, was may join online at followed by the Clan Chattan AGM and www.clanchattan.org.uk. Gathering on Thursday evening at the Lochardil House Hotel in Inverness. First refreshments, then followed the Annual Bonnie & George with The Lord Lyon General Meeting. Always a good meeting

Events 2019 April 13th- Culloden Memorial service meet at the Visitors Centre 10.30 am April 19th – 20th – Maclean Highland Gathering June 7th -9th – Commemoration of The Battle of Glenshiel (see Article) July 20th – Inverness Highland Games – Bught Park Inverness. August 1st – 3rd - The Clan Chattan Association Gathering August 2nd – 5th – Clan Macpherson Association Annual Gathering August 3rd – Aboyne Highland Games August 8th - Ballater Highland Games September 7th - The Braemar Gathering

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A Dutch MacGillivray? Back in the They were held in the grounds of a HIGHLAND GAMES IN HOLLAND 1790s a MacGillivray soldier, one William wonderful scout hut facility at Nootdorp lthough, traditionally, Highland MacGillivray - from the Elgin area - went near Utrecht and although the weather Games are most popularly to the Netherlands as part of the Scottish looked a little threatening, it was actually Aassumed to be Scottish, there is no Regiment. He enlisted on 23rd March a great day for such an event as it was not doubt that many are held in those 1781, was the son of a drover, John too warm, no wind but not too sunny countries where Scots have settled over the MacGillivray, and is described as being either. The scout hut facility is on the centuries. Where one might not expect short and stocky with reddish fair hair and banks of a canal within sight of a windmill to attend a Highland Games Gathering blue eyes. His regiment fought at the so all very much what one would expect and particularly one for a specific Clan, Battle of Nijmegen as part of the to see. Although there was no Highland would be in Holland but that is exactly Napoleonic Wars. William was one of Dancing there were all the usual games what I did in Autumn 2017. many who were injured, and he was taken and there was also a piper in attendance So how did that come about? I have been north to Zwolle and settled there, throughout, wonderful food was supplied involved with the Clan McGillivray becoming a teacher of English. He met and entertainment from a Scottish band International Association for many years and married a lady whom he met there – who are based on Holland. The and when I was organising the 2015 Clan Elisabeth Landeveldt who was 22 years photographs give only a flavour of how Gathering I had an indication of interest his junior - and founded the family, now tremendous a day it was. There was from someone in Holland and, indeed, he much extended, which is still in existence musical entertainment by a Dutch group and his wife and two sons attended the today and which clearly still has a very known as the Sassenachs and clearly more Gathering and he subsequently attended strong link with its heritage. They had than familiar with Scottish music. three daughters and two sons. Their son the Family Convention which we held the William had a son, grandson and two following year in order to nominate a great grandsons but sadly through war Commander. there are no survivors from that branch. I had always been aware of the links with From their other son Hendrick descends Holland not least because the late Edwin the substantial number of MacGillavrys MacGillavry (the name is spelled there are, not only in the Netherlands, but differently in Holland, often with a space elsewhere the world. I am in touch after Mac) was a keen supporter of the through Facebook with one in America. Clan and, indeed, matriculated Arms. He I flew over to Amsterdam at the end of did much to promote the Clan in the September 2017 and was afforded The Sassenachs Netherlands which was recognised when wonderful hospitality by Sean the late Colonel George MacGillivray MacGillivray and his family, they being The day was compered by Wout Zijlstra, a appointed him as a Commissioner. the ones who attended the 2015 Gathering. renowned Highland Games heavyweight. Colonel George MacGillivray of Our new Commander, Iain McGillivray James MacGillavry, the Dutch Commissioner Thunderbay, Canada had petitioned on and his sister also came over and they too of the Clan was one of the organisers and he several occasions to be Chief of the Clan stayed with Sean and his family. The is seen below with Sean, both resplendent but had never been able to gather together Gathering was on Sunday 1st October and in their kilts. By another of those sufficient evidence to satisfy the Lord Lyon Iain’s parents Duncan, our Clan Piper, in coincidences James had his made by the King of Arms. In the late 1980s, after Scotland, and his wife Janes Marie came Scottish business in Holland which is another failed attempt, the then Lord Lyon over for the day, something which was owned and run by my neighbour’s King of Arms granted him the honour of greatly appreciated by those running the daughter Fiona and husband! You will being Commander to the Clan but sadly Games. imagine my surprise when a photograph that was a position he only held until his arrived in Messenger earlier last year of death about 5 years later. One of the James and Fiona when he went in to order initiatives he undertook, and it is his and discovered she and I knew something that I think was an extremely each other. important one, was to appoint BBC Alba had commissioned filming of Commissioners to represent the main our new Commander over a period of a areas in the world where the Clan was year and the film company were also in active – the UK, America, Canada, attendance and several of us did interviews Australia and the Netherlands. Sadly, with them which were then shown in the only two Commissioners are still with us film. I reckon there were well over 100 but during all their respective lifetimes people there but other than myself, our they did much to promote the Clan in their Commander and his family and two other home countries and, in my own view, it is couples everyone else either descended thanks to them that we have such an active from that first soldier or was married to Clan now. Sean and James 14 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019 someone who was. A truly memorable day for the Clan and a superb weekend for The Mackintosh’s Shopping List those of us from Scotland. y grandfather, John Macpherson took over his uncle’s hunting, shooting and fishing business in Inverness in the late 1890s. One of his best customers was The MMackintosh of Moy Hall, so it was no surprise when I was clearing out some family papers that I came across one addressed simply to “The Mackintosh, Moy Hall”. On further investigation I discovered there was no envelope. The paper had been neatly folded and secured by a red wax seal. The list did not comprise an order for guns, ammunition and fishing tackle, as expected, but for cloth, ribbons and silks. On further investigation, I L-R Sean MacGillavry, Commander Iain MacGillivray and found the list had been stamped with James MacGillivray a Penny Red, dated in the 1840s, some 50 years before Macpherson’s Part detail ofshopping list Sporting Stores was established. Finally, I realised the order had not been given to my father, but to my mother who was an avid stamp collector and its importance to her, was the Penny Red. At the recent Clan Chattan AGM, I donated the list for inclusion in “Touch Not”, which I am sure you will read with interest. Shelagh Macpherson Noble Mackintosh's shopping list - the Penny red Vice President Clan Macpherson Association

