There is a common misconception that everyone in Scotland belonged to a Clan and everyone with Scottish ancestry are somehow automatically part of a Clan.

The truth is that until very recently the Highland Clan system existed only in the Highlands. The vast majority of the population were not Highlanders and would not have been part of the Clan system.

The Clan system was also not just about surname. The Clan usually took the name of the most influential family in an area or region, but who were in the Clan was much more about where you lived , and who you swore loyalty to, than it was about the name you bore. Even if you carry the surname that is the same as a Highland Clan your people may have lived somewhere else.

Perth is below the Highland line so it is quite possible that your ancestors would not have thought of themselves as part of a Highland Clan.

Clan Tartans do not go back to antiquity. It is a fairly recent concept to name Tartan designs for Highland Clans. So even if your ancestors wore Tartan, it is possible that it did not carry the same meaning to them, or carried the same name we associate with Tartans today.