How do I track down what clan my family was part of in Scotland?

Question

Looking for some of my relatives (thru my gpa) in Scotland. My grandfathers name was Francis Coutts (1932 - 1997), his father was Charles (1903 - 1973) and mother Elizabeth Lavery, he had 6 siblings. My mom thinks they lived in Glasgow. I've check a couple of sites but it seems that these were common names. I'd like to find out clan/tartan info. (+anything else, I can find).

Answer 1

MacDonald

Answer 2

www.ancestry.com

Answer 3

name farquharson is linked to you gpa last name.  

Answer 4

Looking at ancestry.com can help us find all sorts of wonderful records, but isn't going to help us find any clan or tartan info, from what I've seen.

Did your great-grandfather come to Canada at the age of 20?:

Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

about Charles Coutts

Name: Charles Coutts

Arrival Date: 1 Oct 1923

Age: 20 years 8 months  

Birth Date: abt 1903

Birth Country: Scotland  

Gender: Male  

Race/Nationality: Scotch (Scotish)  

Ship Name: Montlaurier  

Port of Arrival: Quebec, Canada

Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland



still looking...

edit- the manifest above shows that Charles was an apprentice boiler maker, he was single, his last permanent address was Glasgow, the name and address of his nearest relative in Scotland was:  "Grandmother, Mrs. Coutts, 28 Abercorn Street, Glasgow."  He was heading for a final destination of Detroit, Michigan.

OR did Charles (43, an aero. engr.) and his sons Francis (15, a toymaker) and Charles (11, a student) come over to the USA in 1947?:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

about Charles Coutts

Name: Charles Coutts

Arrival Date: 15 Jul 1947

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904

Age: 43  

Gender: Male  

Port of Departure: Southampton, England  

Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)  

Ship Name: Queen Elizabeth  

Search Ship Database: Search the Queen Elizabeth in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Port of Arrival: New York, New York  

Nativity: Scotland  

Line: 2  

Microfilm Serial: T715  

Microfilm Roll: T715_7418  

Birth Location: Scotland  

Birth Location Other: Glasgow, Scotland  

Page Number: 113  



I hope this helps!

Answer 5

Coutts is associated with Clan Farquharson ( a sept ) part of the Clan Chattan confederation . Their stronghold was the now resored Braemar Castle  just up the road from the Windsor family pad at Balmoral .

Lavewry is an Irish name Sir John Lavery was a noted painter although born in Belfast he painted many superb works when he lived in Glasgow .

Motto of your Clan : " Fidelity and Fortitude " / " I force nae freen , I fear nae foe "

Answer 6

I found this for you.

http://www.heraldry.co.uk/nametemplate.p...

http://www.heraldry.co.uk/namelistings.p...

http://www.heraldry.co.uk/scottish_clans...

Hope this is what you meant.