promised, and during the 10 hour battle that Here is a snippet about my ensued, roughly 3,000 Royalists were killed ancestor John Bean of Exeter. and 7,000 taken prisoner, likely at Tuthill Fields prison in London. This is a photo of my treasured By Tony West. On November 11, 1651, the ship “The Sarah MacGillivray bear who came all the way ohn MacBean (later truncated to Bean) and John” with 272 of these prisoners from America to live with me. He was was born 1634 in Strathdearn, made by a lady whom I had met at aboard, set sail for Boston, arriving there on JInverness-shire, Scotland. In the spring February 24, 1652. Upon arrival in several events here in Scotland and of 1650, when Oliver Cromwell threatened whose daughter I had got to know on America, the prisoners were sold into to invade Scotland, great numbers of Facebook not through the Clan link but indentured servitude. John, and six others, Scottish highlanders enlisted to defend their because she, in turn, is a Facebook friend worked for Nicholas Lissen, owner of saw homeland. The Scots lost the Battle of with a local friend of mine, they both mills on the Exeter River and the Oyster having Curly Coat Retrievers. The Dunbar on September 3, 1650, but exactly River in New Hampshire. daughter, Diann, was over here last year a year later, a reorganized Scottish army In April 18, 1654, John married Nicholas and the three of us met up at the Clan prepared to fight Cromwell at what became Lissen's daughter, Hannah Lissen in Exeter, Chattan Games at Moy – a first meeting known as the Battle of Worcester. It was New Hampshire and was given twenty for all three of us! Bear came with me to during this battle, that at the age of sixteen, acres of land as dowry by his father-in-law. Holland and is sitting at the side of the John was a soldier in General Monk’s army, Hannah and John had three children. MacGillavry Family Tree put together, I roughly 12,000 Royalist, Scottish troops. Hannah died in childbirth of their third understand, through Edwin. It is truly On September 3, 1651, they went forth with child. John eventually married Hannah's fantastic. the design to place Charles II as king on the sister Margaret and had another 9 children. Elizabeth N McGillivray, throne which was vacant by the execution of John died in Exeter, New Hampshire at the LlB (Hons) NP FRSA his father King Charles I. Charles II failed age of 83 and is buried in the Church Yard to provide the ammunition he had of the Congregational Church. 15 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd August 2019 THE HIGHLAND FIELD SPORTS, MOY THE CLAN TENT Relax and enjoy some Highland hospitality in the Clan Tent. Browse through

some of the past journals and visit the museum or take a walk up to the Lachlan Clan Gathering 2019 Mackintosh memorial and enjoy the view. The Clan Tent will be open THE ANNUAL Friday 2nd August 10am – 5pm GATHERING OF Saturday 3rd August 10am – 2pm THE CLAN Please note that there is an entry fee for the Field Sports CHATTAN (cash only) ASSOCIATION There is no charge for car parking 1st - 3rd August 2019 THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THE LOCHARDIL HOUSE HOTEL, INVERNESS Thursday 1st August 2019 4pm: Gather together. Light refreshments will be available 5pm: The AGM of the Clan Chattan Association Remember to fill in your reservation form 7pm: Clan Chattan and send it off with your remittance Association Dinner as soon as possible. £35.00 Or go to www.clanchattan.org.uk and pay on-line

