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Xandra:
Hi Thomas,
I have been researching my Thomson line for a number of years. My grandmother is a Thomson and is 90 years of age.  I have this line going back to Alexander Thomsone born cir 1633 Tranent East Lothian.  I have found all the births for the descendants of Alexander Thomsone in East Lothian on Scotlandspeople. My 2nd great grandfather James thomson came to Australia in 1883. 
Hope this helps
Xandra

Thomas Thompson:
Hi Xandra

   Yes it helps a lot.  I have been talking to our in house genealogy expert and she is going to attempt a posting of the family lines of our members. What we need is: name, date of birth/christening, town, marrage, children, moved to ??, death, and so on.
   I think it is interesting that you may have had a name change of Thomsone to Thomson. I also know of members who are looking for Australian connections.
   I do have several pages of parish records from  1600 through the early 1700s. So it is possible we could find additional information about your ancestors.
Thomas

Sis Thompson's oldest:
OK this is where I show my ignorance.........

So, in town (Asheville, NC) there is a Celtic store and they have all manner of Scottish and Irish goods. Tartans, badges, and the like. The owner is a Ferguson, fascinating lady, a wee bit grumpy, but we got past that. She showed me the tartans and asked what Clan I was. I didn't know what to say! Well I did but I wasn't sure and here's why. We are trying to get Lyon Court to recognize Thom(p)son as a Clan and I said as much to Mistress Ferguson. (Yep, Mistress, her request) Her reply was, "Well of course there is a Clan Thom(p)son!" Then she proceeded to show me the Tartans, the blue that I've seen in pictures on Clan Thompson Society web site, then a grey (really liked that one!) and a red that I've seen on Clan McTavish web site (yeah, I admit I went there to look but wasn't getting that "warm fuzzy" and so didn't plunk my money down) then a hunting tartan and so on.

My question is if there are tartans for the Thom(p)son Clan, then isn't there a Clan? Or does a tartan not a Clan make?

All you educators out there enlighten me.

On another note my dear man just bought me a new bottle of LAPHROAIG!
Love that stuff!
Cheers,
Sherry

Stirling Thompson:
Sherry,
Let's see if I can muddy things up a bit for you. The answer is No, a tartan does not make a clan. A tartan can represent just about anything, clans, corporations, cities, counties, states, provinces, countries, military branches, regiments, individuals, etc, etc, etc.... ad infinitum. The Thomson blue tartan was created especially for Lord Thomson of Fleet, the gray Thomson is generally regarded as a trade tartan as is the camel, the red Thomson is actually MacTavish but since the late MacTavish chief claimed the Thomson blue as his dress tartan many vendors have apparently taken to referring to the MacTavish as Thomson red and hunting tartans are generally the base sett for a tartan done primarily in browns and greens (I could be wrong on this last part). Tartans are registered but there doesn't seem to be any actual law regarding their usage and it is generally up to the chief to decide the appropriate tartans for clan members. Since we're not officially recognized as a clan we've mostly adopted the Thomson blue and since Lord Thomson of Fleet can trace his ancestry to Eskdale on the borders it seems most appropriate. Hope this helps.
Stu

Sis Thompson's oldest:
Thanks Stu,

That clears up the Tartan question for me. Though, I was hoping for a different outcome....you know........ there's the Tartan, here's the Clan. Oh well.......... So when I make my purchase (a sash to start I think) the blue is the preferred?

Thanks again!
Sherry

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