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Thomas Thompson:
Welcome Scott
I am glad you decided to post on our forum. We began this journey after talking to Allan Thomson (armiger) and agreeing that Thomson had a legitimate place in Scotland’s history. He indicated that the time required to restore Clan Thomson might detract from his immediate personal issues (newly married and Studies),but I expect that we will greatly benefit from his future support.
My initial conversations with Lord Lyon were based upon being a noble community, a stem line of the Thomson of that ilk (stag head) and searching for a chiefly line or one elected by a derbhfine. At the present time it looks as if Lyon court might take a dim view of an elected chief unable to claim a blood link. We are in great need of guidance in dealing with the Lyon Court. As a primarily American group we know very little about Court protocol. I realize that in Lyon’s eyes a clan either is recognized or it isn’t based upon a chief. However, without Lord Lyon’s acceptance of our claim as a family/clan since the 1500rds we face great obstacles. Which is why we are now considering corporate arms.
Our immediate problem in America is due to some who contend that we are not ‘officially recognized’ and thus should not be included in any Scotland heritage events.
I hope that by working together we will be able to restore our Scottish heritage.
Tom
Pamela K. Thompson:
Hail Scott! Please excuse my ignorance regarding protocol and terms. Please define for me what you stated you are. (armiger) We only recently traced ourselves back to James Thompson (Jimmie) and so being Scot is new and exciting for us. I am our family research geneologist and have spent many hours on Ancestry.com searching for our roots. We hope we are able to visit the ancestral lands in Scotland and Ireland. My Celtic blood link is Dye from Ireland and as years back they fled Ireland for France to escape religious persecution and there were strong anti-papal sentiments. I am married to Jimmie Thompson and I have a pretty convincing ancestor lineage back to Alexander Thom(p)son from (we think) Kilbirnie. I found one old church record of an Alexander married to a Wayson in the 1600's and the registration of the birth of their children. We are told that one Captain Alexander fought in the Tyrone rebellion, I am unsure if this is any of our lineage. It's all pretty exciting and I am glad you have added yourself to our circle.
Scott Thomson:
Hello again,
I'd just like to thank everybody for the warm welcome to the forum, and I hope to post more in the future.
Pamela wanted to know what an armiger is, well it's pretty straight forward, an armiger, or Duine Uasal in Gaelic is anybody who owns and has the right to use a coat-of-arms. It also means I have the right to wear a single eagle's feather in my bonnet, alas at the time of writing I have never had the need to do this!
Beverly, if you ever get the chance to see Dunnottar Castle you should, I have visited many times and I still find it breathtaking, although it is best to go in summer as it can be mightly cold at any other time of year!
And for Michael and Stirling who wanted to see a bigger picture of my arms:
The scan doesn't really do the or (gold/yellow) on the shield justice, but you get the idea.
Scott.
Pamela K. Thompson:
WOW!
Jimmie:
Hello Scott;
Welcome and thanks for posting. Hopefully you will keep us informed about our homeland. I have traced my ancestry back to Kilbirnie, Scotland. However, before returning to Scotland my ancestors lived in Antrim, Ireland. A Captain Alexander Thompson was given land there for fighting in a war. Strangely enough, My 5G Grandfather was given land in Georgia for fighting in the American Revolutionary War. Have you been to Kilbirnie and if so what is it like there and are there still some Thompsons there? I hope to visit Scotland someday. Have a great day. Jimmie Thompson
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