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the Government or Hanoverian side, who long life, and unto death the constant The Battle of Glenshiel had brought over mortars from Fort adherent of the Royal House of Stewart’. he Battle of Glenshiel in 1719, was Augustus. Unusually for a Highland It is thought that the Brigadier came the end of the final attempt to keep battle there was no charge and no hand to straight from France in 1719, and so did Talive the aim of the 1715 Jacobite hand fighting. The Spaniards had already not raise the Mackintoshes or Clan Rising, which ended so ignominiously lost some for their men at Eilean Donan Chattan clans for the Rising. after the Battle of Sheriffmuir. Castle, when it was destroyed and blown The Association of Highland Clans and up. One Spanish soldier famously died of A group of those who escaped returned to Societies, of which the Clan Chattan heatstroke! Eventually, sometime after the Scotland three years later, in expectation Association is an integral part, Donald battle, the rest were repatriated; and of significant support from a strong Mcintosh being on the committee, is Brigadier Mackintosh escaped, though Spanish force. However, only 300 men of organising the commemoration of the there are differing accounts of where and the Regiment Galicia from Spain, under its Battle of Glenshiel in June. There are when he was subsequently captured. Colonel, Don Nicolás de Castro Bolaño, three days [7-9 June] of activities and landed in Kintail in the Western Depending on when he was taken members of the Clan Chattan Highlands, to help a small Jacobite force, prisoner, the Brigadier may have been Association will be very welcome to sign made up largely of Mackenzies, Camerons incarcerated in Edinburgh Castle for the up for them. The Friday, hosted by the and Macgregors. Brigadier Mackintosh of last twenty two years of his life, dying there 1745 Association, will be in and around Borlum worked closely with Don Nicolás. on 7th January 1743, aged about 85. He Culloden and looking at the Rout of Brigadier William Mackintosh of Borlum spent his time in the Castle writing and Moy, with evening talks to set the scene had taken a leading part in 1715 and some publishing his ideas about agricultural in 1719; Saturday will involve coach military historians consider that he should improvements for the Highlands. There is trips from Inverness to Kintail, visits to have led the rising instead of the Earl of a memorial to him in the Friar’s Yard in Eilean Donan, and special talks and Mar. The outcome might have been very Inverness, probably put up by a later displays, with a commemoration at the different if that had been the case! He was member of his family, Charles Fraser- battle site and wreath laying, followed captured at Preston, but escaped from Mackintosh MP, which states: by an evening ceilidh in Inverness, Newgate Prison in London, and went ‘To the Memory of Brigadier William hosted by the ; and on eventually to France. Mackintosh of Borlum, son of William, Sunday it is hoped to have a ‘Kirkin of The Battle of Glenshiel of 10th June 1715, son of Lachlan, son of William, son of the tartan’ in Inverness. Booking forms although the Jacobites had the better Lachlan Mhoir Mackintosh, 16th and details will be available from position, and the greater force, was lost to Captain of Clan Chattan. Throughout a Denise.

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The quest to find Scarlett’s piece proved to at a later date is ‘(MacFadyen)’. The tartan Re-discovery of the MacBean of be harder than expected. It started in was an identical match to my family’s old tartan January 2016 and did not conclude until blanket. Easter 2018. Knowledge of this piece of It’s a wonderful thing that this sample of a By Philip Beddows tartan had been lost at Inverness Museum, genuine old sett, modelled on Mackintosh n his ‘The Tartans of Clan Chattan’, but then new curator Kari Moodie found a and associated with the MacBeans of published by the Clan Chattan colleague who knew of ‘a very old sample Tomatin, has been rediscovered. I am very IAssociation in 2002, Jamie Scarlett book’ that had been lying quietly alone in grateful for Peter MacDonald’s help in mentioned a MacBean tartan described by a . tracking it down. Perhaps this older D.W. Stewart (Scottish Notes & Queries I got in touch with Scotland’s finest living MacBean sett may be worn again one day. July/August 1892) as worn by the head of tartan historian, Lieutenant Colonel Peter the Tomatin branch of Clan MacBean, MacDonald, who liaising with the who didn’t recognise the trade tartan. It museum, and then making a visit one day, was the Mackintosh tartan with a slight managed to find the missing piece of variation of proportion and added dark MacBean of Tomatin tartan. It was a great blue overstripe. Scarlett described it as ‘a surprise to find that it had, very genuine old sett worthy of note’ and found appropriately, been made by Alexander a small piece of this tartan in the Inverness McBean & Sons in Inverness. Peter Museum. I thought it would be fun to see reported that the piece was a soft wool type if the swatch could be still found in the of sample, dating to c1880-1930. He museum and compare it with a 100+ year concurred with Jamie Scarlett that the The MacBean (of Tomatin) tartan in Inverness Museum – old blanket of MacBean of Tomatin tartan overstripe is blue. The tartan is labelled photograph by Peter MacDonald, published here with his that we had in the family, which might simply ‘MacBean’; in the corner of the kind permission. well be the largest sample that survives. page, in smaller writing, probably added

