Full Timers

[Frog]

American part-timer; maternal line - English, Irish, Scottish, Native American (tribe unknown to me, S.E. USA), German. Paternal line: German, Polish, Scottish, French, Rom -tho' technically not, once going outside the tribe, so to speak, you're apparently an outcast? Mom's side of the familyhas been stateside for a coupla centuries apparently, my dad's family, his mom's side, has only been here 106 years. Don't wear kilts to work 'cuz of the potential physical nature (some of the kids I work with are bigger than I am - I'm 6'2" and 200#) except on paperwork days, I'm kilted whenever I can be tho' with ONLY 3 UKs.

Frog

[Patrick Liberton]

I am Dutch form Scottish ancestory, and parttime kiltie.

Liberton is recorded in the eleventh century as part of a surname during the reign of Scottish king Malcolm III (1058 – 1093), although not proven the name Liberton is possibly from a Norman knight, and as a place from 1128 onwards. The early spellings Libertune and Libbertoun show the name to be Anglian hlida beretun, the bere or barley, tun or farm at the hlid or slope: There is another other Scottish Liberton is at Quothquhan in Lanarkshire

More romantically it was believed that Liberton derives from "Lepertown" - A House of Refuge for Lepers in Over, or Upper Liberton was assumed to exist after all the Berwick Guild Statutes about lepers and leper houses were passed in 1284. This case is supported by the evidence of old maps which shows the location of a place named "Spittaltown" (ie Hospitaltown) in the vicinity of one of the healing wells in the area. While an adjacent field is named "Clapperfield"- association being that lepers had to carry a clapper to warn of their approach (In this case however Clappertown was associated with milling) Another clue is a charter of tenancy of 1189 which identified the lands of Liberton and mentioning a maligned character called Johannes Leper. Poor Johannes or one of his ancestors were believed to suffer from the disease, and that the lands to which he had title came to be known by his name, connection can be made that the place names originally was Lepertown Both these arguments for the "leper" derivation are seriously weakened by the fact that the family name Liberton or Libbertoun, was used 139 years before any outbreak of the disease in Edinburgh and therefore before the Berwick Statues were passed

So the village was founded soon after the Norman invasion by the De Libertouns, and the Leper hospital founded by Guillaume de Libertoune. David de Libertoun is listed as an officer in the army of Mary Queen of Scots. David and Alland de Libertoun are mentioned in a document of 1311 while William de Libertoun was provost of Edinburgh in 1425 (possibly gave his name to Libbertons Wynd off the High Street)

One of the first recorded owners of the lands of Liberton, in the reign of Malcolm IV was one Baron Malbet or Malbeth or in 2 instances Macbeth. Another owner was a John Wigham who transferred the land to David Libbetoun- so the claim that Libertouns founded the village is another romanticism

Just to add to the melee- The heraldic emblem of the families of Liberton- the leopard's head- the archaic and heraldic form of the word leopard is "Libard" or Libbard perhaps add credibility that Libard Town gives birth to Liberton

[Graywolf]

Southern-American part timer - English, German, Scottish, Ulster-Scot, Welsh, French, Italian, and Choctaw. In that order. Good old American Mongrel

[Hamish]

Non-American full-timer with Scottish heritage. I know very little indeed about the details of my heritage. As far as I know, both my mother's parents were English (ie: born in England of English parents). On my father's side: again as far as I know, his father was born in England of English parents, but his mother was Scottish - from somewhere in Sutherland - but I have neither place names nor dates for any of my grandparents. My father never wanted to acknowledge his Scottish connection and never spoke about it, other than telling me that my grandmother was born in Sutherland! Both his parents died before I was born. My mother never spoke about her parents at all, although I knew and loved her mother, my grandmother, who died when I was a teenager. My mother's father died soon after my mother was born. So the information is scant in the extreme.

From a very early age, I have felt a very strong love for Scotland and all, or most, things Scottish. Sadly, although I have always lived in the south of England, I did not get to make my first visit to Scotland until 1999 at the age of 63!

The kilt first came into my life when I was 14 and developed an almost fanatical love of Scottish Country and Highland Dance - a love which has remained with me for 57 years. For 47 of those years, I looked upon the kilt as nothing more than a costume or 'uniform' to be worn when dancing ........ it never ocurred to me to wear one at other times. Then, the comfort, freedom and joy of the kilt hit me (hard) and I began acquiring more than the one kilt I had owned for years and, eight years ago in ten days time, I started wearing them full-time and rid myself of all the trousers I owned.

The rest is history, and I have never been more comfortable or happier.

[LK-13]

I'm a part time Kiltie,
moving up to full time when i have a few more kilts and
better clothes to go with them.
most of what i have now looks like poopy!
Jeans, T-Shirts and White Tube Socks....
i need better clothes.

[Raphael]

I seriously doubt that I will ever be a full timer.

[Mr. MacDougall]

I need better clothes.

Hear, here!

I've maintained for a long time that men in Western civiliazation have, by and large, forgotten how to dress with elegance and style. Of course, my own wardrobe is full of jeans and t's, so I guess I can't complain too loudly.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Full time kilt wearer, but that really should be considered as noteworthy as wearing clothes out of the house! Anyway, it APPEARS that I have Welsh, Scots, Irish, and English (in no apparent order) heritage.

I am glad I don't have to worry about this when I leave the house... put on a kilt and head on out, unless it would be a safety issue. Kilts are just part of my wardrobe, and a welcome one at that!

[Lee]

Canadian, kilted full-time, here.
Grandfather's grandfather arrived here from Scotland in mid 1800's.
And, to the best of my knowledge, I'm the first generation, since then, to return 'home' for a visit.
Lee

[Kilted Archer]

Other than at work where I'm required to wear a non-kilt uniform, I wear a kilt at all other times so I'm counting myself as a full-timer. If there wasn't that pesky uniform code, I'd be kilted all the time, not just when I'm not working. Also, as for ancestry I have Scots heritage on both sides of the family. Dad's a Campbell and mother is a McKnight (Clan MacNaughton).