Has this ever happend to you?

[Detroitpete]

In a word--YEP. As if birth/christening records aren't enough

[Erikm]

Thanks everyone for the reply I found out why this guy is mad, he thinks I made a comment about Scottish independence or something? I have no clue really.

[timseh]

LOL... sure, and all Irish names begin with O' and all Polish names end in ski. Sounds to me like his ignorance is showing.

[David Dubh]

The reason unsolicited comments and advice are often wrong is simple. If they were correct they would have a value and you would be charged for these comments or advice

[Bugbear]

Thanks everyone for the reply I found out why this guy is mad, he thinks I made a comment about Scottish independence or something? I have no clue really.

"My Scottishness is bigger than your Scottishness!"

I had gotten the impression it was a chain Email or something.

[Lyle1]

The first time I attended a Scottish event (35 -40 yrs. ago), I stopped at a genealogical booth to see what I could find out about my family and clan affiliation. I only thing I knew at that point was that my grandfather had been born in Scotland and immigrated to the USA with his family at the age of 5. I was bluntly and dismissively told by the "expert" that he had never heard of the name "Lyle" and that it was certainly not a Scottish name, and he would not even look the name up in his reference books. Fortunately, another person at that booth overheard the conversation, and both of us that the Lyle family was an ancient Scottish family from county Ayr, and that a Lord Lyle was once the regent of Scotland. He also showed the first "expert" where the name was listed in the references that they were using. I ended up joining the group and found out that the first expert was a bag of wind who thought he was more Scottish than even the members who were born in Scotland. Ironically, I found that the guy who recognized my family name had no personal Scottish ancestry but became interested though his wife's family. I also found out a few weeks ago that the second guy designed one of the Ayr regional tartans. So who is more Scottish, and who do you bother listening to?

[bricelythgoe]

Please let me assure you that many Scots names do not start with Mac. Mine does not ,for one!

I agree! Mine is Lythgoe and I assure you it is Scottish! I would ignore them. They obviously do not know what they are talking about.

[PEEDYC]

" saying since my last name is Middleton and does not start with Mac I had no Scottish ancestry. "
Ask this person if they have ever heard of the surname Stewart or Stuart. If I am not mistaken I think they may find that there were a few Kings of Scotland used that name and may even have had their own tartan, but I could be wrong .... Does the person who sent you the email have a life?

[Erikm]

Here is the story from what I can tell, on some forum not sure what one?

along time ago there was a poll about Scottish independence, I guess I voted and it made this person mad! So I get the E-mail and the person went to my myspace page, and I guess looked on the internet at some crest website to try to insult me.

From what I gather the person is not from Scotland but an American like me' and it was as alot of you said, well my name is more Scottish then yours.

Really the only thing that got me mad was him/her taking the time to look me up on the internet.

Thanks for everyones post

[macwilkin]

The first time I attended a Scottish event (35 -40 yrs. ago), I stopped at a genealogical booth to see what I could find out about my family and clan affiliation. I only thing I knew at that point was that my grandfather had been born in Scotland and immigrated to the USA with his family at the age of 5. I was bluntly and dismissively told by the "expert" that he had never heard of the name "Lyle" and that it was certainly not a Scottish name, and he would not even look the name up in his reference books. Fortunately, another person at that booth overheard the conversation, and both of us that the Lyle family was an ancient Scottish family from county Ayr, and that a Lord Lyle was once the regent of Scotland. He also showed the first "expert" where the name was listed in the references that they were using. I ended up joining the group and found out that the first expert was a bag of wind who thought he was more Scottish than even the members who were born in Scotland. Ironically, I found that the guy who recognized my family name had no personal Scottish ancestry but became interested though his wife's family. I also found out a few weeks ago that the second guy designed one of the Ayr regional tartans. So who is more Scottish, and who do you bother listening to?

I would bet the second fellow was Dr. Phil Smith, who designed an Ayr tartan.

T.