of American soldiers founded after being News from in collision with SS Kashmir, another Nick Hide, Clan Davidson Association troopship. There was no loss of life on the Kashmir, but 470 lives were lost from 018 was a special year for the Clan the Otranto. The small Islay community Davidson Association because our had to cope with the aftermath of these Chief Grant Guthrie Davidson and 2 two terrible disasters which happened his wife Brenda travelled from New within 8 months of each other. Zealand to take part at the AGM/Gathering weekend held at Prior to the first burials in February during the last weekend of 1918, a group of local Islay women September. This was the first time Grant worked through the night to sewing a Davidson had attended such an event in Stars and Stripes flag when it was the UK since he inherited the title from realised that there was no American flag his late father. The weekend was a very available on the island. This flag meant successful event with over 80 members a tremendous amount to the American and guests taking part including survivors. Soon after this flag was gifted members from Poland, Canada, the President Woodrow Wilson and is Holland, France, Australia, Ireland, and now held by the Smithsonian Museum the USA. This year our Chairman’s Grant Davidson with the Plaque in Washington. This same flag has been showing the Arms of the City of Aberdeen. Charity raised substantial funds which specially brought over from the were donated to CLAN, a local In May and again in October, Smithsonian for display in the Museum Aberdeen based charity which commemorative events held on Islay to of Islay Life at Port Charlotte as part of specialises in helping cancer patients mark 100th Anniversary of the two this year’s commemorative events. It and their families from across North wartime shipping disasters which provides a very poignant reminder of East Scotland. occurred off the west coast of the island how the Islay community rallied to cope with these disasters 100 years ago. On Saturday evening, at the Clan in 1918. Dinner, gift presentations were made to In February 1918 the SS Tuscania, a In May, there were major public events the Clan Chief Grant Davidson and his troop ship carrying large numbers of held in Port Ellen led by HRH Princess wife Brenda by the Alan Lawtie on American soldiers was torpedoed with Anne, and her husband Sir Tim behalf of the Provost of Aberdeen, and the loss of nearly 200 lives. In October Laurence. In addition there were also a by CDA President Lord Davidson of 1918 HMS Otranto [Captain Ernest G.W. number of smaller events which involved Glen Clova. Davidson], also carrying large numbers the descendants of those who survived,

