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    Quote Originally Posted by mookien View Post
    According to the "Expanded Ninth Edition" of "Tartan For Me" by Philip D. Smith the name(s) Profet(t) are associated with the Aberdeen District tartan.
    Danny, welcome.
    There is only a single entry for the surname "Profeit" in the current Aberdeen telephone directory so I am a little doubtful about the strength of the Aberdeen connection! However, you might like to know that a Dr Alexander Profeit (1834-1897) was a farmer's son from Nethertowie, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire who came to be personal physician to Queen Victoria and was also her estate manager at Balmoral. A strathspey tune was written in his honour
    http://tunearch.org/wiki/Doctor_Profeit
    and a little obituary is here
    http://tunearch.org/wiki/Talkoctor_Profeit
    Alan
    Last edited by neloon; 13th February 14 at 02:02 AM.

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