I recently sent an email to The Clan MacMillan Centre that I've been waiting a few years to send. It basically said:

"I am inquiring about the relationship between the surname Baker and the MacMillan Clan. Studies show the links between them but the Clan website doesn't recognize this connection. Ive always been told that my family has links to the MacMillan Clan and Ive been proud of this fact. I am hoping that maybe you can give a nod to the Bakers on your site and maybe recognize us as part of your Clan. One study that I base some of my information on is by Peter J. Roberts. He found MacMillan and Bakers to be linked by DNA. http://home.comcast.net/~libpjr1/clandna.html.

.......I also was wondering if it is acceptable for a Baker to wear the MacMillan tartan. I am a firefighter and we have a Society where we show our Scottish heritage and I am looking at purchasing a kilt. Thank you for your time!"

Graeme Mackenzie, Clan MacMillan historian & genealogist, ( whose work I respect greatly) quickly responded back and said that I am right to suggest that the Clan ought to have Baker listed amongst the names connected with the MacMillans since it is another form of Bacasdair/Baxter which has long been recognised as a sept of Clan MacMillan. He also said that it's entirely accceptable to have a Baker wearing the MacMillan tartan - especially in the light of the DNA match. He also hoped that I would join a Clan MacMillan Society.

I am curious to see what some of you MacMillans out there think about this. It would be great to wear the MacMillan tartan, I fully understand the MacKarrots and the MacOnions and dont want to design a new tartan. Many online sites have given false or misleading information on my surname's history. This is the closest to what I know but still doesn't cut it http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp/s...wledgebase.htm Thanks!