18 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019 the descendants of the rescuers from the local community, as well as some descendants of those who lost their lives. Nick Hide of the Clan Davidson Association representing the family of his grandfather Captain Ernest G. W. Davidson who died when HMS Otranto foundered, took part in the events held Lt William Davidson Bissett wearing his VC (photo) on the beach at Machir Bay. It was off 2018 saw many commemorations to mark this beach that HMS Otranto foundered the 100th anniversary of the first stage of on a reef in October 1918. Captain George Davidson, the Master Fiddler women’s right to vote in the UK. Davidson was buried with other members of his crew in the nearby We also took part in the Inverness Clans In July 2018 a new book was published about Kilchoman War Cemetery, located just Tent event in July. A busy day and a dry Emily Wilding Davison by Lucy Fisher who above the beach. one. Sadly there were not so many visitors has drawn on the suffragette’s own words, to the tent this year. However, a group of contemporary press reports and academic French bikers found us, one of whom was scholarship to paint a vivid picture of a Davidson. Unfortunately we were Davison’s unusual tale and tragic finale. On unable to establish details of his family but 11 Sept 2018 a new statue of Emily Wilding he was definitely wearing a Davidson kilt. Davison was unveiled in Carlisle Park, Morpeth, Northumberland to commemorate In August, CDA member Hugh Davidson this famous suffragette and her family made another donation to the Caithness connections with the area. Suffragette Emily Archives at Wick. This year he donated his Davison died after falling under a horse extensive book collection which includes during the 1913 Epsom Derby. The statue many important editions of early books Sir Tim Laurence, Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth was commissioned by Northumberland War Graves Commission with Nick Hide at Kilchoman War relevant to the history of Caithness. This County Council and created by Durham Cemetery beside the grave of his grandfather Captain important donation is in addition to the Ernest G. W. Davidson RN sculptor Ray Lonsdale. major donation of his Davidson family On 6 October Nick Hide returned to papers made last year. Hugh’s Davidson Members of the Clan Davidson Association Islay with many others to take part in ancestors can be traced back to the 16th has been much involved with the research the community memorial events held century in Caithness with indications that into the history of this Davison familyNew at Kilchoman War Cemetery and later they possibly migrated to Thurso from the Statue of Emily Wilding Davison at Morpeth at the nearby Kilchoman Distillery Inverness area at some earlier point in The Clan Davidson Association publish 3 marking the 100th anniversary of the time. Newsletters each year with member’s news loss of HMS Otranto off Machir Bay, On 28 October 2018, the Clan Davidson and events. We also publish an annual on the west coast of Islay. Jenni Minto Association took in the unveiling of a new journal, The Pheon, which has been and her husband Les Wilson and the memorial at St Martins, near Perth for published for 27 years. The Pheon is packed local Islay team are to be congratulated William Davidson Bissett VC, [1893-1971]. with illustrated articles about the history of for making the events so memorable. He was awarded the as a Davidsons and sept names associated with In May, George Davidson was the result of his leadership of his infantry the Clan Davidson submitted by members winner of the Master Fiddler title at the company at a battle which took place at worldwide. 35th Oban Music and Dance Festival. Famars, in northern France on 25 October This is the 3rd time George Davidson 1918. A special service was held in the has won this title. George Davidson is kirk, following by a simple unveiling well known to the Clan Davidson ceremony at the war memorial with Association. He is the grandson of the representatives from France, the Provost of late Jonathan Davidson, a long time Perth and the Army and enthusiastic Clan member from William was a young lieutenant in the Tarves, near Aberdeen. George and his Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders at the younger brother player Stuart played time of the event. He survived the 1st for us at the special Clan Davidson World War and served again in the 2nd Dinner held in Edinburgh in 2009 as World War. William’s Davidson ancestry part of the Year of Homecoming and the family connection with St Martins celebrations. Since then he has taken is well known to the Clan Davidson part in many competitions and Association. For some unknown reason, festivals across Scotland. Now 22, he his Davidson name has been excluded is an acclaimed musician. from the inscription on this new memorial. Statue of Emily Wilding Davison 19 Clan Chattan Association Magazine - March 2019

he Clan Chattan Association website has been up and running for a few years now and mostly it has been very successful. TThere has been the odd glitch in the shop but in most cases it has been fixed quickly. However as is the will of the world now, technology has whizzed past us and it is needing to be upgraded and the security tightened up. To these ends we will be handing over the work of the website to a web master who has been with us from the start. He will maintain all aspects of the website, although we will have control of content. It is hoped that with his help we will, at long last, be able to set up a members only area where we should be able to show the past journals and Touch not magazines. This area will be for you, the members, so if there is a particular item you would like to see on it then let us know, can’t guarantee but we can always try. The most important thing is for you to send us your photos of your trips to Scotland or any Clan related events you have attended, it is great to hear about you. A members only site will only work if you the members join in!! Over the years I have often been asked about how to find information on all sorts of aspects of Clan affairs, genealogy and other general Scotland related matters. Here are a few links that may be useful to those who have internet connection.

The website of the Clan Chattan Association www.clanchattan.org.uk The association of Highland Clans and societies http://www.highlandclans.org/ The Highland Archive Centre in Inverness www.highlifehighland.com/highland-archive-centre/ Visit Scotland www.visitscotland.com Scotlands’ people www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Highland Field Sports Fair www.moyfieldsportsfair.co.uk/what-s-on Culloden Battle Field www.nts.org.uk/visit/places/culloden

We have tried to include all the Clan Chattan Clans on our links page on the CCA website. If you find that any of these websites have changed address or contacts please let us know.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The postal address for this Association has changed to The Clan Chattan Association 36 Rullion Road Penicuik EH26 9HX Please do not use the PO Box address as it will no longer reach us. Thank you. Denise McIntosh Membership Secretary

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